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<p><strong>RIACO Content Protector</strong> allows you to protect <em>any part</em> of your WordPress content using a shortcode.<br />
Unlike the built-in post password protection, this plugin protects only what you wrap, <em>not the whole post</em>.</p>
<p>Perfect for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Protecting premium blocks of content  </li>
<li>Protecting guides, downloads, links, or sensitive sections   </li>
<li>Paywall-style snippets</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Protect <strong>only specific content</strong> inside posts/pages  </li>
<li>Uses a minimal shortcode:<br />
  [riaco_content_protector] Hidden text here [/riaco_content_protector]</li>
<li><strong>Global password</strong> stored in plain text, like WordPress page passwords.</li>
<li>AJAX-based form — no page reload  </li>
<li>Unlocks <strong>all protected sections</strong> on the site after correct password  </li>
<li>Optional cookie persistence (remember unlocked content for a configurable number of days)   </li>
<li>Secure implementation using nonces, hashed tokens, and transients   </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Important:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The global password is stored in plain text, just like WordPress page passwords. It can be read by user with ‘manage_options’ ability.</li>
<li>If the global password or “Remember Unlocked” duration is changed in settings, all existing unlock cookies are invalidated. Users will need to re-enter the new password to access protected content.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p>Wrap content you want to protect:</p>
<pre><code>[riaco_content_protector]
This text will be hidden until the visitor enters the password.
[/riaco_content_protector]
</code></pre>
<p>Set the global password under:</p>
<p><strong>Settings > Content Protector</strong></p>
<p>Visitors will see a modern, styled form.<br />
After entering the correct password:</p>
<ul>
<li>The content unlocks immediately  </li>
<li>All other protected areas unlock automatically  </li>
<li>An optional cookie can keep everything unlocked for a chosen number of days  </li>
</ul>
<h3>Security</h3>
<ul>
<li>Nonces on every request  </li>
<li>Secure HMAC token for cookie authentication  </li>
<li>Sanitized shortcode attributes  </li>
<li>Escaped output  </li>
<li>No sensitive data stored in cookies  </li>
<li>Global password stored in plain text, like WordPress page passwords. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Cookie</h3>
<p>We use this cookie to understand if user unlocked the content: <code>riaco_cp_unlocked_global</code>.</p>
<h3>Style</h3>
<p>You can style the content protector box.</p>
<p>It has this class: <code>.riaco-cp--container</code>, so you can add in your <code>style.css</code>:</p>
<pre><code>.riaco-cp--container {
    background: #f8f9fa;
    padding: 20px;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 6px;
}
</code></pre>
<p>You can replace button classes using:</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'riaco_cp_button_classes', function( $classes ) {
    return 'button my-custom-button-class';
});
</code></pre>
<p>Or you can remove button classes:</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'riaco_cp_button_classes', function( $classes ) {
    // Remove wp-element-button
    return str_replace( 'wp-element-button', '', $classes );
});
</code></pre>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under GPLv2 or later.</p>


RIACO Content Protector

Protect any portion of your WordPress content using a simple shortcode. Includes global password, AJAX unlock, and site-wide instant access.

Silkalns

WP Chill

Mike Jolley

Barry Kooij

<h3>Powerful Download Manager Plugin for WordPress</h3>
<p>Download Monitor is a powerful download manager plugin for handling downloadable files, adding download links to your posts or pages, and tracking downloads.</p>
<p>Download Monitor has been featured on the websites of some of the most popular and leading businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, such as WPBeginner, Pagely, Jilt, WP Fusion & Kinsta.</p>
<h4>See how easy it is to list a download on your WordPress site</h4>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xEbliDziMrU?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&listType=playlist&list=PLM2tOjfhVrZfvMiJ3ib1GqvWBpYpBeQaS" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<h3>Download Monitor Extensions available when purchasing a Pro plan</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/buttons/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">Buttons</a>: Create beautiful, fully customizable download buttons for your files.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/downloading-page/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Downloading+page" rel="nofollow ugc">Downloading Page</a>: Serve your downloads from a separate page.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/google-drive/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Google+drive" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Drive</a>: Lets you use the files hosted on your Google Drive as Download Monitor files.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/advanced-access-manager/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Advanced+access+manager" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Access Manager</a>: Create advanced download limitations per download and on a global level.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/email-notification/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Email+notification" rel="nofollow ugc">Email Notification</a>: Trigger an email notification whenever one of your files is downloaded.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/page-addon/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Page+addon" rel="nofollow ugc">Document Library Manage</a>: Display files in fast, searchable tables or grids with sorting, filters, and flexible styling. Your documents, easy to find.</li>
<li>Lock downloads option: Set restrictions to your download functionality using <a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/extensions/mailchimp-lock/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Mailchimp+lock" rel="nofollow ugc">MailChimp Lock</a>, <a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/extensions/email-lock/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Email+lock" rel="nofollow ugc">Email Lock</a>, <a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/captcha/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Captcha" rel="nofollow ugc">CAPTCHA</a>, </li>
<li><a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/extensions/gravity-forms/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Gravity+forms" rel="nofollow ugc">Gravity Forms Gated Content</a>: easily create a download gate with Gravity Forms. Require users to fill-in a form before accessing a download.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/ninja-forms/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Ninja+forms" rel="nofollow ugc">Ninja Forms Lock</a>: if you are an user of Ninja Forms, you can also use this to require users to fill-in of a form before accesing a download.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/wpforms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=WPForms" rel="nofollow ugc">WPForms Gated Content</a>: gate your downloads by first requesting users to submit a form build using WPForms.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/contact-form-7/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=CF7" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact Form 7 Lock</a>: request the submission of a Contact Form 7 form before providing access to the download.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<p>We have a large Knowledge Base on our <a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=knowledge+base" rel="nofollow ugc">Download Monitor website</a> that contains documentation about how to how to setup and use Download Monitor.</p>
<h3>How-to Guides</h3>
<p>Are you a new Download Monitor user? Read these articles on how to get your files ready for download with Download Monitor:<br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/install-and-activate-download-monitor/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=how+to+install" rel="nofollow ugc">How to install Download Monitor</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/adding-downloads-to-your-website/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=how+to+add" rel="nofollow ugc">How to add your first download in Download Monitor</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/shortcode-downloads/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=how+to+list" rel="nofollow ugc">How to list your first download on your website with the download shortcode</a></p>
<p>More advanced topics that a lot of people find interesting:<br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/content-templates/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=style+buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about the different ways you can style your download buttons</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/overriding-content-templates/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=customize+buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about how to customize your download buttons</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/action-and-filter-reference/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=action+filter" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about what actions and filters are available in Download Monitor</a></p>
<h4>Contributing and reporting bugs</h4>
<p>You can contribute code to this plugin via GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor</a><br />
You can contribute localizations via Transifex <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/download-monitor/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/download-monitor/</a></p>
<h3>Help & Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Search our extensive <a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=knowledge+base" rel="nofollow ugc">knowledge base</a> for documentation about installing the plugin/the extensions, available settings and how to use them.</li>
<li>Browse <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/" rel="ugc">Download monitor’s WordPress forum</a> to find answers to your queries or create a new topic.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/contact/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=contact+us" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact us</a> directly for support.</li>
</ul>
<h3>3rd party or external service disclaimer</h3>
<p>The plugin connects to our website through an API call (https://download-monitor.com/?dlm-all-extensions=true) in order to request a list of available extensions.</p>
<p>IT DOES NOT SEND ANY DATA NOR DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM THE REQUEST</p>
<p>Our privacy policy can be found at this URL https://download-monitor.com/privacy-policy/</p>


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I'm using it for years in some projects and it's the best tool I have ever tested.I now use it as soon as I have to offer downloads on a website.


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