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Free Plugin by Bainternet v1.0.6

User Specific Content

This Plugin allows you to select specific users by user name, or by role name who can view a specific post content or page content.

User Specific Content

The facts

Rating
4.3★ from 36
Active installs
1k+
Price
Free
Last updated
28 Nov 2017
Added
Apr 2011
Requires WP
2.9.2
Tested up to
WP 4.7.0
Downloads
97,219

Our analysis

AI-assisted

User Specific Content is a WordPress plugin that allows you to control who can view specific post or page content based on user names or roles. It adds a meta box to the post or page edit screen for selecting users and roles, and uses the 'the_content' filter to determine visibility. If a user is not selected, a custom message can be displayed instead of the content.

This plugin is suitable for sites that require content restriction based on user roles or specific users, making it useful for membership sites, private forums, or any site needing tailored content access.

Best for: This plugin suits membership sites or any site needing to restrict content based on user roles.

What it does well

  • Select specific users or roles for content visibility
  • Customizable blocked message per post or page
  • Works with posts, pages, and custom post types
  • Simple admin panel for easy management
  • Supports blocking multiple contents on a single post/page

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in November 2017, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
  • Limited information on support and updates

Verdict

User Specific Content provides a straightforward way to manage content visibility for different users, but its age may raise concerns about compatibility and support.

From the developer

Bainternet's own description of User Specific Content, lightly tidied.

This Plugin allows you to select specific users by user name, or by role name who can view a specific post content or page content.

Basically it adds a meta box to the post or page edit screen and lets the user select specific users by name or roles and then when you call that page content using “the_content();” function it check using “the_content” filter if the current user is one of the users you have selected or if his role match’s the roles you have selected and shows the content, otherwise it displays a message

Features:

  • You can select any number of Users you want by there names.
  • You can select any number of users Roles you want by there names.
  • Easy Customization of content blocked massage per post, page or custom type.
  • Works with both posts,pages and custom types.
  • Content to none logged in users only.
  • Setup global default blocked message.
  • plugin blocks when using the_content filter and/or the_excerpt on admin selection.
  • Simple admin Panel.
  • Block Multiple contents on a single post/page for multiple users Using ShortCode.
  • New admin panel.
  • Change metabox settings (new)
  • in option panel help tabs.

Any feedback or suggestions are welcome.

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