Hello friends
In the last three months, we have been working hard towards our new development that will make our users very happy. Today we have a huge new release available to all of you! Many customers were asking for a feature necessary and important for their businesses and we've been listening to you and we have executed it ;)
Membership / Subscription plans are available from today on your website.
From now you can charge your customers a monthly fee to post on your site. You can do a lot more since you can specify the number of days the plan lasts, how much commission you want to charge your customer once they make a sale (if you have the marketplace on.)
This is a new way of monetization that you can consider from now on for your business to get money with your marketplace or classifieds site.
See this video where we explain to you how works and what you can do:
We've made huge developments with memberships, here also the following new improvements released today:
- All the themes now have responsive images natively
- Improved Geonames import, now it's easier than ever!
- The map on search page
- Improved mobile theme options
- Filter by distance, now you can specify the distance you want ads to be displayed
- Small improvements on all themes, positioning of logos, etc.
Membership plans in 2026: how they work today and how to price them
Membership plans are still part of Yclas today, but some details have changed since this announcement. There is no separate mobile theme any more: new sites use the Nova theme, which is built for phones and can be installed on the home screen. The commission option now runs through Stripe Connect. Here is how plans work now, according to the Yclas membership plans documentation, and what large marketplaces charge their sellers.
What a plan contains
- A name, description and price (a price of 0 makes the plan free), plus the plan's length in days, for example 30 or 365.
- The number of ads a member can publish during the plan, or unlimited.
- An optional marketplace fee: with Stripe Connect, the commission taken on sales by that plan's members.
Renewals and expiry
- Free plans renew on their own.
- If the member's card was saved through Stripe's legacy checkout, the same card is charged again when the plan renews. Otherwise, Yclas creates a new order and emails the member a link to pay. Members can cancel automatic renewal from their profile.
- With Subscription expire turned on, a member's listings are hidden when their plan ends and come back when they buy a plan again. Do not limit access lets those members keep browsing, contacting sellers and using their account, and asks them to renew only when they post or edit a listing. Give extra ad on mark as sold gives a member one listing back each time they mark an item as sold.
What established marketplaces charge sellers
Prices below are from eBay's Seller Center store subscriptions page and Craigslist's posting fees page, both checked in October 2026.
| Marketplace / tier | Model | Price | Main thing included |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay Starter Store | Subscription | $4.95/month on a yearly plan | 250 free fixed-price listings a month |
| eBay Basic Store | Subscription | $21.95/month on a yearly plan | 1,000 free fixed-price listings a month |
| eBay Premium Store | Subscription | $59.95/month on a yearly plan | 10,000 free fixed-price listings a month |
| eBay Anchor Store | Subscription | $299.95/month on a yearly plan | 25,000 free fixed-price listings a month |
| Craigslist (US) | Pay per post, no subscription | $5 for dealer posts, services, and by-owner cars, RVs and motorcycles; $10 to $75 for jobs, depending on the area | Most other categories are free |
How to set up your own plans
- Keep a free option for private sellers. Craigslist keeps most by-owner categories free and charges dealers, vehicles, jobs and services. A free plan with a few ads does the same job on your site.
- Charge professionals by volume. The main difference between eBay's tiers is how many free listings each one includes. On your site, that is the plan's number of ads.
- Offer a longer plan at a lower monthly price. eBay quotes its store prices for yearly subscriptions. You can do the same by offering a 365-day plan next to a 30-day plan.
- Use the commission only when sales happen on your site. If buyers and sellers pay each other directly, charge for the plan instead.
- Turn on expiry with care. Hidden listings make the site look emptier to buyers, so wait until sellers depend on the site.
You can set up membership plans on a new Yclas site during the 15-day free trial. Plans and prices are on the pricing page.
Hope those new improvements make you happy. We won't stop here, since we are already working on new features for the future. Send us your feedback or doubts. We would love to hear from you!
