Title: Two Custom Post Type questions
Last modified: November 13, 2018

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# Two Custom Post Type questions

 *  Resolved [Davood Denavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binarywc/)
 * (@binarywc)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-custom-post-type-questions/)
 * I am adding custom post types to a site I am working on using the code found 
   in this article: [http://wpeasytuts.com/how-to-create-custom-post-types-in-wordpress-without-plugin/](http://wpeasytuts.com/how-to-create-custom-post-types-in-wordpress-without-plugin/).
   I’m aware that there are plugins to do this but I am trying to move away from
   using plugins for stuff like this. On to my question,
 * 1) Is there a way to make all front-end pages created by these new custom post
   types require login to view?
 * 2) Along the same lines, is there a way to make the archive page require login
   to view?
 * Thank in advance for your help.

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 *  [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/)
 * (@jakept)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-custom-post-type-questions/#post-10875197)
 * The answer to both questions is yes, but it’s not an option when registering 
   a post type. You would need to achieve it with additional code. The two most 
   straightforward I can think of handling it are:
    1. Inside the _templates_ for the post type, use the function [`is_user_logged_in()`](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_user_logged_in/)
       to check if the current user is logged in. If they are, show the normal code
       for the post type’s content, or if not, show a login form with [`wp_login_form()`](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_login_form/).
    2. Inside your plugin, or your theme’s functions.php file (wherever you’re registering
       the post type), hook into the [`template_redirect`](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/template_redirect/)
       hook, and check if the user is logged in. If they are not, redirect to wp-login.
       php.
 *  -  This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/).
 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-custom-post-type-questions/#post-10875898)
 * I’m also interested in this, and I know there is a capability parameter on the
   register function. Couldn’t you make it so it needs more than `read_posts` to
   read it? A new cap that you get when you login? Or something like that?
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-custom-post-type-questions/#post-10876766)
 * Joy suggests a logical approach. However, capabilities are not checked when responding
   to simple view requests, so a check needs to be added in in the manner Jacob 
   suggests, except you check for a capability. It’s probably still a good idea 
   to check logged in status first for a better user experience. The capability 
   check could be viewed as an additional check instead of an alternative restriction.
 * Why check capability at all if you still should check logged in status? For greater
   control over just who can view certain post types. Even if you don’t see the 
   need now, it’ll be easier to manage in the future if capability checking is built
   in now.
 *  Thread Starter [Davood Denavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binarywc/)
 * (@binarywc)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-custom-post-type-questions/#post-10928341)
 * Thanks for the input guys. I’ve been really busy the last few weeks and I am 
   considering all options. I will let you know what I ended up doing when the project
   is completed in a couple weeks.

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 * Last reply from: [Davood Denavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binarywc/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-custom-post-type-questions/#post-10928341)
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