Menu Restrictions on WordPress
Menu restrictions are important when managing a WordPress site, especially if there are certain menus or features you don’t want all users to access. Some menus might be meant only for specific groups, while others might contain sensitive information that should only be visible to certain users. Without the right tools, setting up these restrictions can be tricky, especially if you’re not into coding. That’s where the Menu Restrictions extension by ProfileGrid comes in, making it easy to control who can see what on your site.
The Menu Restrictions extension is super easy to use and works perfectly with both your ProfileGrid plugin and WordPress site. With this extension, you can hide menu items from certain users or show specific menus only to selected groups, creating a more personalized experience for everyone. Whether you’re running a membership site, a community platform, or any other type of website where different users need different access levels, this extension makes managing menu visibility simple and hassle-free.
Menu Restrictions Extension
Menu Restrictions extension lets you easily manage which menus are visible to different user groups on your WordPress site. With this tool, you can choose which menus to show or hide for specific groups and even exclude certain people from seeing particular menus. You can also create menus that are only visible to group managers, giving you full control over menu visibility
Download the extension now and activate it.
Features
ProfileGrid’s Menu Restrictions extension offers powerful features for managing menu visibility on your WordPress site.
- The WordPress hide admin menu items feature allows admins to control access to menu items for each ProfileGrid group.
- You can choose which groups have access to or can view specific menu items.
- You can also decide which groups should not have access to certain menu items.
- Additionally, admins can specify which group managers are granted access to specific menu items.
Installation and Setup
Open your WordPress dashboard and follow these steps.
1. Activate the extension from here.
2. Visit the Appearance and then click on Menus.
3. Search the menu that you want to hide or show to a certain group’s users.
4. Navigate to the right panel where you can adjust the preferences. For instance, in the menu shown in the reference image, you’ll see an arrow on the side that reveals options for Menu Restrictions.
5. Scroll and go to the “Restrict Access To” section to decide the hierarchy.
6. Here are the five options available:
- Members of: Restrict access to members of this specific group.
- Excluding Members of: Grant access to all groups except the members of this selected group.
- Group Managers of: Allow access to the Group Managers of the chosen groups.
- Logged in Users only: Provide access only to users who are logged in, while restricting those who are not.
- Guest Users Only: Grant access exclusively to guest users and restrict others.
When you toggle any of these options on, a list of groups will appear, allowing you to add them to the selected category.
7. Select the groups that you want to restrict access to.
Finally, Save Menu, and you are done.
To update the Menu Restrictions settings, simply follow the same steps and make the necessary adjustments.
Summary
In this article, we’ve discussed how Menu Restrictions extension is the perfect tool for showing or hiding menu items for specific user groups on your WordPress site. This extension allows you to control menu visibility with advanced features that would otherwise require significant time and effort. By using the WordPress hide admin menu items feature, you can create a more tailored and professional user experience. Follow the steps outlined above to install and start using the Menu Restrictions extension. If you run into any issues during installation, feel free to comment below, and we’ll help you out quickly.