Restrict Premium

Set access rules across a WordPress site

Restrict Premium controls who can see posts, pages, custom post types, categories, Gutenberg blocks, widgets, menu items, REST API content and selected website areas. Choose an audience such as everyone, logged-in users, a specific role or capability, or the author of a post or page. Rules can also use a URL parameter, referring site or cookie.

For each rule, pick whether to show the content to qualifying users or conceal it from them. This supports member areas, ticket-based content and pages that change according to how a user arrives.

Choose the scope of a restriction

Set default visibility for an entire post type, or use shortcodes to restrict part or all of an individual post or page. In the block editor, each Gutenberg block has a Restrict panel. The Restricted Content container block applies a rule to a group of blocks and can show an optional custom message. Rules can also cover complete post categories.

Widgets, menus and login forms

Show or hide widgets for various users. Menu items can be shown or hidden for logged-in users, selected roles, users with a specific capability, or logged-out visitors. Add a login form to a post or page in either the Gutenberg or Classic Editor.

When access depends on a purchase

Integrations with Tickera, Venuera, WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads let you set conditions based on purchases. Depending on the connected service, access can depend on any purchase, a specific product, a ticket purchase, a ticket for a particular event or a specific ticket type. WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads can also provide limited-time access after purchase of a specified product.

With Simple URLs, apply Restrict criteria to a redirect. Visitors who do not meet the conditions can be sent to a specific page or another URL.

Options for the whole site

Site Lock limits the entire website to logged-in users. You can also limit REST API access to logged-in users and use the white label option for a less branded administration experience.

Configure visibility

Install Restrict Premium in WordPress, then choose the content or site element to control. Choose an audience or integration-based condition, set whether the item is shown or hidden, and add a custom restricted-content message where available. The add-on documentation covers content restrictions, WooCommerce integration, Simple URLs and related settings.