Restrict Anonymous Access
Adds a shortcode to restrict content from anonymous users.
5(3 reviews)
·90 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Restrict Anonymous Access is a WordPress User Access plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPFront User Role Editor.
5/53 reviews
90active installs
3.3K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
This plugin helps you to hide certain parts of your content like a paragraph or an image etc. to logged-out users or users of any other role with just a simple shortcode.
Customize the shortcode in order to display a special note to your users, apply custom CSS classes for your own design or hide the restricted parts completely.
Features:
- text within shortcode
[member][/member]is not visible to anonymous users - hide content based on user roles (subscriber, contributor, author, editor, admin)
- restricted text can be replaced with info text box
- info text can be customized
- comes with a handy TinyMCE button for quick access
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Ratings & Reviews
53 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.1
- Fixed vulnerability to Cross Site Scripting (XSS).
- Tested with WordPress 5.7.1.
Contributors
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