Title: [Plugin: User Access Manager] Lock recursive issues
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: User Access Manager] Lock recursive issues

 *  [marklanham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marklanham/)
 * (@marklanham)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/)
 * I have a members area on my website which is locked/hidden using User Access 
   Manager setup for “members”, fine.
 * I use this page for my News articles/posts and if I type in the URL straight 
   to the page when logged out, the post still appears even though the page is removed
   from the menu. I have checked the “Lock recursive” option, “Selecting “Yes” will
   lock all child posts/pages of a post/page if a user has no access to the parent
   page”, this doesn’t work.
 * Any suggestions?

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 *  Plugin Author [gm_alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gm_alex/)
 * (@gm_alex)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1696824)
 * Could you contact me by mail again, because I need a admin access an an detailed
   error description to see what’s going on.
 *  Thread Starter [marklanham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marklanham/)
 * (@marklanham)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1696903)
 * Basically, I set a group up called “members” and then applied “contributor” status
   to the group. I then created a page called “Members Area” and set this as the
   default page for posts.
 * The page does not appear in the menu when logged out (viewing as public user)
   which is fine, however if I create a post (logging in as admin) then go to that
   ID in the browser (logged out) it displays the post, however, if I check the “
   members” box in the admin section for that particular post it shows the 404 page
   which is fine.
 * The problem is that I understand from the plugin that if the page is locked for“
   members” only, then all sub pages/posts will also not be displayed but this isn’t
   the case.
 *  Plugin Author [gm_alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gm_alex/)
 * (@gm_alex)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1696911)
 * I don’t understand how pages can contain post? Is the “page” you set up a custom
   menu entry of WordPress? Recursive locking works the following way:
 * page (has group) -> childpages = page and all childpages are locked
    category(
   has group) -> childcategory = category all, childcategories and all Posts which
   are assigned to the category or a childcategories are logged post or page (has
   group) -> attachment = post/page and all attachments are logged
 * It would be nice if you give feedback if this solve your problem.
 *  Thread Starter [marklanham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marklanham/)
 * (@marklanham)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1696922)
 * Under the WordPress settings (reading settings), you can set “A static page” 
   and set your “Posts page” to a specified page from your website, in this case,“
   Members Area” which I have applied then “members” user access to the actual page.
 * Does the page not lock anyone from viewing the posts on that page unless logged
   in as a “member”?
 *  Plugin Author [gm_alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gm_alex/)
 * (@gm_alex)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1696926)
 * I understand. I don’t know that a option like this exist. I will see if I can
   solve your problem for the next release. Thank for the report.
 *  Plugin Author [gm_alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gm_alex/)
 * (@gm_alex)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1696994)
 * I would let you know that this functionality comes with the next release.
 *  [Lime-IMC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lime-imc/)
 * (@lime-imc)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1697124)
 * Just at below the header call
 * `<?php if (is_user_logged_in()) { ?>`
 * Than the content ….
 * and just above the footer call
 *     ```
       <?php } else {
   
       <p><h3 align="center">I'm sorry, but you must be a logged in  to view this page.</h3></p>
   
         <?php	} ?>
       ```
   

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-access-manager-lock-recursive-issues/#post-1697124)
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