Block or Pause a Specific Member’s Access to Restricted Content

Temporarily restrict content for a member that is ‘paused’ or otherwise blocked from using the features of your membership site. This recipe adds a single checkbox for admins to “Deny Access to Member Content” for a specific user.

You can use this recipe in combination with suspending or pausing the member’s subscription at the gateway to put their account on a temporary hold.

The Code Recipe

Note: this recipe requires the Register Helper Add On.

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Adding the recipe to your website

You can add this recipe to your site by creating a custom plugin or using the Code Snippets plugin available for free in the WordPress repository. Read this companion article for step-by-step directions on either method.

Optionally update the messages on lines 52 and 72 to fit your needs. This recipe shows a default link to a “contact” page that may or may not exist at that location on your site.

Once installed and configured, you can edit a single member’s account and check the box to “Deny Access to Member Content”. The member will not be able to access any protected content until you reinstate their account.