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Restirct WordPress post or page to logged in users
<?php
/**
* Single post and page template for restricting the title and content unless the user is logged in
* Sources:
* https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/create-custom-single-post-templates-for-specific-posts-or-sections-in-wordpress/
* https://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags
*
* @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/#single-post
*
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Twenty_Nineteen
* @since 1.0.0
*
* License: GPL 2 or later
*
* Template Name: Log in Required
* Template Post Type: post, page
*
*/
get_header();
?>
<div id="primary" class="content-area">
<main id="main" class="site-main">
<?php
if ( is_user_logged_in() ) { // check if user is logged in
/* *
* Start the Loop
* This example uses TwentyNineteen for the loop, if using a different theme subsitute that loop here.
* */
while ( have_posts() ) :
the_post();
get_template_part( 'template-parts/content/content', 'single' );
if ( is_singular( 'attachment' ) ) {
// Parent post navigation.
the_post_navigation(
array(
/* translators: %s: parent post link */
'prev_text' => sprintf( __( '<span class="meta-nav">Published in</span><span class="post-title">%s</span>', 'twentynineteen' ), '%title' ),
)
);
} elseif ( is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
// Previous/next post navigation.
the_post_navigation(
array(
'next_text' => '<span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">' . __( 'Next Post', 'twentynineteen' ) . '</span> ' .
'<span class="screen-reader-text">' . __( 'Next post:', 'twentynineteen' ) . '</span> <br/>' .
'<span class="post-title">%title</span>',
'prev_text' => '<span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">' . __( 'Previous Post', 'twentynineteen' ) . '</span> ' .
'<span class="screen-reader-text">' . __( 'Previous post:', 'twentynineteen' ) . '</span> <br/>' .
'<span class="post-title">%title</span>',
)
);
}
// If comments are open or we have at least one comment, load up the comment template.
if ( comments_open() || get_comments_number() ) {
comments_template();
}
endwhile; // End of the TwentyNineteen loop.
} else { // If not logged in present a link to log into the site
echo '<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="' . wp_login_url( get_permalink() ) . '" title="Login">Log in to view this post</a></p>';
}
?>
</main><!-- #main -->
</div><!-- #primary -->
<?php
get_footer();
<?php
/**
* Single post and page template for restricting the title and content unless the user is logged in
* Sources:
* https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/create-custom-single-post-templates-for-specific-posts-or-sections-in-wordpress/
* https://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags
*
* @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/#single-post
*
* License: GPL 2 or later
*
* Template Name: Log in Required
* Template Post Type: post, page
*
*/
get_header();
?>
<div id="primary" class="content-area">
<main id="main" class="site-main">
<?php
if ( is_user_logged_in() ) { // check if user is logged in
// You will want to edit the following loop to match your child theme design for single.php ando page.php etc.
while ( have_posts() ) :
the_post();
the_title();
the_content();
// If comments are open or we have at least one comment, load up the comment template.
if ( comments_open() || get_comments_number() ) :
comments_template();
endif;
endwhile; // End of the loop.
} else { // If not logged in present a link to log into the site
echo '<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="' . wp_login_url( get_permalink() ) . '" title="Login">Log in to view this post</a></p>';
}
?>
</main><!-- #main -->
</div><!-- #primary -->
<?php
get_footer();
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