Simon Kraft

Matthias Kittsteiner

epiphyt

<p>Have you ever used WordPress’ new block editor Gutenberg and wished for a way to influence, when and to whom blocks are shown? We’ve been in this situation, that’s why we came up with Block Control. This nifty little plugin allows you to control, whether a block should be displayed under certain circumstances or not. And that’s of course true for both WordPress’ default blocks and blocks added by third-party plugins.</p>
<p>You can hide blocks based on:</p>
<ul>
<li>Device types (desktop, mobile, screen reader)</li>
<li>Login status</li>
<li>Date (start and end date)</li>
<li>User roles</li>
<li>Page types</li>
<li>Posts of the current post type</li>
<li>Page number in numbered pages (in archives and search results)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, you can set an inline formatting to display certain text only for screen readers.</p>


Block Control

I've used this plugins on two websites now. It works just great. The visibility option for different devices is very useful.

It works just smoothly

Lovely helper plugin lets you select, if you need to be logged in to see a block in a post or page and whether it should be hidden on certain devices.

Currently the plugin description may be a little vague ("it does what?") but the plugin works right out of the box and may be for many a smart solution for a simple task. 

Well done, Matthias and Simon. 👏🏻

Nice little helper plugin

Block Control allows you to take control of all the blocks on your website. Tailor a unique experience for your visitors.

Davis Simiyu Wanyonyi

<p><strong>Menu Visibility Control</strong> is a lightweight and reliable WordPress plugin that lets you manage menu visibility based on login status or user roles — directly inside the menu editor.</p>
<p>Choose who sees each menu item:<br />
* 👥 Everyone<br />
* 🔒 Logged-in users only<br />
* 🚪 Logged-out users only<br />
* 🧩 Specific user roles (Administrator, Editor, Subscriber, etc.)</p>
<p>No extra pages, no complicated setup — just open <strong>Appearance <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Menus</strong>, edit a menu item, and select the visibility option.</p>
<h3>💡 Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Membership and community sites  </li>
<li>Client dashboards and intranets  </li>
<li>Multi-role WordPress sites  </li>
<li>Blogs that need different menus for visitors vs. members  </li>
</ul>
<h3>🔧 Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Seamlessly integrates with <strong>Appearance <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Menus</strong>  </li>
<li>Works with <strong>any theme or page builder</strong> using <code>wp_nav_menu()</code>  </li>
<li>Role-based visibility support  </li>
<li>Secure and performance-optimized (nonces, sanitization, minimal footprint)  </li>
<li>100 % free and open-source  </li>
</ul>
<h3>🧠 Why Use It</h3>
<p>Unlike heavier plugins, Menu Visibility Control uses core WordPress filters only — keeping your site fast, secure, and fully compatible with caching or multilingual setups.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Need help or want to share feedback?<br />
Visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/" rel="ugc">support forum</a> or <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/#new-post" rel="ugc">leave a review</a>.<br />
If you love this plugin, consider <a href="https://knowledge.buzz/donate" rel="nofollow ugc">donating</a> to support ongoing development.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPL v2 or later</a>.<br />
You are free to use, modify, and redistribute it under the same license.</p>


Menu Visibility Control

Easily control who can see each WordPress menu item — everyone, logged-in users, logged-out users, or specific user roles.

Block Control vs Menu Visibility Control