Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ mgel

   3mo ago

   Il fait bien son travail !

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2. ★★★★★ lifeaboe

   6mo ago

   i like it, it’s seamless and small but very functional.

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3. ★★★★★ rvwfreewheelers

   6mo ago

   This is so handy on my site. I have a number of forms that are only visible to members, but this makes it easy for me to make the forms accessible to Logged In users (or just admins), and then to have a separate block informing people who reach the page without being logged in that they just need to log in to access the form, or to renew their membership in order to use it. It lets me have a single page have different content for different roles or for logged in vs logged out. It even works on widgets so I can have custom widgets for logged in members very easily. Thank so much for maintaining this plugin!

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4. ★★★★★ richwords

   6mo ago

   I Wanted to create hidden pages which can’t be visible to visitors. This plugin helped me to do so. Thank you Content Control.

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5. ★★★★★ khetheri

   9mo ago

   Very easy to setup and to configure.

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6. ★★★★★ adriansoewono

   9mo ago

   cannot select multiple blocks altogether to save time but even have to select the block individually already does the job well.

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7. ★★★★★ culturemix

   10mo ago

   works smooth and easy to use

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8. ★★★★★ Mikhail

   10mo ago

   <font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>Я новичок в сайтостроении, мне 80 лет, и этот плагин очень простой и эффективный</font></font>, не было никаких проблем при использовании.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 6.5 Tweak: Passed the original filtered content to the restricted message filter. 6.5
2. — Version 6.4 Fix: Revert change in previous update that broke rendering of some shortcodes within [content_control] shortcode inner contents. 6.4
3. — Version 6.3 Fix: Excerpt rendering when custom message wasn’t set. 6.3
4. — Version 6.2 Security: Escaped [content_control] message attribute. Fix: Misc JS bugs in admin. Developer: Added new content_control/pre_restrict_content & content_control/pre_restrict_excerpt filters to allow overloading/short curcu 6.2
5. — Version 6.1 Improvement: Only fetch titles & ids when loading posts/taxonomy for the Restriction Editor. Reducing request overhead. Improvement: Ensure taxonomies are also removed from search appropriately. Improvement: Reduce memor 6.1
6. — Version 6.0 Feature: Added new setting to control restricted content visibility in search results Site owners can now choose to completely hide restricted content from search results Includes detailed security guidance when enabling 6.0

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 5.3 Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More <= 2.6.5 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-07-22 CVE-2026-65485 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.6.5 No patch available
2. Medium · 6.4 Content Control <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47501 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.6.1 Patched in 2.6.2
3. Medium · 5.3 Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More <= 2.5.0 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2025-03-04 CVE-2024-11153 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.5.0 Patched in 2.6.0
4. Medium · 5.3 Content Control <= 2.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2024-04-16 CVE-2024-0615 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.1.0 Patched in 2.2.0
5. Medium · 6.4 Content Control <= 1.1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2022-12-29 CVE-2022-4509 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.9 Patched in 1.1.10

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Translated into 17 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-06-29 50K+ → 40K+ down after 13 days in tier
2. 2025-06-16 40K+ → 50K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-06-14 50K+ → 40K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-06-11 40K+ → 50K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-06-09 50K+ → 40K+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-06-06 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-06-05 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-06-04 40K+ → 50K+ up after 186 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• SureMembers – Membership & Content Restriction Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B
• Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
• s2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple Membership 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More: 40K+ active installs, 4.9★ (576 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/content-control