Restriction
Restriction is a wordpress restrict plugin to restric wordpress site, or wordpress posts, or restricted content section in posts to non-member users.
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Restriction shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.4 (latest is 7.1)
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| Restriction | >100 |
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About Restriction
From the official readme · v1.0.9Description
Restriction is a wordpress restrict plugin to restric wordpress site, or wordpress posts, or restricted content section in posts to non-member users.
When non-member users view your wordpress pages, they will be redirected to your register page or landing page, you can set up the URL of register page or landing page in “Restriction Global Setting” panel
In “Restriction Global Setting” panel, you can set up opened pages that will opened for guest, guest can view these pages and will not be directed to landing page.
In “Restriction Global Setting” panel, you can enable “page lLevel protect” option, if you enabled this option, in page / post editor, you will find “Members only for this page?” meta box at the right top of the wordpress standard editor.
If you checked “Allow everyone to access the page” checkbox in meta box, the post will be opened to all guest users
By this way, you do not need enter page URLs to ppened Pages panel always.
If you want to open your wordpress site to guest users, you can one click to open your site via “Temporarily Turn Off All Featrures” option
If you just want to restrict a few private message, you can use shortcode [restriction]hi, this is private content[/restriction]
Also you can restirct post private content based on users via restriction shortcode, you can use it like this:
[restriction roles=’editor,administrator’]hi, we are private content[/restriction]
or
[restriction roles=’editor’]hi, we are private content[/restriction]
And you can redirect users which have no permission to view the wordpress restricted content to a customized URL with this way:
[restriction roles=’editor,administrator,admin’ link=’https://tooltips.org/shop/’]hi, we are private content[/restriction]
If you do not want to restrict post private content with user roles, just use restricted shortcode like this:
[restriction]hi, we are private content[/restriction]
How To Use
Once installed the restriction plugin, please click restriction menu in back end, we have detailed step by step notes for each option
If you just want to restrict a few private message, you can use shortcode [restriction]hi, this is private content[/restriction]
Download
https://www.wordpress.org/
Installation
1:Upload the restriction plugin to your blog
2:Activate it
3:Finish setup in restriction menu
Changelog
1.0.9
Support Custom Login Link Redirection for Restricted Content Access and enhanced code security
1.0.5
Now you can restirct post content based on users via restriction shortcode, you can use it like this:
[restriction roles=’editor,administrator’]hi, we are private content[/restriction]
or
[restriction roles=’editor’]hi, we are private content[/restriction]
If you do not want to restrict post content with user roles, just use restricted shortcode like this:
[restriction]hi, we are private content[/restriction]
1.0.0
Initial release
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FAQ
Restriction: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Restriction free?
Yes. Restriction is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Restriction safe to use in 2026?
Restriction shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Restriction?
Restriction is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,677 times since it launched in February 2021. It was downloaded 65 times in the last 30 days.
Does Restriction work with WordPress 7.1?
Restriction is officially tested up to WordPress 6.4.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Restriction need?
Restriction requires PHP 5.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Restriction last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.9, was released on February 18, 2024 (3 years ago).
Who makes Restriction?
Restriction is developed and maintained by tooltipsorg.
What are the best alternatives to Restriction?
The most popular alternatives to Restriction are WP-Members Membership Plugin (50K+ installs), Registered Users Only (2K+ installs) and Postcode Based Order Restri… (100+ installs).
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