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PrivateContent Free

Restrict pages, posts, and menus by user level or login status. Create private areas for members or logged-in users with ease and for free!

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.6.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 7.0
Directory statusactive
Last directory update9 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installations30Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records PrivateContent Free version 1.6.0 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

PrivateContent born in 2012, aiming to be the best solution to restrict your website contents and a different membership platform. Different because it uses a standalone database: quicker than the normal WordPress users one and not limited by the bulky roles assignments.

To have a multi-level users database will be easy and fast, keeping your users out of the WordPress backend while creating a modern and optimized users management area in the backend.

No forced pages, no forced URLs: the plugin is designed to seamlessly work and integrate into any website.

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🌟 Main Features

  • User levels: unlimited. Each user can have one or multiple levels
  • Easy user management: Forget the outdated WP users management, everything is clean and fast. From admin user addition to users sort and search
  • 3 user statuses: Users can be disabled without deleting them and registered users can be also placed in pending status, waiting for the admin approval
  • Contents restrictions: restrict WP pages and posts in few clicks. Bulk restrict through post categories. Precisely define which user levels can access contents. Restricted elements will be totally unreachable, also for search engines
  • User reserved page: target a container page and it will show different contents depending on the logged user. Everything under a single website URL!
  • 1-click website lock: Do you need a totally private website? It only takes a click!
  • Login and registration forms: Place them everywhere you want in your website: you will never have to change your desired workflow to adapt PrivateContent
  • Registration form builder: add/remove/sort the fields as you prefer. Add text blocks and paginate fields. Finally, a modern HTML5 data validation and honeypot anti-spam
  • Blocks and shortcodes: Quickly insert your forms into your website directly through WP blocks or using the shortcode wizard
  • Import/export hub: Move users through websites, import existing WP users, export in CSV/XSLX, move the whole plugin setup
  • Style it as you prefer: Choose among six message styles and tune every aesthetic aspect to fully integrate into your website

And even if it’s a free version, each system is packed with a lot of options.

Everything to adapt as best as possible to every website’s need!

🕒 Get started in minutes

Whether you have a large site or creating a new project, PrivateContent is ready to operate out of the box. With 6 preset styles and eventually importing existing WordPress users, your multilevel-protected website will be ready in a flash!

🌎 100% translatable

Each section is translatable: the plugin has already been (fully or partially) translated into 27 languages!

Additionally, it is fully compatible with WPML and Polylang for dynamic strings.

📑 GDPR Compliant

The plugin fully satisfies the most recent law requirements in terms of data protection and users management. For example, there is a dedicated module to let users delete their profiles autonomously.

⌨️ Dev oriented API and hooks

PrivateContent is extremely flexible and ready to be extended almost in any way you could imagine. The official premium add-ons offers incredible features for specific needs, but if you are a developer there’s a dedicated documentation guiding you step-by-step to build your systems on top of the PrivateContent engine!

🚀 PrivateContent Free version is just the beginning

Since 2012, the plugin has been constantly improved and extended, becoming a real reference in the WordPress world when it comes to protect WordPress website contents. Here’s a summary of what you get with the premium version:

Additional core systems

  • Lightbox engine
  • Native Elementor, Divi, WPBakery Builder widgets integration
  • Google reCaptcha anti-spam integration

Users membership

  • Multiple registration forms
  • Advanced users search with direct search-to-export
  • Users action tracking through Google Analytics or User Activities add-on
  • WordPress roles emulation to integrate with specific systems (eg. WooCommerce dashboard)
  • User sessions control (no concurrent login)
  • Preset/fixed contents for Users reserved page with advanced themes/builders integrations

Contents restriction

  • Private block shortcode with optional warning box containing login/register buttons
  • Restrict any public custom post type or taxonomy
  • Persistent modal lightbox on page’s opening to force user’s interaction
  • Comments form hiding
  • Custom (URL-based) restriction with regular expressions support
  • Menu items
  • WooCommerce products sell lock and price hiding
  • Sidebar widgets
  • Any Elementor widget (or column or section)
  • Any Gutenberg block

Test it on the preview page or also get a 7-days free trial!

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • content restriction
  • members area
  • private content
  • restrict content
  • user role access
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.0
Update activity9 Sept 20261mo ago

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Recent tracked changes

Version1.5.01.6.0
WordPress compatibility7.0.47.1
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