Description
The User Bookmarks add-on adds a favorite button to posts, pages, and profiles of Ultimate Member, creating a dedicated tab in the member profile where each user can view, organize, and revisit saved items without losing history. It is designed for those who run communities, private social networks, or editorial portals and need members to save relevant content without depending on the browser.
User Bookmarks Key Features
- Favorite button on content
Inserts a bookmark icon into posts, pages, and profiles of the Ultimate Member site. - Favorites tab in the profile
Creates a dedicated section within the member profile listing all marked items. - Selectable post types
Lets you choose which custom post types accept the favorite feature. - Listing shortcode
Displays a user’s favorites on any page through a dedicated shortcode. - Control by user role
Restricts the ability to mark favorites to specific roles defined in Ultimate Member.
User Bookmarks Benefits
- Higher member retention
Users return to access their personal collection of saved content. - Personalized navigation
Each member builds their own reading library within the community. - Expanded engagement
Makes it easier to save other members’ profiles and preferred content for later reference. - Browser independence
Favorites are stored in the WordPress database and follow the member on any device.
Who Is User Bookmarks For?
- Anyone running a community on Ultimate Member with a high volume of posts and wants to give members a simple way to save content.
- Designed for editorial portals and blogs with a members area that aim to reduce abandonment rate between visits.
- Anyone managing a private social network and wants each profile to have its own library of marked items.
- Course platforms and directories with member sign-ups that need an extra layer of personalization in the profile.
How to Download User Bookmarks
User Bookmarks is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload plugin in the WordPress admin panel, select the file, and activate it. Remember that Ultimate Member must be installed and active for the extension to work correctly.
For sites where the content catalog grows at a fast pace, offering a built-in favorites system turns occasional visitors into recurring returners. User Bookmarks fits editorial projects, course platforms with a members area, and professional directories already supported by Ultimate Member, adding a layer of personalization to the profile that keeps the member engaged and reduces friction when it’s time to find what they already consumed again.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ultimate Member User Bookmarks GPL-licensed?
Yes. Ultimate Member User Bookmarks is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Ultimate Member User Bookmarks on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Ultimate Member User Bookmarks on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Ultimate Member User Bookmarks cost at Ultrapack?
Ultimate Member User Bookmarks costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Ultimate Member User Bookmarks include updates?
Yes. The current version of Ultimate Member User Bookmarks is 2.1.6, published at Ultrapack on Oct 8, 2025. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Ultimate Member User Bookmarks scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Ultimate Member User Bookmarks goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the plugin Ultimate Member User Bookmarks?
Requires WordPress 5.5 or higher and PHP 5.6 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.7.
What changed in this version
Version 2.1.6
- Fixed: "Load textdomain just in time" issue
Version 2.1.5
- Tweak: wp-admin scripts refactored
- Fixed: 'um_user_permissions_filter' hook attributes
- Tweak: Using enqueue scripts suffix from UM core class. Dependency from UM core 2.7.0
- Tweak: Enhancements related to WPCS
Version 2.1.4
- Updated: Dependencies versions based on the recent changes for `UM->frontend->enqueue::get_suffix;`
Version 2.1.3
- Added: Ability to bookmark user profiles
- Added: `[um_user_bookmarks_all]` shortcode
- Fixed: `[um_user_bookmarks]` shortcode when folder system is disabled for the bookmarks
- Fixed: Stop displaying bookmarks button if user role capability is set to disable the bookmarks feature
- Fixed: Issue with lack of the nonces
Version 2.1.2
- Tweak: Template overwrite versioning
Release notes published by the developer.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the Ultimate Member plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
- Install and activate the Ultimate Member plugin before this one.
- Download the file
um-user-bookmarks.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
um-user-bookmarks.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
Requirements: Requires WordPress 5.5 or higher and PHP 5.6 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.7.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the Ultimate Member plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.

UAU Ready