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By default, the plugin sends visitors back to the URL they tried to access. However, you can redirect users to a specific URL by adding the built-in WordPress filter login_redirect to your functions.php file.

2. How can I add exceptions for certain pages or posts?

You can bypass Force Login based on any condition by adding the following filter to your functions.php file.

You may use the WordPress Conditional Tags in your code.

/**
 * Bypass Force Login to allow for exceptions.
 *
 * @param bool $bypass Whether to disable Force Login. Default false.
 * @param string $visited_url The visited URL.
 * @return bool
 */
function my_forcelogin_bypass( $bypass, $visited_url ) {

  // Allow 'My Page' to be publicly accessible
  if ( is_page('my-page') ) {
    $bypass = true;
  }

  return $bypass;
}
add_filter( 'v_forcelogin_bypass', 'my_forcelogin_bypass', 10, 2 );

Check out the Force Login Wiki on GitHub for additional examples to allow URLs to be publicly accessible.

3. How do I hide the “ Back to {sitename}” link?

The WordPress login screen includes a “ Back to {sitename}” link below the login form; which may not actually take you back to the site while Force Login is activated. You can hide this link by adding the following action to your functions.php file.

Requires: WordPress 2.5 or higher

// Hide the 'Back to {sitename}' link on the login screen.
function my_forcelogin_hide_backtoblog() {
  echo '<style type="text/css">#backtoblog{display:none;}</style>';
}
add_action( 'login_enqueue_scripts', 'my_forcelogin_hide_backtoblog' );

Review feed

hilfans

2/16/2021

I can access PDF and image without login

I can access PDF and image without login, I'm expected this plugin lock all url without login

Manuel Ramírez Coronel

11/15/2021

Plugin super simple pero muy funcional.

¡Esto es exactamente lo que quiero! Solo quiero bloquear la vista pública antes de que el sitio esté listo. No necesita otras funciones. ¡Muchas gracias por hacerlo simple!

Cyrille37

12/20/2021

Simple et efficace

Merci pour ce plugin. Il est simple, léger et très efficace.

andrekelling

1/28/2022

so rare

perfect fit for my needs. so rare to find lightweight plugins. even needs no configuration. goodby "Members" plugin >.<

Ben Roberts

4/6/2023

Absolutely Perfect

So simple and so clever! As a plugin developer, a big part of my job is creating admin settings screens. So I spent a good few minutes trying to find the settings screen to fully enable this plugin. Then it dawned on me, there wasn't one. You just install, and the rest of the world is locked out. Genius! Fantastic work Kevin.Ben Roberts

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Changelog

5.6.3

Fix – Fixed issue for sites with a custom login URL.

5.6.2

Fix – Fixed issue for sites with a custom login URL.

5.6.1

Fix – Fixed too many redirects issue for Multisite users.

5.6

Feature – Added filter for Multisite unauthorized error message.
Tweak – Allow logged-in Multisite users to access bypassed pages of other sites.

5.5

Tweak – Deprecated whitelist filter, use v_forcelogin_bypass instead.

5.4

Tweak – Improved the visited $url variable.
Tweak – Changed code to comply with WordPress standards – props Alex Bordei.

5.3

Feature – Added nocache_headers() to prevent caching for the different browsers – props Chris Harmoney.
Tweak – Removed $url parameter from whitelist filter.

5.2

Feature – Added $url parameter to bypass and whitelist filters.
Tweak – Updated Multisite conditionals which determine user access to sites.
Tweak – Moved ‘v_forcelogin_redirect’ filter to improve performance.

5.1.1

Fix – Improved the REST API restriction to allow alternative modes of authentication.

5.1

Tweak – Restrict access to the REST API for authorized users only – props Andrew Duthie.
Tweak – Added load_plugin_textdomain() to properly prepare for localization at translate.wordpress.org.

5.0

Feature – Added filter to bypass Force Login redirect for allowing pages without specifying a URL.
Tweak – Changed the hook for Force Login to run at a later stage in the WordPress tree.
Fix – Replaced deprecated function – props Just-Johnny.

4.2

Tweak – Made plugin translation ready.

4.1

Fix – Multisite ‘Super Admin’ users do not need assigned sites to access the network.

4.0

Feature – Added exceptions for AJAX, Cron and WP-CLI requests.
Fix – Only allow Multisite users access to their assigned sites.

3.3

Fix – Check for existence of explicit port number before appending port – props Björn Ali Göransson.

3.2

Tweak – Removed v_getUrl() function to reduce possible duplicates of global functions – props Joachim Happel.

3.1

Fix – Rewrote v_getUrl() function to use HTTP_HOST instead of SERVER_NAME – props Arlen22.

3.0

Feature – Added filter for the redirect URL on login.
Feature – Added filter to allow whitelisting of additional URLs.

2.1

Fix – Rewrote v_getUrl function to include the server port – props Nicolas.

2.0

Feature – Added redirect to send visitors back to the URL they tried to visit before logging in.

1.3

Fix – Fixed password reset URL from being blocked – props estebillan.

1.2

Tweak – Streamlined code

1.1

Fix – Allow access to the registration and the lost password page URLs – props jabdo.

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