If you’re adding membership to an existing WordPress site with a lot of content, chances are you are looking for a way to speed up the initial setup process of restricting content throughout your site. This post offers developers a few advanced methods to set up restrictions in bulk via MySQL. Before Getting Started.The recipes below include a series of MySQL commands that you will run in your WordPress site’s database. Most hosts allow you to access your database via the hosting dashboard. There are also a few plugins that allow you to access the site’s database directly through the WordPress dashboard. It is very important to take a new backup when you are doing any database work. You can review this post for some guidelines on how to set up a database backup process for your site. The choice to use these commands depends on the type of content you are trying to restrict. For example, if you have a specific post category you would like to now make private, you can simply restrict access to that post category by editing the Membership Level under Memberships > Settings > Membership Levels. This step circumvents the need for running a bulk database update as it will immediately restrict all posts in those categories. Alternately, if your entire site will now become members-only, you can use the method outlined in this article to restrict access to your entire site. Only the ‘okay pages’ (pages required for all visitors to compare and select a membership level for checkout) are left public. Basic Steps for Running a MySQL Command
The remaining portion of this article shares a few methods to bulk restrict posts, pages, and other post types. Note that these recipes assume your WordPress site’s database prefix is Bulk Restricting PostsIn general, anything of the ‘post’ Customizing the recipe: You can alter the level ID (in this recipe, it is locking all posts for level ID 2) for your site needs. Bulk Restricting PagesMany pages in your WordPress site should not be restricted (and applying membership requirements to certain pages can result in redirect loops and unintended errors). In general, it is important that you do not set any membership requirements on your homepage and all of the pages generated for PMPro (you can see what pages are required and “okay” under Memberships > Settings > Page Settings—don’t restrict any of these pages). The recipe below will replicate parent page membership requirements across all child pages in your site. For this recipe to work, you must first add level requirements via the Pages > Edit Page > “Require Membership” metabox to the appropriate parent pages. Alternately, the recipe below will lock all pages that are a child of a specific page (in this case, page ID 123). Customizing the recipe: You can alter the parent page ID (in this recipe, it is locking all child pages of post ID 123) for your site needs. Bulk Restricting Custom Post TypesIf you are using the Custom Post Type Membership Access Add On to restrict CPT access, this recipe will help you speed up the initial set up but replicating membership requirements across all CPTs of a selected Customizing
the recipe: You can alter the level ID (in this recipe, it is locking CPTs for level ID 3) and the Duplicating Membership Requirements Across LevelsOnce you have some posts, pages, or CPTs restricted for a specific level, you can use this recipe to duplicate restrictions from one level to also apply to another level. The recipe below duplicates all membership requirements for anything locked to membership level ID 1 to also apply to membership level ID 2. Customizing the recipe: You can alter the level IDs ‘2’ (new content to lock) and ‘1’ (already locked content to replicate) in this recipe for your site needs. Need another bulk MySQL command?Check out the Developers Toolkit Add On for some other scripts to duplicate membership restrictions from one level to another. If you need something more custom, please open a ticket in the premium support area and we will guide you in preparing the custom MySQL command. Bulk Assign Levels to PostsIf you would like to bulk assign levels to posts and do not want to go the MySQL route, you could use the following code recipe. Adjust the code recipe’s Once the code recipe is added and saved to your website, add the following to the end of your URL in order to run the script Adding the Recipe to Your WebsiteYou can add this recipe to your site by creating a custom plugin or using the Code Snippets plugin available for free in the WordPress repository. Read this companion article for step-by-step directions on either method. Kim is co-founder of Paid Memberships Pro. She has her hand in all aspects of the development, management, and marketing for the product and the team. She oversees frontend development for the core open source plugin and Add Ons. How do I restrict a user in MySQL?There are three methods for creating a restricted user; you can use UniController, phpMyAdmin or MySQL prompt.. 1) If not at the home page, click home icon.. 2) From the top menu bar, select Privileges.. 3) Click Add a new User.. How do I limit access to a database?To Limit User Access to a Specific Database. Step 1: Create a Matter. ... . Step 2: Associate the Database with the Matter. ... . Step 3: Create a User Group. ... . Step 4: Assign Users to the User Group. ... . Step 5: Associate the User Group with the Matter. ... . Step 6: Remove the Database from the "All user Groups" Matter.. How do I provide security to my MySQL database?MySQL Security Best Practices. Remove Default Accounts, Port Mappings, and Other Settings. ... . Restrict Remote Access. ... . Grant Users Only The Privileges They Need. ... . Use Non-Root Accounts. ... . Keep the Server Physically Secure. ... . Make Sure You Keep Proper Auditing & Monitoring. ... . Assess Your Database Security Regularly.. How is the MySQL access security controlled?MySQL uses security based on Access Control Lists (ACLs) for all connections, queries, and other operations that a user may attempt to perform. There is also some support for SSL-encrypted connections between MySQL clients and servers.
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