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title: "How to configure a membership and how to use membership tags to lock content to membership customers"
description: "Memberships are just like auto-charging subscription rule, with one exception. When a customer cancels a membership, they will still keep..."
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# How to configure a membership and how to use membership tags to lock content to membership customers

Memberships are just like auto-charging subscription rule, with one exception. When a customer cancels a membership, they will still keep all of the membership's benefits.

All of your membership customers will get a membership tag automatically added to them, when they become a member. You can configure this tag when configuring the membership rule.

Follow these steps to create your first membership rule:

1. **Go to Seal Subscriptions → Subscription rules**

![](https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/public/_images/cache/frequently-asked-questions/images/3xXX054VhEudo6YNfX8y.png)

2. **Click on “Create rule” button**

![](https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/public/_images/cache/frequently-asked-questions/images/NysfANCHCbp889mV7ypj.png)

3. **Click on “Membership”**

![](https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/public/_images/cache/frequently-asked-questions/images/ckBy3NCPeORl4Y4ZE5Pj.png)

4. You are now on a membership rule configuration page. Configure rule as you want, such as product selection type, products available for membership, selling plans and more.

5. **Configure** **membership tags**. This will be the tags that your customers will get after they become a member.

![](https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/public/_images/cache/frequently-asked-questions/images/qq6grMWtEw4B8blmeUAQ.png)

6. Save the rule.

The only thing left to do, is to **use these configured membership tags**, and use them as you want. You can use [**Bundler - Product Bundles**](https://apps.shopify.com/bundler-product-bundles?utm_source=seal-membership-faq) to give exclusive discounts to your membership customers (only on legacy bundles), or you can use a third-party app like [**Locksmith**](https://apps.shopify.com/locksmith) to use the tag and display certain content only to your membership customers. You can view how to do that and how to unlock content only for customers with a certain tag by [**clicking here**](https://www.locksmith.guide/tutorials/approving-customer-registrations).

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