Description
Easeora Content Access provides focused access control for WordPress websites that need selected pages or posts to be available only to logged-in users.
It adds a simple checkbox to each page and post editor, plus a central management screen for applying or removing restrictions in bulk. Logged-out visitors see a configurable message and can be returned to the requested page after signing in.
Core features
- Restrict individual pages and posts with one checkbox.
- Manage restrictions centrally with search, filters, pagination, bulk controls, and alphabetical ordering.
- Customise the restriction title and message with the WordPress editor.
- Display an optional WordPress login form.
- Return users to the requested page after login.
- Exclude restricted content from public search, archives, feeds, comments, REST collections, and supported XML sitemaps.
- Add search-engine privacy directives to restricted URLs for logged-out visitors.
- Use native WordPress post metadata without custom database tables.
- Run without frontend JavaScript, external API calls, cron jobs, or bundled third-party libraries.
- Import page and post restrictions from the older Page Restrict plugin when its data is available.
- Choose whether the plugin appears as a main dashboard menu or under Settings > Easeora Content Access.
Default visitor message
You are required to login to view this page.
The login link uses the standard WordPress login screen and returns the user to the original page after successful authentication.
Supported placeholders
%login_url%– the login URL for the requested page.%login%– a complete clickable login link.%title%– the original page or post title.
Privacy
Easeora Content Access does not contact external services, set tracking cookies, collect analytics, or transmit personal data. WordPress handles authentication and the optional login form.
Installation
- Upload the
easeora-content-accessfolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install the plugin through Plugins > Add New. - Activate Easeora Content Access.
- Edit a page or post and select Restrict this content to logged-in users.
- For bulk management, open Easeora Content Access > Restricted Content.
- Configure the visitor message under Easeora Content Access > General Options.
- Clear any page, server, or CDN cache after changing restrictions.
FAQ
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Who can view restricted content?
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Any authenticated WordPress user can view content marked as restricted. Logged-out visitors receive the configured restriction message.
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Can I restrict several pages at once?
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Yes. Open Easeora Content Access > Restricted Content, select the required pages or posts, and save the visible restrictions.
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Can I customise the login message?
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Yes. The restriction title, rich-text message, and optional login form can be configured under Easeora Content Access > General Options.
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Does the plugin redirect users back after login?
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Yes. Login links and the optional login form can return visitors to the restricted page they originally requested.
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Does this plugin create custom database tables?
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No. Restrictions are stored with native WordPress post metadata and plugin options.
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Does it load JavaScript on the frontend?
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No. Easeora Content Access does not enqueue frontend JavaScript or contact external APIs.
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What happens if I deactivate the plugin?
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The restriction logic stops running, so the content becomes publicly accessible. Existing plugin settings and restriction metadata remain stored unless the plugin is uninstalled.
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Can I import settings from Page Restrict?
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When compatible Page Restrict data is detected, use Easeora Content Access > Tools > Import old restrictions. Test the import on a staging website before removing the old plugin.
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Will already indexed pages disappear from search immediately?
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Search engines must recrawl a URL before processing updated directives. Existing search results may remain temporarily. Use the search engine’s webmaster tools when urgent removal is required.
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Contributors & Developers
“Easeora Content Access” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.4.2
- Redesigned the restriction manager pagination with a clear left-aligned WordPress-style layout.
- Shows a five-page navigation window with Previous and Next controls.
- Added a page summary and improved keyboard and screen-reader accessibility.
1.4.1
- Fixed pagination links displaying vertically on the central restriction manager.
- Added responsive, scoped administration pagination styling.
- Improved pagination markup and accessibility labels.
1.4.0
- Added the
easeora_menu_locationsetting. - Added a General Options control to place the plugin in the main dashboard menu or under WordPress Settings.
- Added shared navigation so all plugin screens remain accessible in either location.
1.3.0
- Renamed the plugin to Easeora Content Access with the new easeora-content-access slug and text domain.
- Added migration from previous User Restrict and Boardwalk identifiers.
- Escaped the replacement title returned by the title filter.
- Retained the existing access, search, REST, sitemap, cache, and bulk-management protections.
1.2.1
- Added translator comments for placeholder strings.
- Removed the discouraged manual translation loader for WordPress.org hosting.
- Documented justified cached post exclusions for Plugin Check.
1.2.0
- Prepared the plugin metadata and readme for WordPress.org submission.
- Added current compatibility information for WordPress 7.0.
- Added clearer installation, privacy, FAQ, and usage documentation.
- Updated the public author name.
- Retained the existing security, migration, performance, REST, search, feed, and sitemap protections.
1.1.1
- Renamed the plugin folder, main file, classes, hooks, options, metadata keys, CSS identifiers, and text domain to Easeora Content Access naming.
- Added a one-time migration for settings and restrictions stored under the previous internal identifiers.
1.0.6
- Added configurable restriction title, rich-text message, optional login form, placeholders, and alphabetical content ordering.
1.0.5
- Removed metadata query parameters from the restriction-index rebuild and used normal paginated WordPress queries.
1.0.4
- Removed direct database queries and strengthened direct-file-access protection.
1.0.3
- Restored WordPress default object-cache priming in the administration manager.
1.0.2
- Added uninstall cleanup, licensing, translation loading, accessible labels, request validation, and a cached restriction index.
1.0.1
- Added search-engine privacy headers, generic restricted titles, and supported SEO schema filtering.
1.0.0
- Initial release.