Create a Membership Website with WordPress - S2Member Content Restrictions Now that the parameters are set for the membership site the content can be protected. The way you protect content will depend on your site focus. S2Member installs a meta box on each page and post screen. The membership level is selected from this drop-down. And it also has a place for custom capabilities. This is the place for the memb and ecomm tags we setup in a previous video. S2Members also has the ability to protect content for each level in various ways. To set content restrictions navigate to the S2Member Restriction Options page. Content can be protected by Post by entering the post ID in a comma-delimited format. The post ID's can be found on the All Posts Table under the ID column that the WP Show ID plugin installed. This is the plugin we installed in a previous video. Also, if you are using Custom Post Types they can be protected by entering the word ALL followed by a dash and then the custom post type. all-movies would protect all the movie custom post types, for instance. Page restriction is handled in the same way as the post restriction with the Page ID. Enter the ID under the level separated with a comma. Tags are different, tags use the name of the tag. And with the Page Tagger plugin we installed in a previous video, all the pages, along with posts, can be tagged to use the tag restriction. Category Restriction is handled like the post and page restrictions with the Category ID listed under the level. Category ID's can be found on the Posts Category screen. And URI restriction can be used to protect entire sections of a site by using the URI or Uniform Resource Identifier. This is the part of a URL after the dot extension in the site domain name. This is typically used when there's a plugin like BuddyPress is installed. And a specific Post or Page restriction that can be used to sell access to a specific post or page. This can be sold to anyone, even non-members. This is a file that is not protected by any membership levels. It is a specific post or page like an e-book that you want to sell to members and non-members alike. One of the restrictions we'll set in place is the Alternative View Protection. Alternative View Protection filters WordPress database queries. WordPress searches, content excerpts from XML feeds, archive views and even comment feeds. This is an added layer of protection for the site. You can select what is appropriate for your site. For the course we'll use the Filter All WordPress Queries so we can have this added protection. Select the box and then click the save all changes button. Two others forms of restriction that you should be aware of are the Brute Force IP/Login Restriction and the Unique IP Access Restrictions. These are both on by default but can be adjusted or even turned off. Brute Force is when someone tries to guess the username and password by trying different combinations. Brute Force restriction limits the number of attempts or failed logins within a set time period. If this number is exceeded then a ban is placed on that person for 30 minutes. You can adjust this to fit your site by selecting from the drop-down. This feature can be disabled by selecting the Allow Infinite Failed Logins. And it can be reset by clicking the Reset Brute Force Logs. And the Unique IP Access Restrictions works to prevent a member from sharing their username and password with a non-member by monitoring the entry points to the membership site. If a member exceeds the Maximum Unique IP Address set then they will be temporarily banned. Select the Number of unique ID's allowed and then select the banned time period. This feature can be disabled by selecting the Allow Infinite IP's. And it can be rest by Clicking the Reset IP Restrictions Logs button. Remember to click the save all changes button at the bottom of the screen to activate any changes. As your site grows and matures these restrictions can be revised to make your site flexible and user friendly.

• published: 09 Feb 2014
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