This plugin creates shortcodes to restrict the access to users (visitors, members or by an specific role). You can also add a shortcode and use nested …
As of April 2026, Members Restricted Access is a WordPress members plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: BuddyPress.
This plugin create shortcodes to restrict the access to Visitors, Members or specific role. You can create sections in your page/post only visible to members (logged users), visitors or for an specific role.
To use you need to create the content and wrap it with these shortcodes: [visitor], [member] or [showifrole].
Examples:
‘[visitor]
content only…
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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