Title: Groups Blog Protect Author: itthinx Published: Феврал 6, 2013 Last modified: Декабр 20, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/groups-blog-protect/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3021565) # Groups Blog Protect By [itthinx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/itthinx/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/groups-blog-protect.1.6.0.zip) * [Details](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/groups-blog-protect/#description) * [Reviews](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/groups-blog-protect/#reviews) * [Installation](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/groups-blog-protect/#installation) * [Development](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/groups-blog-protect/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/) ## Description The plugin protects a site so that only members can access its pages. Suitable for site lockdowns, private sites and sites that are under construction. It allows to redirect visitors to a particular page or to the WordPress login. Members who are logged in have access to the site. Members must belong to the site’s _Registered_ group, or to a particular group as determined specifically for the site. The plugin is an extension to [Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/) which is required. The redirection settings can be adjusted in _Settings > Groups Blog Protect_ : Redirection options can be set for the blog – or for each blog in a multisite setup: * no redirection * redirect to a specific post, note that with this option the blog is shown to the visitor but only that page can be visited * redirect to the WordPress login The redirect status code can be selected among: * Moved Permanently (301) * Found (302) * See other (303) * Temporary Redirect (307) Site administrators can determine which group is used to protect the site: * By default, users must belong to the _Registered_ group to be able to access the site, so any registered user who is logged in will have access. * The constant `GROUPS_BLOG_PROTECT_GROUP` can be set in `wp-config.php` to indicate the name of the group to which users must belong to be able to access the site. * For multisites, the `GROUPS_BLOG_PROTECT_GROUP_n` constant can be used to indicate the name of the group required to access a particular site, where `n` is the blog ID of the site. ## Screenshots * [[ * Groups Blog Protect settings. ## Installation 1. Upload or extract the `groups-blog-protect` folder to your site’s `/wp-content/ plugins/` directory. You can also use the _Add new_ option found in the _Plugins_ menu in WordPress. 2. Enable the plugin from the _Plugins_ menu in WordPress. 3. Go to _Settings > Groups Blog Protect_ and adjust the redirection settings as desired. ## FAQ ### Where is the documentation? The documentation for this plugin is at [Groups Blog Protect](https://docs.itthinx.com/document/groups-blog-protect/). The documentation for Groups is at [Groups](https://docs.itthinx.com/document/groups/). ### What do the status codes mean? Read the section on [Status Code Definitions](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html) in [RFC 2616](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html). ### I have a question, where do I ask? You can leave a comment at the [Groups Blog Protect](https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/groups-blog-protect/) plugin page. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c05a4d57d7a97d0c60cae2eb21c7260726e126aa01e2a4fd0c4affd4b1f121da? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect for restricting access to the entire website](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-for-restricting-access-to-the-entire-website/)󠁿 [Antonio Blanco Oliva](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ablancodev/) Июн 23, 2021 Perfect for restricting access to the entire web. I have used it for only registered users to have access to my ecommerce. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Groups Blog Protect” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ itthinx ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/itthinx/) [Translate “Groups Blog Protect” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/groups-blog-protect) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groups-blog-protect/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/groups-blog-protect/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/groups-blog-protect/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/groups-blog-protect/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog For the full changelog see [changelog.txt](https://github.com/itthinx/groups-blog-protect/blob/master/changelog.txt). ## Meta * Version **1.6.0** * Last updated **4 моҳ ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups-blog-protect/) * Tags * [access](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/access/)[access-control](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/access-control/) [construction](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/construction/)[groups](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/groups/) [lockdown](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lockdown/) * [Advanced View](https://tg.wordpress.org/plugins/groups-blog-protect/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groups-blog-protect/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ itthinx ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/itthinx/) ## Support Got something to say? 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