Registered Users Only
Have a private blog that you only want your friends or family to read? Then this plugin is for you. It will redirect all users who aren’t logged in to the login form where they are shown a user-friendly message.
This plugin also features a configuration page where you can easilly toggle allowing guests to access your feeds.
Also, unlike some other registered users only scripts, you can’t get around this one by just visiting index.php?blah=wp-login.php nor does it break wp-cron.php or anything else.
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WordPress 2.6
Hey. Very fine plugin. I have succesfully installed it. But the user is always directed til the profile site for the user. How do I avoid that?
hjald on May 4th, 2008 at 12:09 AM wrote:
Hmm, I don’t have that problem nor do I have any custom code that would redirect someone to their profile (although the auth check function I use does I think).
Make sure you’re using WordPress 2.5.1 and then disable all other plugins to see if you can get it to go away.
It did not work with updating to 2.5.1 and diable other plugins. But I have seen that ‘Weasels Login Direct’ have a solution - but I haven’t testet it yet.
When using the login the user still get http://www.xxxxxx.xxx/wp-admin.
I can’t find a solution. But thanks for your advise
I dunno what to tell ya.
Try Members Only I guess.
when using this plugin, i found that i get the “requires Cookies” error and i cannot get any logins from IE. Firefox works fine on both Mac and PC. my WP version is: 2.3.3 - my cookies are enabled so this cannot be the case. how do i fix this??????
Eric Cox on June 16th, 2008 at 8:46 AM wrote:
Hmm, weird bug.
Perhaps Members Only will work for you.
I’m having kind of an odd problem with this plugin. When anyone logs they end up in a loop and eventually get a browser error message saying this site is redirecting in a way that will never resolve.
The only thing I can think of that may be a little different is that I have Wordpress installed in a subdirectory and my WP URL is different from the Blog URL. So for example the WP URL would be http://www.mysite.com/blogdir/ and the Blog URL http://mysite.com.
Any ideas?
Skider on July 9th, 2008 at 12:36 PM wrote:
Honestly, I’d suggest giving Members Only a try. My plugin was kinda just thrown together and isn’t the best out there.
After upgrading to Wordpress 2.6 this plug-in will not let users login. Is there some change to 2.6 that affects this plugin?
Camp on July 15th, 2008 at 8:55 AM wrote:
Apparently: http://boren.nu/archives/2008/07/14/ssl-and-cookies-in-wordpress-26/
Want me to try and update? Or do want to just give Members Only a try instead?
This plugin was kinda a failure from the start, so I haven’t been giving too much attention to it.
same here…I think it’s a problem with pluggable.php…that seems to re-direct wrong
Fantastic plugin. I’m receiving the same error as everyone else after updating to WP 2.6
Hmm, I’ll take a look.
I would also be very interested in seeing this great plugin work in the latest WordPress. Sadly, I had to take my site offline after upgrading, since I can’t make it private or else no one can log in.
I still haven’t had a chance to take a look at this plugin (been very busy), but you may want to give Members Only a try meanwhile. Dunno if that is 2.6 compatible or not.
Okay, I just committed a new version. It’ll take a few minutes before it shows up on WordPress.org.
Let me know if it works or not. :)
Brilliant! The new version works beautifully.
I’m not sure why you would call this plug a ‘failure from the start’. It’s simple and works great. It’s a nice replacement for the last one I used that locked down the RSS feeds as well (with no option to open them back up).
Keep up the good work!
jay mcdonald on July 21st, 2008 at 6:44 AM wrote:
People had reported problems with it not working right, even before 2.6, and other plugins (that I didn’t know about when I wrote this) offer more features.
However you’re right — it is simple and if all you want to do is keep users out, it does quite a good job. :)
I have successfully installed this plugin and it works great, except for one issue.
I have turned on the registration option, but when I try to click the “Register” link on the login page, it keeps coming back to the login page instead.
Arrgyle
Arrgyle on July 28th, 2008 at 9:04 AM wrote:
I am unable to replicate that issue.
What version of WordPress?
Unfortunately this nice plug-in doesn’t work with Wordpress for iphone. Any ideas how to solve that issue? can it be fixed at your end or must it be fixed in the iphone app?
thanks zoingg
zoingg on August 11th, 2008 at 2:05 AM wrote:
The blogging app? Or viewing the blog via Mobile Safari?
I have tried this plug in and Members only and every time a subscriber logs in they return to the profile page - not the main blog index page where I want them to go.
Its driving me crazy. There must be something in the code somewhere that is making it do this, since everything I try in Members Only and this plugin doesn’t work. anyone have this problem? a solution?
Jim on August 18th, 2008 at 9:56 AM wrote:
I am unable to reproduce that issue. When I visit
http://localhost/plugindev/about/on my test blog while logged out, I am redirected to this URL:http://localhost/plugindev/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2Fplugindev%2Fabout%2FNote the “redirect_to”. When I log in, even as a subscriber, I am redirected to that URL.
Great plugin but is there a way to be able to show the rss feeds within the plugin activated? Because when it is activated it protects the feeds too :(
Yanko on September 30th, 2008 at 12:18 AM wrote:
Look at the second screenshot / the second item on this plugin’s settings page.
Yeah I saw that before your answer :) I am just tired
Great plugin, beats the crap out of some hacked up implementations I’ve construed for clients :)