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# Getting started

Get a membership, sign in to your account, and download your first product.

This guide covers what you need to start using GPLClub: getting a membership, signing in to your account, and downloading your first product.

## 1. Get a membership

To get a membership:

1. On the website, go to [Memberships](https://gplclub.com/en/memberships/) and choose a plan.
2. Complete the payment by card.

You do not need an account before paying. If you do not have one, GPLClub creates it with the email used for the payment. To pay with PayPal or cryptocurrency, [contact support](/en/support-and-legal/contact-us.md).

After the payment, you receive two emails:

* **You are a GPLClub member now**, with the payment receipt.
* **Sign in to your GPLClub account**, if you paid without signing in. It includes the **Sign in to my account** button, which gives access without a password for 24 hours.

## 2. Sign in to your account

On the website, the [Sign in](https://gplclub.com/en/sign-in/) page offers two ways to sign in:

* **Email and password.** If the account was created at payment, it does not have a password yet: sign in with the link in the email and create one in **My account > Profile**. If the link has expired, use **Forgot password?**.
* **Continue with Google.** Signs in to the account that has the same email as your Google account, or creates one if it does not exist.

To sign in to the member dashboard, refer to [Sign in to the dashboard](/en/start-here/your-member-dashboard.md#sign-in-to-the-dashboard).

## 3. Download a product

1. Find the product in the [catalog](https://gplclub.com/en/shop/) or with the website search.
2. On the product page, select **Download**. Each download uses 1 of your 30 daily credits.
3. Install the product in WordPress. Refer to [Installation via WordPress](/en/catalog-and-downloads/install-in-wordpress.md).

## Next steps

* Connect your sites to [GPLClub Updater](/en/gplclub-updater/installation-and-connection.md) to update products from WordPress.
* Request your [original licenses](/en/original-licenses/request-an-activation.md).
* See what [your member dashboard](/en/start-here/your-member-dashboard.md) includes.