Answers.Body: <p>You simply set the membership price to zero. On the demo go to <a href="http://wpmaster.demo.civicrm.org/wp-admin/admin.php?page=CiviCRM&amp;q=civicrm%2Fadmin%2Fmember%2FmembershipType&amp;reset=1" rel="nofollow">Membership Types</a> (un/pw is demo/demo as usual) and change the price of one of them to zero and see what happens at the <a href="http://wpmaster.demo.civicrm.org/membership-page/" rel="nofollow">membership signup/renewal page</a>.</p>
  
  <p>As per Pete's comment you may not need a membership at all, but just have them sign up to a group instead.</p>
  
  <p>But if membership makes sense, and you need member role sync to Wordpress, I've used Tadpole's <a href="https://github.com/tadpolecc/civi_member_sync" rel="nofollow">Wordpress CiviMember Role Sync Plugin</a> but I see they are recommending a new one on the page.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks. 
  
  "Them" are the public at large and I don't see how groups will manage renewals etc.
  
  I tried setting up Types which made me set up a contribution page and then got tangled up in Price Sets.  
  
  I think I configured more than I needed to .  I need to trash and try again.  I doesn't seem to let you do just one thing but put in line items then the line items had a requirement then financial type had to be set...got lost, entirely - just want free events and registration and neither works.
  
  I'll try this again = thx for the steps!
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Answers.Body: <p>Here's an Example of a clean FREE Membership page with no hint of needing to contribute! On the Contribution Page Config -> Memberships Tab -> make sure you select the Membership.</p>
  
  <p>Note 1: you'll want to add some anti-spam control - like add a reCAPTCHA to a profile that you expose on your Contribution Page</p>
  
  <p>Note 2: In Drupal we can sync Membership Type/Status -> to Drupal role - and can then create Member only content pages. Not sure if you can do that in Wordpress - but that's often our use case for a FREE Membership. </p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks SO MUCH! The example helps to know it's possible. 
  Thanks for the reCAPTCHA reminder
  Using Wordpress :)
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Answers.Body: <p>I'm with Pete. Unless you have dues or expiration, you shouldn't use CiviMember to manage your membership.  Disable it so your colleagues don't get confused.</p>
  
  <p>Then, create a group and then a profile that adds people to the group.  Link to that profile in "create" mode and make that your membership signup form.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: will not work for us -We are tracking members and non members who must renew yearly.  We have events and services and track those as well, demographically, as a nonprofit housing 15 other nonprofits, all with different services for the community.  All services and membership are free.  The process is for tracking.
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Body: <p>Can someone tell me the correct setup for a FREE Membership?
  Cannot figure out what to check to get rid of the error "One of parameters (value: ) is not of the type Integer", which occurs after the second page. </p>
  
  <p>Doesn't seem to be a way to do this with the word "contribution" everywhere and trying to set a price to $0 didn't work like some other posts listed.</p>
  
  <p>Just want a clean membership page where joining is free and no hint of needing to contribute.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: can you confirm why you need it as a membership? are you just wanting to sign people up to a group so you can email them, or do you really want to track their membership status / cycle etc?
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Comments.Text: Please add some screen shot of the page and your priceset
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Comments.Text: We are tracking members and non members who must renew yearly.  We have events and services and track those as well, demographically, as a nonprofit housing 15 other nonprofits, all with different services for the community.  All services and membership are free.  The process is for tracking.
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Title: How to create a free Membership sign-up?
ThreadText: # How to create a free Membership sign-up?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-01)
  
  Can someone tell me the correct setup for a FREE Membership?
  Cannot figure out what to check to get rid of the error "One of parameters (value: ) is not of the type Integer", which occurs after the second page.
  
  Doesn't seem to be a way to do this with the word "contribution" everywhere and trying to set a price to $0 didn't work like some other posts listed.
  
  Just want a clean membership page where joining is free and no hint of needing to contribute.
  
  **Tags:** wordpress, civimember
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: can you confirm why you need it as a membership? are you just wanting to sign people up to a group so you can email them, or do you really want to track their membership status / cycle etc?  
  > **username_2**: Please add some screen shot of the page and your priceset  
  > **username_0**: We are tracking members and non members who must renew yearly.  We have events and services and track those as well, demographically, as a nonprofit housing 15 other nonprofits, all with different services for the community.  All services and membership are free.  The process is for tracking.  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-06-04. Score: 1
  
  You simply set the membership price to zero. On the demo go to [Membership Types](http://wpmaster.demo.civicrm.org/wp-admin/admin.php?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fadmin%2Fmember%2FmembershipType&reset=1) (un/pw is demo/demo as usual) and change the price of one of them to zero and see what happens at the [membership signup/renewal page](http://wpmaster.demo.civicrm.org/membership-page/).
  
  As per Pete's comment you may not need a membership at all, but just have them sign up to a group instead.
  
  But if membership makes sense, and you need member role sync to Wordpress, I've used Tadpole's [Wordpress CiviMember Role Sync Plugin](https://github.com/tadpolecc/civi_member_sync) but I see they are recommending a new one on the page.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks.   "Them" are the public at large and I don't see how groups will manage renewals etc.  I tried setting up Types which made me set up a contribution page and then got tangled up in Price Sets.    I think I configured more than I needed to .  I need to trash and try again.  I doesn't seem to let you do just one thing but put in line items then the line items had a requirement then financial type had to be set...got lost, entirely - just want free events and registration and neither works.  I'll try this again = thx for the steps!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2016-06-01. Score: 1
  
  Here's an Example of a clean FREE Membership page with no hint of needing to contribute! On the Contribution Page Config -> Memberships Tab -> make sure you select the Membership.
  
  Note 1: you'll want to add some anti-spam control - like add a reCAPTCHA to a profile that you expose on your Contribution Page
  
  Note 2: In Drupal we can sync Membership Type/Status -> to Drupal role - and can then create Member only content pages. Not sure if you can do that in Wordpress - but that's often our use case for a FREE Membership.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kNXYD.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/kNXYD.png)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks SO MUCH! The example helps to know it's possible.  Thanks for the reCAPTCHA reminder Using Wordpress :)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2016-06-04. Score: 0
  
  I'm with Pete. Unless you have dues or expiration, you shouldn't use CiviMember to manage your membership. Disable it so your colleagues don't get confused.
  
  Then, create a group and then a profile that adds people to the group. Link to that profile in "create" mode and make that your membership signup form.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: will not work for us -We are tracking members and non members who must renew yearly.  We have events and services and track those as well, demographically, as a nonprofit housing 15 other nonprofits, all with different services for the community.  All services and membership are free.  The process is for tracking.  
  
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