Protect WordPress content

Memberful provides 100% secure server-side content protection with our WordPress plugin.

In this help doc:

• Restrict access to WordPress pages and posts.
• Set default marketing content.
• Use the Bulk restrict access tool.

Restrict access to WordPress pages and posts

1. Once you've installed the Memberful WordPress plugin on your site, you'll see a Memberful: Restrict Access meta box at the bottom of every page and post. Choose Who has access by checking the appropriate box or boxes.

2. Add marketing content in the editor beside the Memberful: Restrict Access meta box as well as a Plan purchase link and a sign in link.

3. Add your members-only text, images, and video embed codes in the editor above the marketing content. Save your page or post.

If a member is logged in to your site and owns any of the Downloads or Plans you selected in the Memberful: Restrict Access meta box, they’ll have access to the page or post. If they aren't subscribed, don't own the Download, or are logged out—they'll see the marketing content.

To test the content protection functionality on your site, log out of your WordPress administrator account or access the page from a private browser window.

Set default marketing content

To set default marketing content (e.g. “Members only page”) for all new posts and pages, check the box at the bottom of the editor.

Use the Bulk restrict access tool

If you want to bulk restrict access to all pages, all posts, all posts from a category, or all pages and posts, navigate to Settings → Memberful → Bulk restrict access tool. Keep in mind that this is a one-time application of the settings.

You must have at least one categorized, published post for a particular category to appear in the Bulk apply restrict access settings.

Restrict access to custom post types

Memberful works with custom post types once you've registered them, but there's no default way to apply restrictions across an entire post type without using Wordpress functions.

Marketing within unprotected content

If you need to include marketing material in your unprotected (free) content, but want it to be hidden to customers who've already paid, then you can use shortcodes to manually protect WordPress content.

[memberful does_not_have_subscription_to="154-big-awesome"]

  Shown to users who aren't subscribed the "Big Awesome" Plan...

[/memberful]

Related help docs:

• Organize protected WordPress content.
• Include Downloads with your Plan.