LaughterOnWater

<p>SanctumGate gives small websites an easy way to keep the majority of pages and posts private for active members without the complexity of a full-on membership system. With simple, granular access controls, you decide exactly what the public sees — and what stays reserved for your logged-in community.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong><br />
* <strong>Page-Level Control</strong>: Choose specific pages to make publicly accessible<br />
* <strong>Category-Based Access</strong>: Make entire categories of posts public<br />
* <strong>Category Archives</strong>: Public category archive pages for allowed categories<br />
* <strong>User-Friendly Interface</strong>: Checkbox-based selection instead of manual ID entry<br />
* <strong>Visual Feedback</strong>: See exactly what’s currently public at a glance<br />
* <strong>Lightweight</strong>: Minimal performance impact, perfect for smaller sites</p>
<p><strong>Perfect For:</strong><br />
* Small business websites<br />
* Community sites<br />
* Member-only content areas<br />
* Private blogs<br />
* Non-profit organization sites</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to <strong>Appearance <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> SanctumGate</strong> in your WordPress admin</li>
<li>You’ll see two sections: “Allowed Pages” and “Allowed Categories”</li>
</ol>
<h3>Making Pages Public</h3>
<ul>
<li>Check the boxes next to any pages you want to be publicly accessible</li>
<li>The home page is always public by default</li>
<li>Save your changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Making Posts Public by Category</h3>
<ul>
<li>Check the boxes next to categories whose posts should be public</li>
<li>All posts in checked categories will be accessible without login</li>
<li>Category archive pages for allowed categories are also public</li>
<li>Save your changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Stays Private</h3>
<p>Everything else on your site will require users to log in to access, including:<br />
* Unchecked pages<br />
* Posts in unchecked categories<br />
* All other post types and content</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sanctumgate/" rel="ugc">WordPress support forums</a> or check the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sanctumgate/" rel="ugc">plugin documentation</a>.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by LaughterOnWater<br />
Inspired by the need for simple, effective access control on small WordPress sites.</p>


SanctumGate

Simple granular access controls for WordPress sites. Keep content private for members while selectively making pages and categories public.

Daniel Iser

Code Atlantic

<p>Content Control is a transformative plugin, allowing you to fine-tune every aspect of your WordPress website’s content. Decide who gets to see what, where, and when – be it pages, posts, widgets, or individual block visibility using our handy shortcode. Your content, your rules, executed perfectly!</p>
<p>Content Control is intuitive and powerful, designed for all users—whether logged in, holding specific roles, or even guests. Need top-tier content restriction or a dependable access manager for your site? Look no further. We’ve expanded our controls to include Gutenberg and Full Site Editor, giving you unmatched command.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p>Discover what Content Control brings to your table:</p>
<ul>
<li>Full control over your site’s content, restrict user access with ease!.</li>
<li>Create a <strong>Paid Membership</strong> sites using your favorite or existing ecommerce plugins.</li>
<li>Set up a seamless paywall for your content, providing teasers for users and prompting them to purchase access.</li>
<li>Per block controls for Gutenberg and Full Site Editor, including user roles, device type, and more.
<ul>
<li>Responsive block controls with customizable breakpoints.</li>
<li>Control block visibility by user status, roles, device type & more.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Restrict access to pages, posts, widgets, and individual blocks based on user status, roles, device type & more.</li>
<li>Offer membership tools for crafting membership access and members-only content.</li>
<li>Provide responsive block designs that adapt to varying device sizes.</li>
<li>Lockdown content selectively for improved user experiences.</li>
<li>Implement role-based redirections to guide users effectively.</li>
<li>Unlock the power of subscription content and monetization strategies.</li>
<li>Safeguard specific categories, tags, custom post types, and custom taxonomies.</li>
<li>Manage access to <a href="https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/wordpress-attachment-pages/" rel="nofollow ugc">media attachment pages</a> for logged in/out users or specific user roles.</li>
<li>Display a custom message to users who do not have permission to view the content.</li>
<li>Display specific content on a page or post to logged in users only, specific user roles, or logged out users.</li>
<li>Redirect users without access permission to a login page, website homepage, or a custom URL.</li>
<li>Highlight subscriber-only content for premium users.</li>
<li>Use the <code>[content_control]</code> shortcode to protect content inline and cater to subscriber preferences.</li>
<li>Control widget visibility by selecting the user type that can view each widget.</li>
<li>Conditionally show coming soon or maintenance mode pages based on various rules.</li>
<li>Restrict access to your site’s REST API endpoints.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://contentcontrolplugin.com/docs/?utm_campaign=plugin-info&utm_source=readme-description&utm_medium=wordpress&utm_content=documentation-link" rel="nofollow ugc">Content Control Documentation</a></p>
<h4>Pro Features</h4>
<p>Content Control Pro, with advanced features like:</p>
<ul>
<li>Content Teasers for Paywalls, giving your users a sneak peek, leaving them wanting more.</li>
<li>Optimize your WooCommerce & Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) & Paid Memberships Pro experiences with advanced rules.</li>
<li>Schedule blocks, controlling content visibility timings using customizable scheduling rules.</li>
<li>Dive deeper with advanced block rules and a boolean editor.</li>
<li>Customize login, registration & recovery page urls. Custom login urls give a more personalized user experience.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://contentcontrolplugin.com/pricing/?utm_campaign=plugin-info&utm_source=readme-description&utm_medium=wordpress&utm_content=upgrade-link" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Content Control Pro</a></p>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: Content Control handles media access via content on media attachment pages but won’t restrict direct server-level access to media files.</p>
<h4>Passionately Crafted by Code Atlantic</h4>
<p>At <a href="https://code-atlantic.com" title="Code Atlantic - High Quality WordPress Plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">Code Atlantic</a>, we’re passionate about crafting tools that empower your digital journey. Content Control is a testament to our commitment to quality.</p>
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Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More

Efficient Plugin


Excellent plugin for fine tuning who can see the various parts and pieces of your website. 


Awesome Plugin For Custom Content Access Experiences


Does what it's supposed to, very good support. 


Great plugin


Very happy with this plugin. It provides the exact functionality I was looking for! Thank you!


Exactly what I needed

Works perfectly

Restrict content based on login status, user roles, device type & more. Monetize your content with a paywall or members-only content.

SanctumGate vs Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More