Restrict content access (content gating)
Restrict access to your blog articles or pages to paying subscribers: activation, how it works, and visitor experience.
What is content gating?
Content gating lets you reserve certain blog articles or storefront pages for customers who have an active subscription to one or more of your products. It’s a powerful tool to monetize your content and deliver exclusive value to paying subscribers.
Example: you sell a "Premium Membership" subscription. You can restrict certain articles to only customers who have subscribed to that product.
Enable restriction on an article
In the article editor, check Restrict access. A list of your products appears. Select one or more products: only customers with an active order (running, in trial, or completed) for one of these products will be able to see the full article content.
The system is product-centric: there’s no tier concept or hierarchy between subscriptions. Access is verified by the presence of a matching active order.
Visitor-side experience
When an unauthorized visitor tries to access a restricted article:
- They see the title and a preview of the article
- The full content is hidden behind a paywall with a message inviting them to subscribe
- A link to the required products is displayed
Logged-in subscribers with an active order see the full content without any restriction.
Content gating on pages
Access restriction also works on pages created with the page builder. The mechanism is identical: enable Restrict access in the page settings and select the required products.
