Title: Restrict User rather than Allow user
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Restrict User rather than Allow user

 *  Resolved [valuser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valuser/)
 * (@valuser)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-rather-than-allow-user/)
 * Many thanks for a very useful plugin.
 * If I understand this properly then I can:
 * 1) Assign a term/permission to a page
 * then
 * 2) Allow a user to see a page with that permission.
 * Excellent!
 * Now
 * Is there any way (or future plans for) that one could
 * 1) Assign a term/permission to a page
 * then
 * 2) Restrict a user from seeing a page with this permission.
 * ?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-restrict/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-restrict/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Awaken Solutions Inc.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awakensolutions/)
 * (@awakensolutions)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-rather-than-allow-user/#post-7312773)
 * Hi valuser,
 * You are correct in your description. The plugin requires you to choose what pages
   the user _has permission_ to see.
 * To restrict a page from a user as you suggest, you would need to ensure that 
   the page has a permission set, and that the user _does not have_ that permission
   assigned to their profile.
 * There is no current plan to code the plugin in the way you described, but if 
   you could please let me know your particular use case, I could help suggest how
   this plugin could do that as easily as possible.
 * All the best.
 *  Thread Starter [valuser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valuser/)
 * (@valuser)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-rather-than-allow-user/#post-7312774)
 * Thank you so much for very prompt reply!
 * particular use case: restrict only a few users from accessing certain pages
 * I suppose i could do it with something like in functions.php
 * add_action( ‘template_redirect’, ‘redirect_to_specific_page’ ) + wp_redirect;
   etc etc etc
 * and redirect those particular users to another page.
 * In any event – a very useful plugin
 *  Plugin Contributor [Awaken Solutions Inc.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awakensolutions/)
 * (@awakensolutions)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-rather-than-allow-user/#post-7312777)
 * I assume you also want those pages to be restricted to the general public, correct?
 * If so, then you could assign a permission to _all_ your pages (you can do so 
   with bulk edit), and then assign that permission to all your users _except_ those
   few users.
 * Thanks for your positive input and don’t be shy to review the plugin (as a new
   plugin, this can help it grow).
 *  Thread Starter [valuser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valuser/)
 * (@valuser)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-rather-than-allow-user/#post-7312779)
 * review – will do
 * _you can do so with bulk edit_
 *  Agh! bulk editing _page permissions_ would solve everything – how to ?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Awaken Solutions Inc.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awakensolutions/)
 * (@awakensolutions)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-rather-than-allow-user/#post-7312781)
 * Here is a link that shows how to bulk edit page properties. The page permissions
   are editable in this same way.
 * [https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/bulk-editing-page-post-details/](https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/bulk-editing-page-post-details/)
 *  Thread Starter [valuser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valuser/)
 * (@valuser)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-rather-than-allow-user/#post-7312786)
 * many thanks!

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