Unlock Membership Access to All Restricted Content Without Updating Posts

This recipe is designed for a membership site that wants to quickly give members of a specific level access to all restricted content, without the need to individually update each post or run a Toolkit script.

You can use this recipe when you add a new membership level to your site or to offer a window of “unlimited access,” giving lower-tier members the experience of upgrading to your full suite of content.

The Code Recipe

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Adding the recipe to your website

You 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.

Update line 8 with the specific membership level IDs that should have access to ALL members-only posts on your site.

If you prefer, the Developer’s Toolkit Add On has a database script to duplicate a post’s membership requirements for a new level. For example, if you have content restricted for level ID 1 and later add a new membership level ID 2, you can use this script to perform a one-time copy of all the level 1 posts to also include level 2.