# Creating Deep Links for Membership Purchase in GladstoneGo

HTML version: [Creating Deep Links for Membership Purchase in GladstoneGo](https://support.gladstonesoftware.cloud/gooperator/creating-deep-links-for-membership-purchase-in-gladstonego)

## Problem
You want to send customers straight to a site, a membership category or one specific membership on Go Join, to make joining quicker from your website, QR codes, club pages, staff offers or marketing.

## Resolution

1. **Choose the link shape**

   | Link | What happens |
   |---|---|
   | `/site-finder?siteGroupId=…` | Site Finder shows only centres in that site group |
   | `/memberships?siteId=…` | Memberships for that site. The site cannot be changed |
   | `/memberships?siteId=…&memberType=…&membershipDuration=…&groupTag=…` | Opens with a specific membership selected. The customer can still choose another |
   | `/memberships/payment-breakdown?siteId=…&memberType=…&membershipDuration=…&groupTag=…` | Goes straight to payment for that membership only |

   - You can also link to the Go Join start page, where customers pick from all options.

2. **Open the membership in Operator**
   - Go to `Configuration > Member Management > Memberships > Membership Types` and open the membership type.
   - Make sure **every tag group has a tag selected**. If not, select them, save, and open the membership again.

3. **Generate the link**
   - Click **Create Membership Link**.
   - Choose the member's **home site**, which the link will auto-fill (for a single-site membership, choose that site). You can create several links for different sites.
   - Click **Generate Link**.

4. **Copy the link**
   - Copy the URL before leaving the page. It is not saved, so the page clears it when you navigate away; the link itself still works afterwards.
   - When a customer clicks it, Go Join opens with the chosen membership pre-selected, ready to continue to payment. To take them one step further, use the payment breakdown shape above.

5. **Open the page in Welsh or English (if applicable)**
   - Add `en_GB` or `cy_GB` straight after your domain, for example `https://yourcentre.gladstonego.cloud/cy_GB/memberships?siteId=…`.

## Notes

- You need access to Go Operator with appropriate permissions.
- **No membership link generated**: the subscription needs a **price level** and **status** in GMC Sub Types, and a tag selected in **every** tag group. Check both.
- The membership must be available on Go Join with its tags mapped (see [Setting Up Go Join Tag Groups and Mapping Memberships](gladstone-go-join-tag-groups-buttons-and-membership-mapping.md)). Tag IDs cannot be changed once created, so links stay valid.
- Links to group (multi-member) memberships are not currently supported.
- Go Join cannot hide a pathway: every mapped membership shows to everyone. A deep link is a good way to reach an eligible audience, but it does not restrict who can buy.
- Parameter names must match exactly. You can add tracking tags such as `utm_source`; they will not affect the link.
- At present a language link may still open in the customer's own saved language preference.
- Related: [Creating Deep Links for Activity and Class Bookings in Gladstone Go](../goconsumer/creating-deep-links-for-activity-and-class-bookings-in-gladstone-go.md); [Deep Links into Go Book and Go Join](deep-links-into-go-book-and-go-join.md); [Group, Junior and Linked Memberships in Gladstone Go](group-junior-and-linked-memberships-in-gladstone-go.md).