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Restrict Anonymous Access

by Christian Leuenberg · WordPress.org page

v1.2.1 Tested up to WP 6.7.7

Restrict Anonymous Access has 80+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,611 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 21, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

Restrict Anonymous Access at a glance

Active installs
80+
Total downloads
3,611
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Restrict Anonymous Access well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.7.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • text within shortcode [member][/member] is not visible to anonymous users
  • hide content based on user roles (subscriber, contributor, author, editor, admin)
  • restricted text can be replaced with info text box
  • info text can be customized
  • comes with a handy TinyMCE button for quick access

Restrict Anonymous Access reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Works great!

    Nice and lightweight, works great!

    cryptoli

  • Too awesome. Simple to use but complex results. +5 for Awesomeness

    First I tried several plugins that are supposed to do the same thing. They did but hard to use or changed content inside the shortcode. Just got tired of messing around with it. I thought I could do an easy check on if the user was logged in and display data if he was. Well that theory is easier said than done. This programmer did a great job. Kept it simple but can give some quite complex results. Perfect and should be allowed into core, IMHO. Keep up the good work. I'll be using this in every website I create.

    Thomas Rendleman

  • lightweight and not overloaded

    I quite like this plugin; does what it says; is lightweight and not overloaded; easy to handle; no integration in the menue structure but no need for it. I was exactly looking for something like that an I am not disappointed. Thanks! 5 Stars from me! fregatte

    fregatte

Details

Adds a shortcode to restrict content from anonymous users.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • access-control
  • capabilities
  • restrict content
  • User Access

More from Christian Leuenberg

Version
1.2.1
Last updated
Jan 21, 2025
First published
Jun 9, 2017
Requires WordPress
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Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Restrict Anonymous Access FAQ

What does Restrict Anonymous Access do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Restrict Anonymous Access offers text within shortcode [member][/member] is not visible to anonymous users, hide content based on user roles (subscriber, contributor, author, editor, admin), restricted text can be replaced with info text box, info text can be customized and comes with a handy TinyMCE button for quick access.

How many active installs does Restrict Anonymous Access have?

WordPress.org reports 80+ active installs for Restrict Anonymous Access as of September 7, 2026.

Is Restrict Anonymous Access still maintained?

The last release was on January 21, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Restrict Anonymous Access free?

Restrict Anonymous Access is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.