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Managing Multiple-Level User Access to Content Within a Post

Hello,

I’m developing a membership site and part of the MU side of things is a series of ‘exclusive’ content blogs that various member levels can all access.

Access to content within each post is controlled so that the higher the member level, the more content and resources within the post they can view.

I’ve tested the new Member plugin for WP by Justin Tadlock. This seems like it could handle my request, except its not built for MU, and I’m not a plugin developer.

Is there another way to manage this using existing MU plugins or another more suitable way to control members?

I’m glad to have found MUDEV recently and as such, will be aligning our business model to take advantage of the plugins they offer where possible. I certainly don’t want to re-invent the wheel, so if anyone can provide some suggestions then I’d be most appreciative.

Thanks for any help in advance

Paul

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:04:35
  • airfoil
    • Site Builder, Child of Zeus

    Paul,

    I recently found a solution called CMS Members from WPWave that likely meets your needs – and at about $60 US is pretty cheap. In particular, you can specify part or all of your posts and pages to only be viewable to registered members or specific membership plans. It also handles credit cards, membership email newsletters and several other features – and it is WPMU compatible.

    Hope this helps.

  • member1
    • The Incredible Code Injector

    Thanks for the feedback.

    @Airfoil

    CMS Members has a page for MU but its ‘coming soon’. I’ve sent them a message for more info.

    Have you used this plugin yourself?

    @Andrew

    Can you recommend a standard WP plugin that could handle this?

    Thanks

    Paul

  • airfoil
    • Site Builder, Child of Zeus

    Paul – I will be installing and testing this week, however the developers assure me it is WPMU compatible. They even agreed to make a minor mod for me at no extra charge, and promptly emailed me the revised plugin code within hours after I purchased.

    I’ll post back after I have chance to play with it. As I said, at $60, it seemed pretty low risk given the advertised feature set. FWIW.

  • member1
    • The Incredible Code Injector

    Thanks for the update Airfoil.

    I’ve contacted them too with a few questions.

    Integration with an Affiliate management application is a key one along with the ability to potentially integrate with what the Supporter’s plugin offers too.

    What is the mod you’ve requested?

    Cheers for your feedback

    Paul