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Media Restriction
Restrict media library access by user role — with activity logging, and REST API protection.
Media Restriction ranks #20,388 among WordPress.org plugins with 50+ active installations, is #2,086 of 6,333 in the Media category, and was last updated May 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Tested up to WP 7.0.5 (Current: 7.1.1)
v2.1.0
Current Version v2.1.0
Updated 3 months ago
Last Update on 22 May, 2026
Refreshed 7 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
#2,086 of 6,333 in Media
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- Version
- 2.1.0
- Last Updated
- May 22, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 7.0.5
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Upluggit
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Media Restriction
Yes. You can restrict any user role on your site — including custom roles created by LMS, membership, WooCommerce, or user role editor plugins. Administrators are always exempt.
Yes. The Exclude Specific Users field lets you grant full media access to individual users even if their role is restricted. Changes take effect immediately.
Yes. Version 2.0.0 adds REST API protection, which covers the /wp/v2/media endpoint used by Gutenberg and headless WordPress setups. Previous versions only restricted the admin UI.
Yes. Media Restriction detects all registered roles automatically, including those added by third-party plugins.
Yes. Restriction only affects visibility — users can still upload and manage their own files. They simply cannot see files uploaded by other users.
No. The plugin only controls what is visible in the library. It never modifies, moves, or deletes any files.
Every upload, deletion, and media library view is logged with the user's name, the file name or object, their IP address, and the date and time. Logs can be cleared by an administrator at any time.
Media Restriction is designed to be lightweight and conflict-free. It hooks into standard WordPress filters and does not modify the database schema beyond its own activity log table.
Yes. Uninstalling the plugin removes all saved options and drops the activity log database table completely.
