Restrictly™ is a performance-focused access control system for WordPress that enforces rule-based visibility across content, menus, and blocks - without the bloat of traditional membership or paywall plugins.

Built for developers, site owners, and professionals who value speed, clarity, and clean architecture, Restrictly™ provides a reliable foundation for access enforcement that scales naturally as your needs grow.

• Full Site Editing (FSE) Integration – Add block-level visibility directly inside the Site Editor.
  Choose who can see each block — Everyone, Logged-In, Logged-Out, or Specific Roles — with a clean, non-intrusive sidebar panel and optional color-coded visibility indicators.

• FSE Navigation Menu Support – Control visibility for navigation links, submenus, and page lists directly inside the Site Editor.
  Show or hide individual navigation items by login status or user role for fully dynamic menus.

• Extended Visibility Filtering – Automatically hides restricted content from:

  • Search results (is_search())
  • Archives (is_archive())
  • Home listings (is_home())
  • Custom queries
    Visitors only see what they are authorized to view.

• REST API Enforcement – Applies Restrictly™ visibility rules to REST API responses.
  Restricted content is automatically filtered to prevent unauthorized data exposure.

• Dynamic Menu Visibility (Classic Menus) – Manage visibility for classic WordPress menus in the traditional Menu Editor.

• Full, Quick, and Bulk Edit Support – Modify access settings from any edit screen, including multi-post operations.

• Sortable, Filterable Admin Columns – View and organize restricted content directly in the admin list tables.

• Administrator Override – Optional global setting that lets administrators bypass restrictions for testing.

• Centralized Role Management – Unified role data handled by the RoleService class across all components.

• Divi & Page Builder Compatibility – Works seamlessly with Divi and similar builders without breaking layouts.

• Lightweight & Secure – 100% built on WordPress core APIs with strict sanitization, escaping, and type checking.

• Translation Ready – Includes .pot, .po, and .mo files for localization.

• Clean Uninstallation – Removes all Restrictly™ data and options automatically on uninstall.

• Query Filtering – The QueryFilter class excludes restricted content from all public queries automatically.
• FSE Enforcement – The BlockVisibility and FSEHandler classes handle all block- and navigation-level visibility both in-editor and front-end.
• Unified Role Logic – The RoleService class centralizes role and login-based access checks across content, menus, blocks, and REST API enforcement.
• Strict Validation – Full compliance with PHPCS, WPCS, PHPStan, ESLint, Stylelint, and Prettier.
• Build Automation – Streamlined development and packaging:
  • build.sh → installable plugin ZIP
  • build-github.sh → GitHub release package (includes docs & screenshots)
  • build-repo.sh → WordPress.org repository package

• Access Control – Define default restriction behavior for posts, pages, and content types.
• Menu Restrictions – Manage visibility settings for traditional WordPress menus.
• Block Editor Visibility – Toggle FSE visibility indicators (colored badges) on or off for a cleaner editing experience.
• Administrator Override – Grant administrators universal visibility access for debugging and testing.

Restrictly™ Pro is an optional premium extension that builds on the free Restrictly™ core with advanced access-control capabilities, including:

• Custom post type (CPT) restrictions
• Custom roles and granular policy rules
• Taxonomy & media visibility (categories, tags, files, and downloads)
• WooCommerce product & pricing visibility
• Advanced reporting, logging, and automation
• Extended navigation logic and rule inheritance

1. Download or clone this repository.
2. Upload the /restrictly/ folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
3. Activate Restrictly™ from the WordPress Plugins page.
4. Visit Restrictly → Settings to configure your preferred restrictions and defaults.

Want to help improve Restrictly™? Contributions are always welcome!

1. Fork this repository and create a new branch.
2. Follow WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS/WPCS).
3. Run full code validation before committing.
4. Submit a pull request with a clear description of your improvements.

• Added internal observability and lifecycle hooks for Restrictly™ Pro debugging and diagnostics.
• Added gated debug event emission across all access enforcement paths.
• Added evaluation start, evaluation end, and final decision signals.
• Added administrator override observability (always-allow behavior).
• Added query influence detection for search, archive, and home queries.
• Added Full Site Editing (FSE) block, navigation, and query observability events.
• No behavior changes to access control logic.
• Fully backward compatible.

• Initial public release of Restrictly™.
• Role-based and login-based access control for pages, posts, menus, and FSE blocks.
• REST API enforcement and extended visibility filtering.
• Full PHPCS, WPCS, PHPStan, ESLint, and Stylelint compliance.

Restrictly™ is licensed under the GPL-2.0+ License.
This ensures freedom to use, modify, and distribute while preserving open-source integrity.

• Restrictly™ Pro
• GitHub Repository
• Official Wiki

Tags: access control, content restriction, visibility, wordpress plugin, user roles, login status, block editor, fse, navigation menus, menu visibility, rest api, pages, posts