Easy Digital Downloads Content Restriction

Description

The Content Restriction addon blocks access to posts, pages, custom post types, and bbPress topics, releasing content only to verified buyers of selected products. As an extension to Easy Digital Downloads, it adds a product selection interface in the editor and the [edd_restrict] shortcode to restrict partial excerpts of a page, requiring that the visitor be logged in with the account used in the purchase.

Main Features

• Restriction by purchased product
  Defines which Easy Digital Downloads downloads release access to protected content.
• Broad coverage of content types
  Works on posts, pages, custom post types, and on bbPress forums and topics.
• Shortcode for partial restriction
  Use [edd_restrict] to block only specific excerpts within the same page.
• Selection panel in the editor
  Direct interface in the edit screen to link products to restricted content.
• Verification by customer account
  Requires that the visitor be authenticated with the account used in the purchase to release access.

Benefits of Content Restriction

• Direct monetization of content
  Allows selling access to articles, tutorials, and materials without a separate membership platform.
• Exclusive areas for buyers
  Creates private sections within the site itself, released only to those who purchased the linked product.
• Code-free implementation
  All configuration happens through the WordPress panel, without need to edit templates or functions.
• Flexible granularity
  Restrict the entire page or just a specific block, according to your paid content strategy.

Who is it for?

• Digital content sellers who want to offer premium areas released after purchase.
• Paid communities and forums built on bbPress that need to restrict topics to subscribers.
• Educators, authors, and creators who commercialize tutorials, ebooks, or classes with access controlled by the store.

Aimed at those who already sell through Easy Digital Downloads and want to transform digital products into access keys to native WordPress content, this extension eliminates the need for external membership platforms by using the purchase history itself as a release criterion. Ideal for operations that combine selling downloads with a library of exclusive materials or forums reserved for customers.

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