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by Peter Wooster 5 (7 reviews)

Simple Access Control

A very simple plugin that hides specific pages, posts and menu items from users based on their logged in staus.

Simple Access Control ranks #11,758 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #1,521 of 8,547 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Nov 17, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.9 (Current: 7.1)
v1.6.0 Current Version v1.6.0
Updated 8 years ago Last Update on 17 Nov, 2017
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#1,521 of 8,547 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Rank
#11,758
+4 this week
Active Installs
200+
-26.5%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
19.7K
+3 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
7 reviews
Overall 100%
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7 (100%)
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Simple Access Control. Checked 1 month ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site authors who need to restrict who can view certain pages, posts, or menu items. It solves the problem of controlling content visibility based on whether a visitor is logged in, hiding restricted content, menu items, and optionally returning a 404 error for unauthorized access.

  • Restrict pages and posts
  • Loggedin Text widget
  • Custom locked page message
  • Removes locked items from menus
  • Force 404 on restricted pages
  • Login/logout link in message
  • Shows locked status in admin lists
  • Option to display menu when filtered

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Simple Access Control

Simple Access Control has 200+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Simple Access Control holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 7 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Simple Access Control is developed by Peter Wooster and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Simple Access Control requires WordPress 3.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 4.9.
Simple Access Control has been downloaded 19,724+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Simple Access Control is 1.6.0. It was last updated on November 17, 2017.
Yes. Simple Access Control is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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