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PayGate Content Restriction lets you create membership tiers, restrict any post or page to specific tiers, and process payments via Stripe Checkout — all from within WordPress without any external middleware.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Create unlimited membership tiers with custom pricing and features</li>
<li>Restrict individual posts, pages, or custom post types</li>
<li>Three paywall designs: Modern, Minimal, and Classic</li>
<li>Stripe-native payments (Checkout Sessions + Subscriptions)</li>
<li>Real Stripe webhook handling with signature verification</li>
<li>Admin member management dashboard</li>
<li>Analytics dashboard with conversion charts</li>
<li>Bulk content restriction tools</li>
<li>Member self-service dashboard (view/cancel subscription)</li>
<li>Transactional email notifications (welcome, cancellation, payment failed)</li>
<li>Theme template override support</li>
<li>WP-CLI demo seeder for testing</li>
</ul>
Paywall Templates:
<ul>
<li>Modern — Card with blur fade-in effect and tier grid</li>
<li>Minimal — Clean HR divider with stacked full-width CTA buttons</li>
<li>Classic — Badge icon, tier cards in flex row, “Most Popular” label</li>
</ul>
No dependencies on page builders, shortcode soup, or external services beyond Stripe.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the following external services:
<h4>Stripe</h4>
PayGate Content Restriction uses Stripe to process payments and manage subscriptions.
<ul>
<li>What data is sent: When a user subscribes, their WordPress user ID, email address, and selected membership tier are used to create a Stripe Customer and initiate a Checkout Session. Stripe receives whatever billing information the user enters during checkout.</li>
<li>When it is sent: Only when a logged-in user clicks a “Get Access” or “Subscribe” button to initiate checkout, or when a Stripe webhook event is received and verified.</li>
<li>Stripe’s terms of service: https://stripe.com/legal</li>
<li>Stripe’s privacy policy: https://stripe.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Freemius (Pro version only)</h4>
The Pro version of this plugin uses Freemius for license management and automatic updates.
<ul>
<li>What data is sent: WordPress site URL, plugin version, and (with user consent) basic site and admin contact information for license activation.</li>
<li>When it is sent: Only when the Pro version is active and a license is being activated or checked.</li>
<li>Freemius terms of service: https://freemius.com/terms/</li>
<li>Freemius privacy policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/</li>
</ul>

PayGate Content Restriction

Restrict post and page content behind membership tiers with Stripe-native payments. No page builders needed.

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<h3>Password Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress</h3>
Passster is an all-in-one plugin to password protect pages, content, or your entire site in seconds—quick, secure, and easy to use. 
Passster offers three protection modes to cover every use case you may think of when it comes to password protecting your WordPress website.
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<h3>Passster Pro – Even more protection features when making a purchase</h3>
Multiple Passwords & Password Lists 
– Assign multiple passwords for different users. 
– Create and manage large password lists for easy control.
Quick & Bulk Edit for Password Protection 
– Use WordPress Quick Edit and Bulk Edit to protect multiple pages instantly.
Unlock Content by User Role or Email 
– Automatically grant access to specific users or email addresses.
Password Expiration & Usage Limits 
– Set passwords to expire after a number of uses, first use, or by a time limit (hours, days, weeks). 
– Track which passwords were used and when they will expire.
Generate Unlock Links 
– Create encrypted unlock links so users can access content without entering a password. 
– Automatically shorten links with Bit.ly for easy sharing.
WooCommerce Protection & Sales 
– Protect WooCommerce pages, products, and checkout with a password. 
– Sell access to protected content—generate and email passwords automatically after purchase.
Detailed Password Usage Statistics 
– Track when and how often passwords are used. 
– View first usage date, IP (optional), and browser details.
<h3>Quick Comparison (Free vs. Pro)</h3>
<h3>Free Version:</h3>
✔ Protect sections of pages using shortcodes or blocks. 
✔ Secure entire pages and posts. 
✔ Automatically protect child pages with a single click. 
✔ Lock down your entire site with a password. 
✔ Unlock protected content without refreshing the page. 
✔ Customize the design, labels, and descriptions of the password form. 
✔ Use cookies to grant access across multiple protected areas.
<h3>Pro Version:</h3>
✔ Everything in the free version, plus: 
✔ Protect content with multiple passwords or password lists. 
✔ Quickly set up password protection via Quick Edit or Bulk Edit. 
✔ Protect content using Google reCAPTCHA or hCAPTCHA. 
✔ Unlock protected content by user role or email. 
✔ Set passwords to expire based on usage limits or time intervals. 
✔ Generate encrypted unlock links for seamless access. 
✔ Track and prevent concurrent password sharing. 
✔ Secure WooCommerce products and store pages. 
✔ Sell access to protected content via WooCommerce integration. 
✔ Detailed statistics on password usage and lists.
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<h3>Documentation</h3>
Learn more about this plugin <a href="https://passster.com/kb/" rel="nofollow ugc">in our official documentation</a>
<h3>Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Free users: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/content-protector/" rel="ugc">Ask in our forum</a></li>
<li>Pro users: <a href="https://passster.com/contact-us/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=contact+us" rel="nofollow ugc">Get priority help</a></li>
</ul>

Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content


I'm not sure that updating the plugin is the only cause, but it is a cause of this problem: the correct password ceases to unlock the content after an update and says "security check failed" or something when attempting to authenticate.  This causes a periodic freak-out of my customer.  To fix it I have to add and take away the whole-page lock...I think...  It's hard to pinpoint what I actually do that makes it start working again.


Periodically doesn't unlock. Buggy

Password Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress

PayGate Content Restriction vs Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content