ForcePrivate
Force all posts by users without Editor or higher role to be private
5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, ForcePrivate is a WordPress force plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
5/52 reviews
10active installs
1.7K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Force all posts by users without Editor or higher role to be private.
This plugin allows you to give your post writers the ability to create and publish posts on your site that are only visible to
the author, and to editors/admins, by forcing all their posts to be private.
Features:
- Anyone who does not have the ‘edit_private_posts’ capability can only post private posts
- Limit all posts, or only newly added posts
- (Optional) Also force a post to have a specific category when posted
- Editors, admins and Super admins (who do have the ‘edit_private_posts’) can see all posts, and switch them from private to public if required.
- No Configuration!
- Just Activate!
This is my first publicly released plugin… so I hope you like it. Let me know if you find any bugs!
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1
- Fixed: Bug where not all posts would get processed correctly
- Added: Options page
- Added: Option to only force NEW posts to private
- Added: Option to also force posts to be assigned specific categories
Contributors
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