Groups Blog Protect
Protect access to blogs via group memberships powered by Groups.
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Groups Blog Protect is a WordPress access plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.5+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Top alternative: Loginizer.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
4.3K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
The plugin protects a site so that only members can access its pages.
Suitable for site lockdowns, private sites and sites that are under construction.
It allows to redirect visitors to a particular page or to the WordPress login.
Members who are logged in have access to the site.
Members must belong to the site’s Registered group, or to a particular group as determined specifically for the site.
The plugin is an extension to Groups which is required.
The redirection settings can be adjusted in Settings > Groups Blog Protect :
Redirection options can be set for the blog – or for each blog in a multisite setup:
- no redirection
- redirect to a specific post, note that with this option the blog is shown to the visitor but only that page can be visited
- redirect to the WordPress l…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.5+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
| Dependencies | groups |
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Changelog
For the full changelog see changelog.txt.
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