Recommended Plugins
- Members (by MemberPress)
- Features:
- Allows you to create and manage roles and capabilities.
- Restrict access to posts, pages, or custom taxonomies (like categories).
- Integrates seamlessly with custom categories.
- How to Use:
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Assign permissions to specific roles under “Roles.”
- Use the category restriction options to limit access to posts.
- Features:
- PublishPress Permissions
- Features:
- Fine-grained access control for posts, pages, and categories.
- You can specify user roles or individual users who can view posts.
- Supports custom post types and taxonomies.
- How to Use:
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Go to the permissions settings and set viewing rights for your custom category.
- Features:
- Restrict Content (by WPBeginner)
- Features:
- Restrict content based on user roles or logged-in status.
- Simple to use with shortcode support for partial restrictions.
- Allows you to target specific categories.
- How to Use:
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Wrap the content in the
[restrict]
shortcode for visibility control.
- Features:
- Advanced Access Manager (AAM)
- Features:
- Robust role-based content restriction system.
- Control access to posts, pages, and custom categories.
- Comes with an easy-to-navigate interface for setting permissions.
- How to Use:
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Navigate to AAM settings and configure restrictions for your category.
- Features:
- User Role Editor
- Features:
- Customize user roles and permissions.
- Allows restriction of content, including custom categories.
- Lightweight and simple to configure.
- How to Use:
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Edit the user roles and enable/disable access to specific categories.
- Features:
Implementation Steps
- Install one of the above plugins from the WordPress plugin directory.
- Define roles (if needed) and assign capabilities for those roles.
- Set category restrictions using the plugin settings.
If you prefer custom coding instead of a plugin, I can help you write a snippet to add this functionality. Let me know!