Title: Restrict Page Parents
Author: tom.maitland
Published: <strong>March 29, 2013</strong>
Last modified: June 18, 2013

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Restrict Page Parents

 By [tom.maitland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tommaitland-1/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/restrict-page-parents.1.1.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-page-parents/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-page-parents/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-page-parents/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-page-parents/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restrict-page-parents/)

## Description

Restrict Page Parents is a lightweight plugin to enhance the user permissions features
of WordPress. It changes the option to set a page parent to only show pages owned
by the current user. It can also be configured to force users to select a parent
page before they’re able to publish or save.

Restrict Page Parents prevents users from adding their own pages under sections 
of the site they do not own or are able to manage. Users can be confined to their
own section of the website, making your site permissions much more secure.

Permissions can be configured for each user role, each individual user and turned
on/off based on post types.

You can find out more about the plugin [here](http://www.tommaitland.net/restrict-page-parents)
or on the [Github project page](https://github.com/tommaitland/rpp).

## Screenshots

[⌊The plugin options page.⌉⌊The plugin options page.⌉[

The plugin options page.

[⌊Error that appears when a parent page is required.⌉⌊Error that appears when a 
parent page is required.⌉[

Error that appears when a parent page is required.

## Installation

Install the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress, or by downloading the
ZIP and following these instructions:

 1. Download and extract the plugin files
 2. Upload `restrict-page-parents` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 4. Configure the plugin from the ‘Restrict Page Parents’ option in the ‘Settings’ 
    menu

## FAQ

  Can restrictions be overridden per user?

Yes, a user can have different restrictions to those set for their role. This is
all set up on the plugin options page.

  Do you provide support?

Send me an email with any questions, or post in the plugin forum and I’ll do my 
best to get back to you.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Restrict Page Parents” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ tom.maitland ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tommaitland-1/)

[Translate “Restrict Page Parents” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/restrict-page-parents)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/restrict-page-parents/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/restrict-page-parents/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/restrict-page-parents/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/restrict-page-parents/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.1

 * Bugfixes – rare issue where page parent dropdown is hidden even with restrictions
   switched off.

#### 1.1.0

 * New feature: Parent restrictions can be turned on or off based on post types 
   for more granular control.

#### 1.0.4

 * Bugfixes

#### 1.0.3

 * Added the current page parent to the drop down, even if it is owned by another
   user.

#### 1.0.2

 * Important bug fixes. Page parent drop down disappeared in rare cases.

#### 1.0.1

 * Bugfixes related to rare events when the author only owns a single tree of pages.

#### 1.0.0

 * First release of the plugin
 * Localisation ready
 * See plugin description for features

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.1**
 *  Last updated **13 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.6.1**
 * Tags
 * [access](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/access/)[capability](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/capability/)
   [editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)[permission](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/permission/)
   [role](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/role/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-page-parents/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ tom.maitland ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tommaitland-1/)

## Support

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