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I've used CiviCRM to create contribution pages, but this is my first shot at memberships. I've created membership types and a contribution page that includes them. I've also created a "Member Data" profile and included it in the page. Paying later by check is an option.

1. When I log out of the site and complete that page as an anonymous site visitor, choosing the option to pay later, all seems to go well on the front end. But after logging back in, that membership is nowhere to be found. Something I'm not understanding about this? Why did I fill in all my data if CiviCRM isn't going to store it?

2. The form is asking for email as a required field even though I didn't ask it to. In this group, not everyone will have email. Are they just out of luck for joining online?

3. How does this page handle renewals? Does the person need to be logged into the site for CiviCRM to "know" they are already a member and show the amounts? (Because I don't see those fields, myself, although the page was set up to accept renewals.)  This is not a site where members of the organization are likely to have/create Drupal logins unless they are on the board of directors.

Thanks for all this. I was able to find the pay-later contribution and can see how staff would then complete the data to make it a membership. I was also able to get a good test of renewals using my own login - it showed all my data and told me when my membership expired - nice. (This group may rethink the whole login situation.)