描述

WP User Profile Restriction is a powerful yet simple plugin that allows you to restrict profile editing capabilities for specific user roles. Perfect for demo sites, membership websites, or any WordPress installation where you need to maintain control over user profile modifications.

Key Features

Granular Role-Based Restrictions – Choose exactly which user roles should be restricted from editing their profiles
Custom Redirect Options – Redirect restricted users to a specific URL instead of showing an error message
Automatic Menu Hiding – Profile links are automatically hidden from admin bar and dashboard menu for restricted users
Easy Settings Page – Configure all options from a user-friendly settings page in WordPress admin
Backward Compatible – Maintains default security by restricting Subscribers and Contributors by default
No Coding Required – Simple checkbox interface for all configurations
Lightweight & Fast – Minimal impact on site performance

How It Works

Install and Activate – The plugin works immediately with secure defaults
Configure Settings – Go to Settings > Profile Restriction to customize
Select Roles – Check which user roles should be restricted
Optional Redirect – Set a custom redirect URL if desired
Done! – Restricted users can no longer edit their profiles

Default Behavior

By default, the plugin restricts Subscribers and Contributors from editing their profiles. This maintains security while allowing Editors, Authors, and Administrators full access. You can customize this behavior at any time from the settings page.

Perfect For

Demo and staging websites
Membership sites
Multi-author blogs
Educational institutions
Client websites
Any site requiring profile editing restrictions

What Gets Restricted

Direct access to profile.php page
Profile link in admin bar
Profile submenu in dashboard
All profile editing capabilities for selected roles

Administrator Protection

Administrators always retain full access to edit any profile, regardless of plugin settings. This ensures you never lock yourself out of critical functionality.

Additional Information

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin’s support forum on WordPress.org.

Privacy

This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. All settings are stored locally in your WordPress database.

Credits

Developed by Shawon C for TheInnovs LLC

屏幕截图

Settings page with role-based restriction options
Custom redirect configuration
Restricted user attempting to access profile

安装

Automatic Installation (Recommended)

Log in to your WordPress dashboard
Navigate to Plugins > Add New
Search for “WP User Profile Restriction”
Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”
Go to Settings > Profile Restriction to configure

Manual Installation

Download the plugin ZIP file
Log in to your WordPress dashboard
Navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
Choose the downloaded ZIP file and click “Install Now”
Activate the plugin
Go to Settings > Profile Restriction to configure

FTP Installation

Download and unzip the plugin file
Upload the wp-user-profile-restriction folder to /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
Go to Settings > Profile Restriction to configure

常见问题

Does this plugin require any configuration?: No! The plugin works immediately upon activation with secure defaults (Subscribers and Contributors are restricted). However, you can customize the behavior from Settings > Profile Restriction.
Which user roles are restricted by default?: By default, Subscribers and Contributors are restricted from editing their profiles. This provides security while maintaining backward compatibility with version 1.0.6.
Can I choose which roles to restrict?: Yes! Version 2.0 introduces a settings page where you can select exactly which user roles should be restricted using simple checkboxes.
Can administrators still edit profiles?: Yes, administrators always have full access to edit any profile, regardless of plugin settings.
What happens when a restricted user tries to access their profile?: By default, they see an error message. Optionally, you can enable custom redirect to send them to a specific page (like the homepage or a custom access denied page).
Will restricted users see the Profile menu?: No, the Profile link is automatically hidden from both the admin bar and the dashboard sidebar menu for all restricted users.
Can I redirect restricted users to a custom page?: Yes! In the settings page, you can enable custom redirect and specify any URL where restricted users should be redirected.
Is this plugin compatible with the latest WordPress version?: Yes, the plugin is regularly tested and updated to ensure compatibility with the latest WordPress releases.
Will this affect my existing users?: If you’re upgrading from version 1.0.6, the plugin maintains the same default behavior (restricting Subscribers and Contributors). Your existing security settings remain intact.
Can I restrict Editors or Authors?: Yes, you can select any combination of user roles to restrict from the settings page.
Does this work with custom user roles?: Yes, the plugin automatically detects all user roles on your site, including custom roles created by other plugins.

评价

gwenm 2022 年 10 月 28 日

Very good 🙂

OutBoxed 2022 年 4 月 26 日

It does exactly what I needed it to do, thank you 🙂 PS: This works perfectly in conjunction with the Autologin Links and Registered Users Only plugins, where you want to create a standard subscriber autologin link (for restricted/intranet/private content), but you don’t want subscribers to be able to modify any profile info.

samurai17 2021 年 3 月 26 日

Good job 🙏

lien007 2021 年 1 月 24 日

Thank you so much for making

evillizard 2020 年 5 月 27 日

Quick and simple straight to the point, other authors to should be more like you, .. I’ve tried several confusing plugins .. But this just went straight to the point and solved the problem..

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更新日志

2.0.0 (2024-11-09)

Major Update – Complete rewrite with new features
Added: Settings page for easy configuration
Added: Granular role-based restriction controls
Added: Custom redirect option for restricted users
Added: Automatic hiding of Profile menu for restricted users
Added: Checkbox interface for selecting restricted roles
Improved: Code structure using OOP approach
Improved: Security with proper sanitization and validation
Improved: User experience with informative settings page
Maintained: Backward compatibility with default restrictions
Updated: Tested with WordPress 6.8.3

1.0.6

Fix: Compatibility with the latest WordPress version

1.0.5

Compatibility fix with WordPress 5.8.2

1.0.4

Compatibility fix with latest WordPress

1.0.3

Compatibility check

1.0.2

Compatibility with WordPress 5.3.2

1.0.1

Compatibility with WordPress 5.1

1.0.0

Initial release

Great

It works!

Nice plugin

Great feature

Thank you so much

描述

Key Features

How It Works

Default Behavior

Perfect For

What Gets Restricted

Administrator Protection

Additional Information

Support

Privacy

Credits

屏幕截图

安装

Automatic Installation (Recommended)

Manual Installation

FTP Installation

常见问题

Does this plugin require any configuration?

Which user roles are restricted by default?

Can I choose which roles to restrict?

Can administrators still edit profiles?

What happens when a restricted user tries to access their profile?

Will restricted users see the Profile menu?

Can I redirect restricted users to a custom page?

Is this plugin compatible with the latest WordPress version?

Will this affect my existing users?

Can I restrict Editors or Authors?

Does this work with custom user roles?

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