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User Access Shortcodes

The simplest way of controlling who sees what in your posts/pages. Restrict content to logged in users only (or guests, or by roles) with simple short …

By WP Darko·User·Free
4.9(13 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 months ago
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As of April 2026, User Access Shortcodes is a WordPress user plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 13 reviews. It has been downloaded 23K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 52% this week. Top alternative: User Role Editor.

4.9/513 reviews
1.0K+active installs
23K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

This is the simplest way of controlling who sees what in your posts/pages. This plugin allows you to restrict content to logged in users only (or guests, or by roles) with simple shortcodes. What you see is what you get, and it’s totally free.

Usage

Show content only for Guests

[UAS_guest]
This content can only be seen by guests.
[/UAS_guest]

Show content only for Registered/Logged in users

[UAS_loggedin]
This content can only be seen by logged in users.
[/UAS_loggedin]

Show content ony for specific roles

[UAS_role roles="administrator, editor"]
This content can only be seen by administrators and editors.
[/UAS_role]

Show content ony for specific users

[UAS_specific ids="23, 127"]
This content can only be seen by users with IDs 23 and 127.
[/UAS_specific]

Several extra parameters are…

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Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

4.913 reviews
5 ★
12
4 ★
1
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Recent Reviews

Simple and Obvious
by ignorance·1 year ago·1 reply

This plugin is great. The only thing I’m surprised by is that this sort of functionality wasn’t built into WordPress.

Thanks for the simple, clean plugin!

No fluff, all functionality
by SomniumLucidus·2 years ago

Just what I needed. Non-logged-in visitors: you can’t see this. That’s all.

As I often say, sometimes you are just in dire need of a simple and to the point plugin.

Useful Plugin
by kwenky·3 years ago

Thanks for created this plugin

Thanks for sharing
by oc1ober·5 years ago

Very good and right what I need … To facilitate management should create:
1, Create a button to open the Form specifies the right to view the post or the page (at the bottom of the post or page) and will only show up when the Admin login.
2, If no group or member is selected, everyone can view by default.
3, Options will not affect the permissions of the group and the Admin member.

  • This topic was modified 5 years ago by oc1ober.
Quick, easy install and works as expected
by stoodlee·5 years ago·1 reply

Using on WP 5.6.2 PHP 7.4

Download Trends

Today: 4Yesterday: 6This week: 38Period total: 1K

Compatibility

WordPress3.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v2.3
90.7%
v2.1
6.5%
v2.2
2.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.3

  • Added inverse parameter to allow hide the content in specific cases
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

WP DarkoWP Darko
Plugin Info
Version
2.3
Last Updated
Jan 29, 2026
WP Requires
3.6+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
23K+
Added
Nov 22, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

userusersloggedlogged inaccess shortcodes

Developer

W
WP Darko
8 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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