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WD Restrictions provides fine-grained control over who can access different areas of your WordPress site. Perfect for membership sites, client portals, and any site requiring access restrictions.
<h4>Features</h4>
Admin Bar Restrictions
<ul>
<li>Hide the WordPress admin bar from specific user roles</li>
<li>Control who can see the admin bar on the front-end</li>
<li>Role-based permissions</li>
</ul>
Dashboard Access Control
<ul>
<li>Restrict access to the WordPress dashboard by user role</li>
<li>Whitelist specific admin pages (e.g., profile.php)</li>
<li>Custom redirect URLs for unauthorized users</li>
<li>Automatically allows AJAX and file upload endpoints</li>
</ul>
Page Restrictions
<ul>
<li>Restrict access to specific pages</li>
<li>Require login to view restricted pages</li>
<li>Role-based access control</li>
<li>Custom redirect URLs</li>
</ul>
Post Type Restrictions
<ul>
<li>Restrict access to any public post type</li>
<li>Individual settings per post type</li>
<li>Require login or specific roles</li>
<li>Custom redirect URLs per post type</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Membership Sites – Restrict content to logged-in members</li>
<li>Client Portals – Hide dashboard from non-admin users</li>
<li>Intranet Sites – Control access to internal pages</li>
<li>Multi-Author Blogs – Limit contributor access</li>
</ul>

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