Title: Administrator Access to PMPro Protected Content Author: Thomas S Published: September 25, 2018 Last modified: September 16, 2020 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/assets/banner- 772x250.jpg?rev=1947072) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/assets/icon- 256x256.jpg?rev=1947066) # Administrator Access to PMPro Protected Content By [Thomas S](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eighty20results/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/) ## Description By default Paid Memberships Pro will _not_ let an administrator get access to a protected post or page without making the administrator a member of one of the membership levels that are required for that post/page in the “Require Membership” checkboxes in the post/page editor. This is contrary to what a traditional interpretation of the “Administrator” role represents for WordPress (or any user based security system). People expect the administrator/root account(s) on the system to have full access to administer and view the content on the site. This behavior also represents one of the frequent problems experienced when trying to use a WordPress front-end post or page editor; The expected content for the post/ page being edited either doesn’t show up, or is being redirected away from. This plugin will remove the PMPro access restrictions to content for any user assigned to the WordPress ‘administrator’ role. As of version 1.2, the same functionality has been extended to the PMPro [membership] short code. This plugin should be used with caution! ### Credit This plugin uses [Unlock Hd Icon by Ahkâm](https://www.freeiconspng.com/img/29108)– Copyright (c) Ahkâm This plugin uses the logo by [Paid Memberships Pro](https://www.paid-memberships-pro.com/)– Copyright (c) Stranger Studios, LLC ### v1.3 * REFACTOR: Updated to signify support for latest WordPress releases ### v1.2 * ENHANCEMENT: Add check override when using [membership] short code * BUG FIX: Didn’t guarantee false return when user isn’t logged in or not an admin ### v1.1 * BUG FIX: Didn’t prevent redirect(s) when accessing the Membership Account page ### v1.0 * Initial release of plugin ## Installation 1. Upload the `administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content` directory to the `/ wp-content/plugins/` directory of your site. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Verify that your administrator user has not been given a PMPro Membership Level 4. Attempt to view a post or page that _has_ been protected by one or more PMPro Membership Level(s) 5. Do a happy dance..? ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/02bda0b9d93fb794639335f91419bc448e6481787e5e9400e51550e8b84fbe52? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thank you for developing this plugin.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-for-developing-this-plugin/)󠁿 [buygsihojeygu8](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iuyhinjhbgvy78i/) March 4, 2021 Thank you very much for developing this plugin. This plugin is great, but If you use Paid Memberships Pro – BuddyPress Add On to restrict access to a page by membership level, the administrator will not be able to see the page. Do you plan to make this plugin compatible with Paid Memberships Pro – BuddyPress Add On? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b6c12c3e10de96dfbc2665e189ab83bed1d0e0e0ca3e51f7e4c834510d24d2a4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[excellent!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-9877/)󠁿 [Earnie Rhyker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rhyker2u/) October 23, 2020 Exactly what I was looking! [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Administrator Access to PMPro Protected Content” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Thomas S ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eighty20results/) “Administrator Access to PMPro Protected Content” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/administrator-access-to-pmpro-protected-content/contributors) for their contributions. 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