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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 2.7.1

Show Content by User Level

This plug-in hides a specific part of the content of a page (or post) to all users whose user level is below a required user level.

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d66▲ +20% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score23/100At risk
All-time downloads3.9KSince Sep 2009
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 2.5PHP any
Downloads · 7d7▼ -63.2% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Show Content by User Level shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 17 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 2.7 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

135Jul 11Aug 24Oct 8
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day11May 4, 2026
Last 12 months587

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Show Content by User Level stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
content >100 10,000 Best content plugins →
permission >100 5,370 Best permission plugins →
role >100 6,469 Best role plugins →
User-level >100 6,075 Best User-level plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 0.1100.0%

About Show Content by User Level

From the official readme · v0.1

Description

This plug-in hides a specific part of the content of a page (or post) to all users whose user level is below a required user level.

Therefore, if a content is visible to user level X:
1. if X > 0 users who are not registered will not be able to access that specific content;
2. users whose user level is less than X will not be able to access that specific content;
3. users whose user level is equal or greater than X will be able to access that specific content.

To hide a specific content, use the following syntax to encapsulate the hidden content:
[hide {level}] {content} [hide {level}]
where {level} is the NUMBER corresponding to the user level, and {content} is the part of you want to hide.

Example:
[hide 0] You will always see this content [hide 0]
[hide 1] You will not see this if you are not logged as subscriber [hide 1]
[hide 2] You will not see this if you are not logged as contributor [hide 2]
[hide 3] You will not see this if you are not logged as author [hide 3]
[hide 4] You will not see this if you are not logged as editor [hide 4]
[hide 5] You will not see this if you are not logged as administrator [hide 5]

Fancy example:

[hide 1] You will see this if you are logged as subscriber [hide 5], but you will not see this if you are not logged as administrator [hide 5][hide 1]

For further help, please visit http://www.nicholascaporusso.com/showcontent-by-userlevel/

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

  1. Upload showcontent_by_userlevel.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Encapsulate the content you want hidden by using the syntax [hide {level}] {content} [hide {level}]
  4. Remember: {level} is a NUMBER corresponding to the user level who CAN can view {content}.

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FAQ

Show Content by User Level: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026

Is Show Content by User Level free?

Yes. Show Content by User Level is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Show Content by User Level safe to use in 2026?

Show Content by User Level shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Show Content by User Level?

Show Content by User Level is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,890 times since it launched in September 2009. It was downloaded 66 times in the last 30 days.

Does Show Content by User Level work with WordPress 7.1?

Show Content by User Level is officially tested up to WordPress 2.7.1, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Show Content by User Level last updated?

The latest version, 0.1, was released on September 29, 2009 (17 years ago).

What are the best alternatives to Show Content by User Level?

The most popular alternatives to Show Content by User Level are One Click Demo Import (1M+ installs), Advanced Excerpt (80K+ installs) and Rara One Click Demo Import (20K+ installs).

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