PublishPress Permissions Pro lets you set viewing and editing access for WordPress posts, pages, taxonomy terms, media, and custom post types. Assign permissions to user roles, individual visitors, or groups. Each supported item can have its own access rules, and you can conceal other users’ posts in the admin area from people who cannot edit them.

Set permissions for content and media

Use the permission controls on a content item to decide who may read or edit it. Rules can also limit editing of child pages under a parent page. Media Library settings determine who may view, list, or edit images and files, including how access applies to other users’ uploads attached to posts a user can read or edit. Pro can block direct public access to media file URLs, with file access depending on permission to a post that includes the file.

Organize users and page sections

Create custom groups to manage access for a defined audience. The extension includes groups for logged-in and logged-out users. Its optional Content Visibility module includes the [pp_restrict] shortcode to display or hide sections according to login status, roles, capabilities, usernames, or Permission Groups. When several conditions are set, access can require all of them or any one of them. Enable Content Visibility in Permissions settings to view and copy the available shortcode examples.

Pro processes

• Content teasers: Show public teaser text before restricted content. If you display a login form, its redirect can return users to the content they requested.
• Personal content: Automatically create an individual post, page, WooCommerce product, or another post type defined on the website for each user.
• Publishing statuses: Add workflow statuses beyond Draft, Pending Review, and Published, with capability requirements for each status.
• Visibility statuses: Create options such as Premium for paying members or Staff for site staff.
• Editorial and Visibility Circles: Limit editing or viewing to content authored by users in the same group.

Permissions Pro also integrates with BuddyPress, bbPress, WPML, and Relevanssi for workflows involving those plugins.

Get started

Configure permissions in the add-on settings and the permission controls on supported content. Set up groups and viewing rules first, then add editing permissions, visibility conditions, statuses, teasers, or circles to fit your workflow.