Restrict Page Access

Overview

Control who can view any public-facing page, post, course, lesson, topic, or quiz based on login status, user role, course enrollment, or group membership. Users who don’t qualify are either shown a message or redirected elsewhere.

This module adds an access-control metabox to the Edit screen of every publicly registered post type. You set the requirements on the individual item, so you can lock down a single landing page, a course, or any other content without touching the rest of your site.

Common use cases include gating bonus content behind enrollment, limiting a page to a specific role, or keeping a work-in-progress page hidden from logged-out visitors.

Configure It

Open the Edit Post screen for the page you want to protect and use the restrict-access metabox in the sidebar. Choose the criteria that fit your scenario — you can combine any of them:

• Require login — Check this to prevent logged-out users from accessing the page. The checkbox is labeled “Users must be logged in to view this [post type].” Use it as a baseline when content should never be public.
• Required role — Pick one or more roles when only specific user types should see the page. A user passes if they have any of the selected roles.
• Required course — Pick one or more courses when only enrolled users should see the page. A user passes if they’re enrolled in any of the selected courses.
• Required course completion — Pick one or more courses when only users who have completed a course should see the page. A user passes if they’ve completed any of the selected courses.
• Required group — Pick one or more groups when only members should see the page. A user passes if they’re a member of any of the selected groups. Group leaders of a selected group also pass.

How the access rules combine

The logic differs depending on whether selections are within one field or spread across several:

• Within a single field — match ANY. If you select Sales 101 and Customer Service 101 under Required courses, a user enrolled in either course gets access.
• Across multiple fields — match at least one in EACH. If you set the Customer role and the Sales 101 course, a user must satisfy both conditions: they need the Customer role and enrollment in Sales 101.

What denied users see

Decide what happens when a user doesn’t qualify:

• Redirect — Check the redirect option to send denied users to another location. Choose:
  • Page — Select from your publicly available posts.
  • Custom URL — Enter any redirect address.
• Message — If you don’t redirect, denied users stay on the page and see a custom message. Configure the message text in the module settings.

Note: The message is set globally in the module settings, so the same message is shown for every restricted page that uses the message option rather than a redirect.

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