Restrict Content Pro IP Restriction

The IP Restriction add-on for Restrict Content Pro is an official extension that adds IP address-based access control to your WordPress site. It is designed for membership site administrators, businesses, educational institutions, and any project that needs to manage who can view restricted content or register on the site, beyond traditional user roles.

This tool offers two main functions: the whitelist and the blacklist of IP addresses. With the whitelist, you can allow specific IP addresses to access restricted content without meeting the usual membership requirements. With the blacklist, you can prevent certain IP addresses from completing the Restrict Content Pro registration form, which is ideal for blocking unwanted or suspicious registrations.

Configuration is flexible and applies at multiple levels. You can define global rules from the settings panel, assign whitelists to specific membership levels, or even configure restrictions per page or individual post via a dedicated metabox. This allows, for example, a corporate IP address to have automatic access to exclusive content of a specific subscription level, while remaining restricted for other levels.

The add-on supports multiple IP formats, including individual IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, wildcards, address ranges, and CIDR blocks. This versatility makes it easy to manage entire networks, offices, or regions with a single entry. Additionally, you can customize the error message shown to users who attempt to register from a blocked IP.

Its main benefits include strengthening site security, preventing fraudulent registrations, granular control over access to premium content, and the ability to offer automatic access to corporate clients or internal teams without the need for individual credentials. It is a lightweight solution that integrates perfectly with the Restrict Content Pro ecosystem, developed by iThemes (SolidWP), and requires no programming knowledge or server configuration.

If you manage a membership site and need more precise access control based on your visitors' network location, IP Restriction is the extension you were looking for.