Restrict content on WordPress by membership
Ultimate Membership Pro is a WordPress content restriction plugin built around memberships. Lock a page, a category or a single paragraph, and choose who gets in, what everyone else sees and when each lesson opens.
From one paragraph to your whole site
Lock items one by one from their edit screen, or cover hundreds at once with Lock Rules in the Ultimate Membership Pro dashboard.
Works in the block editor, Elementor and Divi
Block editor
Lock part of a post with the Inside Locker block, or the whole post from the Locker box.Elementor
Elementor Widget Lock shows or hides widgets and sections by Membership.Elementor integrationDivi
Divi Content Locker shows or hides sections, rows and columns by Membership.Divi integrationHow to restrict content in WordPress in 3 steps
No code. Everything happens in your WordPress dashboard and on the edit screen of each page.
Create your Memberships
Add the free and paid Memberships people can join, with their prices and billing.Lock your content
Use the Locker box on a page or post, or a Lock Rule to cover a whole category, post type, file or URL.Choose what others see
Redirect visitors to a page, show them other content, or a locker with a login form.Choose exactly who sees each piece of content
Every rule targets everyone, logged-in users, visitors who aren’t logged in, or the Memberships you pick. Show the content only to them, or block it only for them.
Turn a locked page into a reason to join
Visitors without access never hit a dead end. Pick what they get for each piece of content.
Redirect to a page
Send visitors to your sign-up or pricing page. Use one default page for the whole site, or a different one for each post.
Show other content
Replace the locked content with something you write in the WordPress editor, like a preview and an invitation to join.
Show a teaser: keep the intro public, lock the rest
Keep the start of a post public and lock the rest behind a box with your message, with or without a login form, styled from templates in your dashboard. See the paywall
Drip content: release lessons on a schedule that keeps members coming back
On each post, choose when it opens for a member: right away, a number of days, weeks or months after they join, or on a date. Hide it again later if you want.
What drip content does for your membership
Members get a steady reason to come back, and new members move through your course in the order you planned instead of all at once.
Days after joining or a fixed date
Open a post right away, a number of days, weeks or months after a member’s subscription starts, or on a specific date for everyone. See every drip option.
Email members when the next lesson opens
Members get an email when a post unlocks for them.Hide it again when the window closes
Stop showing a post after a period or on a date, for limited-time content.Restrict past contentFull Package
New members only see what was published after they joined.Release or hold by dateFull Package
Make locked content public on a date, or keep content free until a date, then lock it.More ways to control access
One set of rules, many kinds of sites
Online courses
Lock the course category for students, drip a lesson a week and email them when the next one opens.
Premium articles and newsletters
Keep the intro of each post public and lock the rest for paying readers, with a login box right where the article stops.
Download libraries
Protect templates, guides and other files by URL, so only members with the right Membership can open them.
Questions about restricting content
Not sure your setup is covered? Search the documentation or try the live demo before you buy.
Want the bigger picture? Read our guide to content restriction.
Can I lock only part of a post?
Yes. Wrap the section in the Inside Locker shortcode, or use its Gutenberg block, and choose who can see it. Everyone else sees your message, with or without a login form, while the rest of the post stays public.
Does it work with custom post types?
Yes. The Locker box is on the edit screen of pages, posts and custom post types, and a Lock Rule can cover every post of a type at once.
What happens when a membership expires?
Only active Memberships unlock content, so the content locks again when a membership expires. New sign-ups that haven’t paid yet stay on hold until the payment goes through.
How does drip content work?
On each locked post you choose when it opens: instantly, a number of days, weeks or months after the member’s subscription starts, or on a specific date. You can also hide it again after a period or on a date, and email members when it unlocks.
Can I protect downloadable files?
Yes. Add a Lock Rule for files by URL and only the Memberships you choose can open them. With the Download Monitor integration you can also limit downloads per file or per user for each Membership.
Can I restrict WooCommerce products?
Yes. WooCommerce products can be restricted like any other content, so only the Memberships you choose can access them.
Is content restriction in every plan?
Yes. Locking pages, posts, categories, files, URLs, menu links and parts of posts, plus drip content, come with every plan. Full Package adds lockers for widgets, Elementor and Divi, pay per post and restricting content published before someone joined.
What is a content restriction plugin?
A content restriction plugin decides who can see each page, post, file or part of a post on your WordPress site. Ultimate Membership Pro ties those rules to Memberships, so access starts when someone joins and ends when their Membership expires.
Can I lock my whole site?
Yes. One option restricts access to your entire website, so it’s members-only from the first page. You can still lock single pages, categories, files and URLs for specific Memberships. To compare it with WordPress’s own options, see how to make a WordPress site private.
Can new members see posts published before they joined?
Yes, by default. With Full Package, Restrict Past Content limits new members to what was published after they joined.
Can I change what visitors without access see?
Yes. For each piece of content, send visitors to a page you choose, replace it with content you write in the editor, or show a locker with your message and an optional login form.
Put your best content behind a membership
Lock it, choose who gets in and release it on your schedule, all from your WordPress dashboard.