Title: Confusing
Last modified: September 3, 2016

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# Confusing

 *  Anonymous User 13912904
 * (@anonymized-13912904)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-12/)
 * This plugin is very confusing and absolutely not intuitive in operation. I did
   not succeed to restrict content to non-members without unwanted restriction of
   content to members. Even administrators will be blocked, which is totally nonsense.

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 *  Plugin Author [Joachim Jensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intoxstudio/)
 * (@intoxstudio)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-12/#post-8025207)
 * I did not find any support threads from you, why did you not open one if you 
   had problems?
    As the plugin author I am only interested in that the plugin works
   properly, and while you are entitled to your opinion, it is very demotivating
   to get reviews like this.
 * While I agree that the condition UI might be a little unintuitive in the beginning,
   I assure you that is entirely possible to restrict content only to a specific
   user role. That is how hierarchical levels work.
 * Let me know if you give the plugin another chance.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 13912904
 * (@anonymized-13912904)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-12/#post-8025208)
 * Yes, you did not find any support threads because I do not know what to ask. 
   I don’t understand the mechanism of your plugin at all.
 * Why should I create two groups with combination AND OR? I do not see any benefit
   or advantage.
 * Why do administrators get blocked from content?
 * Okay, I’ll givt it a try. I tell you what I want.
 * Restrict dedicated post types (post,event,etc.) to logged-in users only. I do
   not want to give non-members access to dynamical content of my website.
 * I tried all kind of combinations. In case I succeeded to block non-registered
   visitors from content, I also got restrictions myself (and I am ADMIN!!!).
 * Maybe you can tell me how to do that?
 * Thanks for your support!
 *  Plugin Author [Joachim Jensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intoxstudio/)
 * (@intoxstudio)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-12/#post-8025213)
 * Thank you for giving it a shot.
 * Restrict User Access makes it possible for you to create an unlimited number 
   of conditions. Using logical “and” and “or” allows you to create complex conditions.
   
   E.g. you can make a level that restricts all posts that is written by a specific
   author and contains a specific tag OR all pages. No other restriction plugin 
   allows you to do this the same way.
 * When you create an access level and synchronize it with a role, **only** users
   with that role will be able to see the restricted content. Maybe I should make
   that more clear somehow.
    The plugin does not use the role hierarchy (I could
   write a long post about why that would not be a good idea), but instead you have
   to create your own hierarchical levels.
 * In your case, **create a new Access Level**, **synchronize it with the Administrator
   role** and choose the option **Extend: Subscribers** (or the name of the level
   you created before).
    This will make sure that administrators can view the same
   content as subscribers.
 * Let me know if this works for you.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 13912904
 * (@anonymized-13912904)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-12/#post-8025214)
 * Thank you, Joachim for your support. Meanwhile I found another plugin that fit
   my purpose and is very easy to use and lightweight. I do not need more than blocking
   non-registered users from dynamical content. Only pages are accessable. And pages
   I want to restrict, I can use WP-Members that I use anyway.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/very-basic-content-restriction/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/very-basic-content-restriction/)

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