I'm using WordPress for my membership site. I am confused about how to setup protections. Here is what I'd like to have: Visitor can view homepage, can view and buy our Book, can view Conference information, and view the Store page (and buy stuff). Members can do that, plus will have access to forum, articles, and comments. However, WordPress doesn't divide stuff up into different directories. It's all done using page templates. So how do I create pages or posts within WP where some are available to ALL and some are only available to MEMBERS (who paid) while making it look like one site? I can install WP into its own directory, but then that means I need to maintain two copies of the Conference, Book, and Store sections so that members and non-members can see it.....right?
Thanks, but I need more information- I have installed the ViewLevel plugin. But now, how is amember interacting with WP? If ViewLevel is controlling access, then what is aMember doing?
aMember is adding users to WordPress users database with the configured role (as configured at aMember CP -> Manage Products, Edit : WordPress Access) http://www.amember.com/p/Integration
Hey, I have quite a bit of experience in this area and have found this post/page restrictions plugin to be the best: http://bluesome.net/post/2006/01/01/121/ YOu'll want to use it in combination with the role manager plugin (link at that page). Combine these 2 plugins with the amember wordpress plugin and you'll have all you need to protect your content within Wordpress (even entire categories if you want). One trick I used to protect content on a Wordpress page (for example a database of information only available to paying members) is to just use amember protection and insert the amember protected page right into wordpress via an iframe. With the amember wordpress plugin - if they login to the iframe, the protected content appears AND they are simultaneously logged into the blog as well. Its a much more elegant solution so that you don't have to protect the entire wordpress page .. the user stays within the system and has access to the main navigation bar. PM me if have questions or would like to see how i've set it up.