CrispyCohd Gated Content Block – Pro
Professional, Server-Side Content Access Control for WordPress
Control exactly who can see your content using a robust, block-based gating system built for real-world WordPress sites – not demos, not hacks, and not fragile front-end tricks.
CrispyCohd Gated Content Block Pro gives you secure, server-side access control directly inside the WordPress block editor. Content rules are enforced before anything is rendered, meaning restricted content is never sent to the browser in the first place.
Why Gated Content Block Pro?
Many “content restriction” plugins rely on JavaScript or CSS to hide content after it has already been delivered to the browser. While this may look fine on the surface, it introduces serious drawbacks – from accidental data exposure to SEO confusion and bloated markup.
This plugin takes a fundamentally different approach.
CrispyCohd Gated Content Block Pro prevents restricted content from being rendered at all, ensuring:
- Stronger security by design
- Clean, minimal HTML output
- No hidden content indexed by search engines
- No accidental leaks via page source or scripts
🔐 Advanced Gating Conditions
The Pro version unlocks a powerful and flexible set of access conditions, allowing you to control visibility based on real user state rather than assumptions.
You can restrict content based on:
✅ Logged-in or logged-out status
✅ User roles, including custom roles
✅ WooCommerce product ownership
✅ Active WooCommerce subscriptions
✅ User meta conditions
✅ Custom PHP logic via an extensible architecture
All access rules are configured directly in the editor, keeping logic close to the content it controls.
🧱 Designed for the Block Editor
This plugin is built specifically for Gutenberg, not retrofitted after the fact. The gate block behaves as a structural control point rather than a visual wrapper, giving editors complete freedom over layout and composition.
- Native Gutenberg block
- Inspector controls aligned with WordPress core UI
- Drag-and-drop placement anywhere in your layout
- No shortcodes
- No global settings bloat
Because the gate is structural rather than cosmetic, it works naturally with existing blocks, patterns, and templates – without imposing design constraints.
⚙️ Built for Developers
Under the hood, Gated Content Block Pro is designed with developers in mind. It prioritises clarity, safety, and long-term maintainability over clever shortcuts.
- True server-side rendering
- Clean, readable PHP
- Defensive logic with no hard dependencies
- Backward compatibility with the Lite version
- Safe coexistence during upgrades
- Extensible architecture designed to evolve
Whether you are building client sites, SaaS platforms, or internal tools, the plugin integrates cleanly without fighting your existing stack.
🔄 Seamless Upgrade from Lite
Already using the free Lite version? Upgrading is intentionally friction-free.
- Existing gate blocks continue working without changes
- No content migration or rebuilding required
- Pro functionality transparently replaces Lite behaviour
- The Lite plugin can be safely deactivated after upgrade
This ensures a smooth transition with zero disruption to existing content or layouts.
🎯 Perfect For
- Membership websites
- E-learning platforms and course content
- Client portals and private dashboards
- Premium blogs and publications
- WooCommerce-powered gated products
- Agencies building controlled content experiences for clients