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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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SubscriptionFlow Add-On for Paywall is a powerful tool for managing content access restrictions based on user subscriptions. It provides an easy way to restrict access to articles, categories, tags, custom post types, and multimedia content such as PDFs, videos, and audio files.
Use this plugin to create customers, set paywall conditions, and control access to premium content using the SubscriptionFlow platform.
<h4>What is SubscriptionFlow</h4>
SubscriptionFlow is an all-inclusive subscription management software, powered by recurring billing & payment processing, pipeline management, customer churn reduction, and retention and revenue management tools, ensures unified, targeted, and automated subscription operations and draws revenue and happy customers, altogether.
<ul>
<li>Curate, Customize and Automate Subscription Lifecycles <a href="https://www.subscriptionflow.com/subscription-management-software/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></li>
<li>Streamline Billing and Payment Processes with Automation <a href="https://www.subscriptionflow.com/recurring-billing-software/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></li>
<li>Multiply conversions with trial management solutions <a href="https://www.subscriptionflow.com/trial-management-system/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></li>
<li>Pre-plan mitigation, limit churn, even retention & revenue <a href="https://www.subscriptionflow.com/churn-management-software/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></li>
<li>Integrate Third-party Applications in One Platform <a href="https://www.subscriptionflow.com/integrations/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></li>
<li>Monitor Real-Time Analytics and Marketing Insights <a href="https://www.subscriptionflow.com/subscription-analytics-reporting/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></li>
</ul>
Features: 
* Restrict content including articles, categories/tags, custom post types, PDFs, videos, and audio files. 
* Customizable paywall settings for content restriction. 
* Manage customer emails and settings directly within the plugin. 
* Customize the restricted content message shown to non-subscribers. 
* Add restriction conditions for any single WordPress user. 
* Restrict content areas of a page or post using shortcodes. 
* Support for payment gateways: Stripe, Authorize.net, PayPal, Braintree, and more.
<h3>External services</h3>
The plugin uses the SubscriptionFlow API to enable paywalls on WordPress blog posts, helping to manage subscriptions and restricted content efficiently.

SubscriptionFlow Add-On for Paywall

SubscriptionFlow Add-On for Paywall is a powerful tool for managing content access restrictions based on user subscriptions.

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