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.

kahnu044

<p>Menu By User Roles is a WordPress plugin that allows you to control the visibility of menu items based on user roles. You can assign specific user roles to each menu item, ensuring that only users with those roles can see and access the corresponding links.</p>
<p>For more information and usage instructions, visit the <a href="https://github.com/kahnu044/menu-by-user-roles" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a>.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support and inquiries, please <a href="https://github.com/kahnu044/menu-by-user-roles/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">open an issue on GitHub</a>.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is released under the GPL-2.0+ License. See <code>LICENSE</code> for more information.</p>
<h3>Author</h3>
<p><a href="https://github.com/kahnu044" rel="nofollow ugc">Kahnu Charan Swain</a></p>


Menu By User Roles


Thanks for releasing this menu customizer by role. I tried the following plugins and checked their sourcecode too.




If Menu



Nav Menu Roles



User Roles




This plugin has the most pleasing UI interface. Clean and to the point. Well done! Also the source code is super clean in comparison.



https://thawk.nl/development/wordpress-menu-navigation-by-user-role/


Awesome!

Menu By User Roles allows you to control the visibility of menu items based on user roles.

SanctumGate vs Menu By User Roles