User Access Manager Plugin

The “User Access Manager”-plugin for WordPress allows you to manage the access of your content. This is useful if you need a member area, a private section at your blog or you want that other people can write at your blog but not everywhere. Including all post type (post, pages etc.), taxonomies (categories etc.) and files by creating user groups. Just assign the content you want to restrict und and your registered users which should have a access to a group. From now on the content is only accessible and writable for the specified group.

Try it out

You can try it out at TasteWP.com before install: Try user access manager (affiliate link)

Feature list

• User groups
• Set separate access for readers and editors
• Set access by user groups
• Set default user groups
• Set time based access
• User-defined post type (posts, pages etc.) title (if no access)
• User-defined post type (posts, pages etc.) text (if no access)
• Optional login form (if no access)
• User-defined comment text (if no access)
• Hide complete post types (posts, pages etc.)
• Hide elements in the navigation
• Redirecting users to other pages (if no access)
• Recursive locking of content
• Limited access to uploaded files
• Full integrated at the admin panel
• Multilingual support
• Also protect your rss feeds
• Give access by IP-address
• Plugin-Api to use the User Access Manager in your on plugins or extend other plugins
• UAMPPE like behaviour is now build in (Expect negation like !groupName and showprivate and shownotauthorized parameter)

Included languages

See https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/user-access-manager

The documentation can be found here: https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager/wiki
Please report bugs and feature requests here: https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager/issues
If you are a developer and want to contribute please visit https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager
For general questions, like how to setup, best practice and so on please use the support thread here (don’t post issues here): https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/user-access-manager
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1. Upload the full directory, with the folder, into your wp-content/plugins directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Enjoy

1. 

   The group manager.

2. 

   The setting screen

3. 

   The setup screen.

4. 

   Integration into post overview.

See: https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager/wiki/FAQ

Here you found the changes in each version.

Version Date Changes 2.2.23 2023/05/26 Fix typos Fix version_compare 2.2.22 2023/05/26 Minor change 2.2.21 2023/05/25 Adjust database compatibility #368 2.2.20 2023/03/08 Fix warning 2.2.19 2022/11/18 Add try out link 2.2.18 2022/11/14 Fix issue with label id. Thanks to elbakkali Add elementor support. Thanks to JboyJW Fix possible issue with PHP 8. Thanks to ollycross Fix attachment issue. Fix tags issue. Make extra IP header configurable. 2.2.17 2022/02/15 Fix issue with big picture handling. #350 2.2.16 2022/01/25 Check compatibility for WordPress 5.9. 2.2.15 2021/06/07 Fix possible type issues. 2.2.14 2021/04/21 Fix bulk edit. Fix permission issue. Fix redirect typing issue. 2.2.13 2021/04/15 Fix not logged in user handling. Type fix for showEditLink. 2.2.12 2021/04/14 Fix warning. Fix jquery deprecation warning. 2.2.11 2021/03/15 Type fix for showEditLink. Set compatibility tag for wordpress 5.7. 2.2.10 2021/02/26 Lower minimum php version to 7.2. 2.2.9 2021/02/24 Type fixes for Yoast seo plugin. Fix some other type issues. 2.2.8 2021/02/21 Some cleanup. Type fixes for the short controller. Fix some possible php notices and warnings. 2.2.7 2021/02/14 Fix issue with isAdmin. 2.2.6 2021/02/14 Fix more possible type errors. 2.2.5 2021/02/14 Fix more possible type errors if wordpress switches int to string. 2.2.4 2021/02/13 Fix type error for user object controller. Fix type error for the wordpress wrapper. 2.2.3 2021/02/13 Fix warning at settings page. Fix type error for user group handler. 2.2.2 2021/02/13 Fix type error with login form. 2.2.1 2021/02/13 Fix type error with registeredTaxonomy. 2.2.0 2021/02/11 Improve and update code base. Fix possible update bug. 2.1.12 2019/01/08 Fix multi site file handling issue. #222 2.1.11 2018/03/16 Fix missing got_mod_rewrite function. #212 Fix wrong media urls. #207 Fix wrong post counts at the admin panel. Improve database updates/repairs. 2.1.10 2017/12/15 Fix Posts removed from WP_Query results in Ajax requests for unprivileged users #176 Improve partly download handler Suppress errors on file delivery Improve error handling Change blog switch handling. fixes #194 Fix wrong parameter name. fixes #191 Improve user group sorting. closes #180 Add new redirect type to the login page. closes #155 Add dynamic user groups for exclude object calculation. closes #181 Add filter for getUserUserGroupsForObjectAccess. closes #157 Make it possible to set a default group for new media files. 2.1.9 2017/11/18 Add show content before <!--more--> tag option for all post types Fix js time input issue Fix small prepare query issue Don't switch to edit mode after user group creation #171 Add sortable columns for user groups list #172 Show no access image again instead of broken image Fix double user group form for media files Add option to hide the edit page option if the user doesn't have the right to edit this page #174 2.1.8 2017/11/07 Add getter for the user group handler fixes #160 Fix multi site file handling issue #159 2.1.7 2017/11/01 Improve database update prompt fixes #153 Fix user group selection not saved when adding a new user issue fixes #154 Add none read access option for user groups closes #144 Extend file settings Add xsendfile support 2.1.6 2017/10/20 Fix "Inherited group membership for media attachments" issue #133 Fix traits strict warning #145 2.1.5 2017/10/12 Refactor traits Fix datetime issue with not supported browsers 2.1.4 2017/10/10 Fix strict warnings #134 Fix "Unable to select default user group for both page and post" issue #126 Add NGINX reverse proxy handling #117 Improve code Fix bulk edit issue #135 Fix array filly issue #138 Add database repair tool 2.1.3 2017/09/18 Possible fix for custom post types / taxonomies issues Fix .htaccess deletion issue 2.1.2 2017/09/17 Fix issue with not handled taxonomies #123 2.1.1 2017/09/16 Fix issue for users with small innodb page size #121 2.1.0 2017/09/15 Refactor code Implement content tags for partly restriction like UAMPPE #84 Add default user groups Add time based access Add dynamic user groups #64 Implement caching #75 Allow html as no access content #63 #93 Optimize settings screen #61 Support of partial download #118 Add option to toggle visibility of assigned groups text next to the edit link #111 Fix incorrectly retrieving of a ID for attachments/media #116 2.0.13 2017/07/26 Add ipv6 support - Fix issue #97 Change "Hide Comments" logic - Fix issue #100 Fix rewrite base issue - Fix issue #107 and #103 Fix vsprintf warning - Fix issue #105 Fix Relevanssi compatibility issue Fix missing feature picture if file locking is disabled 2.0.12 2017/06/16 Fix media file group issue #74 Fix broken file includes / excludes Fix wordpress filter issue Fix access to own post #95 2.0.11 2017/05/18 Fix FrontendController::postsPreQuery() expected to be a reference, value given error 2.0.10 2017/05/17 Fix issue of not saved groups #74 Adjust password lost link #79 Improve attachment access checks #78 Fix not working redirect 2.0.9 2017/05/13 Improve security #76 2.0.8 2017/05/08 Fix missing rss feed if protection is disabled #68 2.0.7 2017/05/07 Fix category tree issues #59 Fix mysql database errors on strict mode #60 Fix possible path issue Remove settings for post_format post type (which is used for internal propose) Fix wrong database update prompt Fix issue with asgaros from #66 2.0.6 2017/04/28 Improve http error codes #24 Fix wrong url on windows servers #53 Fix missing install routine #51 2.0.5 2017/04/27 Fix switch_to_blog issue Fix file handling issues 2.0.4 2017/04/26 Adjust code so that php version is checked before throwing a fatal error Improve login form #26 Fix soliloquy slider incompatibility #31 Improve performance #41 2.0.3 2017/04/25 Fix compatibility issue with CMS Tree Page View plugin #37 Fix compatibility issue with SEO Redirection plugin #38 Fix Error thrown: Class 'WP_Site_Query' not found issue #36 2.0.2 2017/04/24 Fix wp_get_current_user() error #34 Fix custom post save issue after database update #33 2.0.1 2017/04/23 Fix dbDelta issue on activation 2.0.0 2017/04/23 Refactoring of the module Improve performance Full support for custom post and taxonomies. Use translate.wordpress.org for translations Many improvements and fixes 1.2.14 2017/01/07 Fix IP access issue. Some small optimization. 1.2.13 2017/01/04 Fix tag count issue. 1.2.12 2017/01/03 Fix tag issue. Improve usability of the setup page. 1.2.11 2017/01/02 Restore hide categories behaviour. 1.2.10 2017/01/02 Improve mysql query to prevent against possible collations issue. 1.2.9 2017/01/01 Fix wrong category count. Hide pages without access at the administration panel. Fix redirect problems. 1.2.8 2016/12/31 Fix wrong term behavior for the backend. Require at least PHP 5.3 1.2.7.6 2016/12/28 Fix ip restriction issue. Fix missing categories issue. 1.2.7.5 2016/12/27 Improve taxonomy handling. Improve performance. Add missing wp-cli.php file. Refactor config handling. Fix Yoast SEO Plugin issue. Some other small fixes. 1.2.7.4 2016/12/08 Fix some issues related to WordPress 4.7 1.2.7.3 2016/12/08 Fix empty category issue. 1.2.7.2 2016/12/07 Hot fix for WordPress 4.7 1.2.7.1 2016/12/04 Remove deprecated function get_currentuserinfo 1.2.7.0 2016/11/30 Add experimental nginx support Fix redirect issue (Thanks to Laurence Shaw for the hint and James Riordon for the fix) 1.2.6.10 2016/10/07 Again a security fix 1.2.6.9 2016/10/06 Security fix 1.2.6.8 2016/08/15 Security fix Add Yoast SEO Plugin filter. Thanks to Christian Werner 1.2.6.7 2016/03/17 Security fix 1.2.6.6 2015/03/09 Hide UAM at the backend from normal users. Change IP range logic. Thanks to Takanashi Fix issue with roles. 1.2.6.5 2015/03/02 Fix install/update missing table issue. 1.2.6.4 2015/02/26 Fix database update issue. 1.2.6.3 2015/02/25 Fix database update for multi sites. Fix array_keys warning. Fix redirect loop. 1.2.6.2 2015/02/24 Fix not removable role affiliation issue. 1.2.6.1 2015/02/24 Remove deprecated php function mysql_get_server_info(). Change object_id from varchar 11 to varchar 255. Fix backslashes issue. 1.2.6.0 2015/02/11 Remove unnecessary js library. Merge changes from https://github.com/nwoetzel/user-access-manager. Thanks for contribution. 1.2.5.0 2013/12/13 Improve performance. Thanks to all testers. Add bulk edit feature. 1.2.4.3 2013/05/08 Fix redirect if page is hidden and permalink is active issue. Fix no access issue. 1.2.4.2 2013/05/08 Fix pagination issue. Thanks to arjenbreur. Fix comment issue. Thanks to jpr105. Redirect if post/page is hidden and permalink is active. Change icon. 1.2.4.1 2013/05/06 Fix broken images issue. Fix duplicated key issue. Filter file types. Use wordpress mime types instead of the config array. 1.2.4 2013/05/01 Fix add column issue. Fix install bug. Fix error if no user is logged in. Thanks to Robert Egger and akiko.pusu. Fix media file issue. Optimize code. 1.2.3.1 2013/05/01 Fix terms issue. 1.2.3 2013/04/30 Fix Fatal 'error: Call-time pass-by-reference' error. Fix 'get_userdata() is not defined' error. Thanks to ranwaldo. Refactor many variable names to fit new coding style. 1.2.2 2011/04/03 Speed improvements. Fix get_term bug. Fix category bug 1.2.1 2011/10/11 Fix uninstall bug. Add capability 'manage_user_groups'. Thanks to Tim Okrongli Some small improvements. 1.2 2011/06/19 Add custom post types. Fix CSRF issue. Thanks to Luke Crouch 1.1.4 2010/10/19 Fix error on custom post types Add warning for PHP version lower than 5.0 1.1.3 2010/10/09 Add tag filter Fix media file bug for multisites Fix ip access bug Improve redirecting code Speed up 1.1.2 2010/10/04 Fix read/write access bug Add recursive looking for posts page option Improve network activation/update Add hooks for login bar Prepare for NextGEN Gallery extension 1.1.1.2 2010/09/29 Fix bug that a usergroup for a user wasn't saved 1.1.1.1 2010/09/29 Fix T_DNUMBER bug 1.1.1 2010/09/29 Fix custom menu bug Fix quick edit bug Fix undefined object bug Extend admin hint 1.1 2010/09/28 Add plugin api Optimized code Improve content filtering Fix bug that user groups can't removed from element Fix empty category bug Fix pre/next post bug Fix login form bug Fix redirect bug Fix some other small bugs 1.0.2 2010/07/24 Remove debugging code Fix file download bug 1.0.1 2010/07/24 Fix bug that only one user can be a member of a user group Fix bug for recursive locking for categories 1.0 2010/07/22 Fix array_merge bug at media page Reorder some admin options Add some new admin functions Speed it up Disable file locking by default 1.0 Beta 2 2010/07/13 Fix performance issues Fix media gallery issues Fix category bug Fix not loaded translation Remove some unused functions 1.0 Beta 2010/07/09 Complete rewrite Some new options to improve the functions 0.9.1.4 2010/06/23 Hotfix for WordPress 3.0 0.9.1.3 2009/07/17 Fix "header already send"-Problem with WordPress 2.8.1 Add option to set level with full access 0.9.1.2 2009/03/29 Fix some path problems Add a reset function Rename menu at admin panel 0.9.1.1 2009/03/26 Fix the empty category issue 0.9.1 2009/03/26 Fix the database problem Fix feed bug. Thanks to Markus Brinkmann Fix wrong javascript path 0.9 2009/03/24 Add login form Add option to show text bevor <!--more--> tag Fix write access issues Fix file issues Small fixes 0.8.0.2 2009/03/09 Add French language file Delete .htaccess files on deactivation/uninstall 0.8.0.1 2009/03/06 Small fix 0.8 2009/03/05 Add write access control Add support down to 2.6 Better file access control Code optimization - Plugin became faster Fix the category bug Small fixes 0.7.0.1 2009/02/13 Small fixes 0.7 2009/02/13 Fix: All known Bugs of the beta Add ajax for more comfort Add language support 0.7 Beta 2009/01/05 Fix: Problems with media at posts Fix: Many other small fixes Only support up to WordPress 2.7 Better integration 0.62 2008/12/18 Fix: Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference. Thanks to David Thompson 0.61 2008/12/17 Fix: Wrong file id in Media Library 0.6 2007/12/14 First release.