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Restrict Anonymous Access
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 th
PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.
CompatibilityRequires WordPress 5.9 and PHP 7.4.
SourceWordPress plugins · Nov 11, 2026
01 / Source details
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
See it in action
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02 / Source details
- 01Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/restrict-anonymous-access directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
- 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- 03Use the shortcode [member][/member] in any post, page or custom post type in order to hide content from anonymous users. Important: Please use “Classic” block element if you are using Gutenberg.
- 04Optional parameters are showinfo="0" to hide the info message, infotext="Your custom info for anons." and class="my-custom-css-class" for adding CSS class to the info box.
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