Create posts that will only be displayed (and included in blog and search listings) for logged in members. Just add the special category Members Only …
As of April 2026, Members Only Posts is a WordPress members-only plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Simple Membership.
Create posts that will only be displayed (and listed in search) for logged in members. Just add the special category Members Only to any post not to be shared publicly. Includes Members Only sidebar widget and Site News widget (all posts not in Members Only category).
There are also members_only and site_news shortcodes for listing headlines on a page or post.
This functionality was originally implemented as part of RSVPMaker for Toastmasters but could be useful for any member-oriented website.
Members Only Posts
Copyright (C) 2020 David F. Carr
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version…| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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