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>Feeds</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>
<h4>Contribution</h4>
<p>Feel free to contribute. The code is available at <a href="https://github.com/epiphyt/block-control" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.</p>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<p>You can find the documentation for BLock Control at <a href="https://docs.epiph.yt/block-control/" rel="nofollow ugc">docs.epiph.yt</a>.</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, privacy-friendly WordPress plugin that lets you decide exactly <strong>who sees each menu item</strong>, directly inside the WordPress menu editor.</p>
<p>No settings pages.<br />
No lock-in.<br />
No performance overhead.</p>
<p>Everything is managed where it belongs: <strong>Appearance <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Menus</strong>.</p>
<h3>👁️ Visibility Options Per Menu Item</h3>
<p>You can control visibility based on:</p>
<ul>
<li>👥 Everyone</li>
<li>🔒 Logged-in users</li>
<li>🚪 Logged-out users</li>
<li>🧩 Specific user roles (Administrator, Editor, Subscriber, etc.)</li>
<li>📱 Device type (Desktop / Tablet / Mobile)</li>
<li>📄 Specific pages (auto-detected list)</li>
</ul>
<p>All conditions are optional and safely combined.</p>
<h3>💡 Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Membership and community websites</li>
<li>Client dashboards and intranets</li>
<li>Multi-role WordPress sites</li>
<li>Sites with mobile-specific navigation</li>
<li>Blogs that need different menus for visitors vs members</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔧 Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Native integration 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></li>
<li>Role-based menu visibility</li>
<li>Device-based menu visibility</li>
<li>Page-specific menu visibility</li>
<li>Auto-hidden UI (only shows options when enabled)</li>
<li>Secure (nonces, sanitization, strict validation)</li>
<li>Performance-optimized (runs only during menu rendering)</li>
<li>100% free, open-source, and donation-supported</li>
</ul>
<h3>🧠 Why Use Menu Visibility Control?</h3>
<p>Unlike large menu or membership plugins, this plugin:</p>
<ul>
<li>Uses <strong>only WordPress core hooks</strong></li>
<li>Stores <strong>minimal metadata</strong></li>
<li>Is compatible with caching, multilingual sites, and block themes</li>
<li>Does not track users or collect data</li>
</ul>
<p>It does one thing — and does it well.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Need help or want to share feedback?</p>
<ul>
<li>Visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/" rel="ugc">support forum</a></li>
<li>Leave a <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/#new-post" rel="ugc">review</a></li>
<li>Support development via <a href="https://knowledge.buzz/donate" rel="nofollow ugc">donation</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the <strong>GPL v2 or later</strong>.</p>
<p>You are free to use, modify, and redistribute it under the same license.</p>
<p>Code is Poetry. ❤️</p>


Menu Visibility Control

Control WordPress menu item visibility based on login status, user roles, device type, or specific pages — lightweight and theme-agnostic.

Block Control vs Menu Visibility Control