by Daniel Iser 4.9 (576 reviews)

Content Control - The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More

Name: Content Control - The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More
Rating: 4.9 (576 reviews)
Author: Daniel Iser

Restrict content based on login status, user roles, device type & more. Monetize your content with a paywall or members-only content.

Content Control ranks #852 among WordPress.org plugins with 40,000+ active installations, is #14 of 1,719 in the User Management category, a 4.9/5 rating from 576 reviews, and was last updated May 23, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v2.6.5 Current Version v2.6.5

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 23 May, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#14 of 1,719 in User Management Top 5% by installs Downloads -40.6% this week

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#852

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Active Installs

40K+

-12.2%

KW Avg Position

13.4

0.2 worse

Downloads

872.4K

+1 today

Support Resolved

20%

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Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (576 reviews)

Next Milestone 50K

Total Progress 56.4%

40K+ 50K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.9

576 reviews

Overall 98%

538 (93%)

17 (3%)

8 (1%)

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11 (2%)

Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved

Total Threads

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Unresolved

20%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 3 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jul 22, 2026 UNPATCHED

Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More [content-control] <= 2.6.5 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-65485 · No fix released
May 7, 2025

Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More [content-control] < 2.6.2

CVE-2025-47501 · Fixed in v2.6.2
Mar 4, 2025

Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More [content-control] < 2.6.0

CVE-2024-11153 · Fixed in v2.6.0
Apr 16, 2024

Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More [content-control] < 2.2.0

CVE-2024-0615 · Fixed in v2.2.0
Dec 29, 2022

Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More [content-control] < 1.1.10

CVE-2022-4509 · Fixed in v1.1.10

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6.5
Last Updated: May 23, 2026
Requires WP: 6.2+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Daniel Iser

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 576
Support Threads: 5
Resolved: 20%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to restrict content by login status, user role, or device type, including those running membership or paywall-based sites. It solves the problem of controlling who can see specific pages, posts, widgets, or individual blocks, and lets site owners monetize gated content.

Restrict content by user role
Restrict content by device type
Per-block controls for Gutenberg
Full Site Editor block controls
Widget visibility controls
Role-based redirections
Shortcode for inline content protection
Restrict access to REST API endpoints

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Content Control - The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More

Currently this is available in our Pro version when coupled with your favorite ecommerce plugins such as WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads & Paid Memberships Pro.

If you get stuck, you can ask for help in the Content Control Plugin Forum.

Bugs can be reported either in our support forum or we are happy to accept PRs on the Content Control GitHub repo.