Title: Custom Post Type – Restriction Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Custom Post Type – Restriction * [bernardberry646](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardberry646/) * (@bernardberry646) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/) * Am I correct to assume that there is no simple way to select custom post type OR tag of a custom post type and restrict that? * I have tried to restrict by tags of CPT, cat of CPT, etc. And NOTHING works! * Right now I have hundreds of posts under multiple CPT’s and cant restrict them using the simple methods found on settings page (s2member-res-ops). * If not, can u please point me to where (field) in the DB the value is set if one was to do this normally in admin. * So pro version gets support here now? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/s2member/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/s2member/) Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [KTS915](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kts915/) * (@kts915) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716616) * First, Pro version gets no support here now. This is a community forum for the free product only. Pro help is at s2member.com. * I’m just a user who has received help in the past who is happy to help others in the same position as I was. * I have a hundred or so of custom post type posts all protected by s2member. It’s simple to do. Go to Restriction Options – Post Access Restrictions and either put in the post IDs for the requisite level or (much easier) just type `all` for the requisite level. * Hit Save All Changes and you’re done! This covers ALL posts, whether regular or custom. * If you want to change the level required for specific posts (whether custom or otherwise) you can do that on the standard post editing screen. * Thread Starter [bernardberry646](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardberry646/) * (@bernardberry646) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716619) * Everything you mentioned is kinda common knowledge. My question is based on restricting by tags and or by cats. I have hundreds of post under different CPTs, some need to be protected and some dont.. not trying to open/edit hundreds of individual posts to set them to restricted one by one. At this point I may have to go to db, filter based on tag and then export the post IDs, copy/paste that long list of IDs into s2member restrict by IDs. * But it really should be a better way then this.. * [KTS915](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kts915/) * (@kts915) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716621) * Well, if it’s common knowledge, you’ll know that you can use the same method to protect categories too, won’t you? * Three settings down from Post Access Restrictions. * Thread Starter [bernardberry646](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardberry646/) * (@bernardberry646) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716622) * Yes it is common knowledge.. and no, cats of custom post types does not get recognized 🙂 * [KTS915](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kts915/) * (@kts915) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716623) * Not automatically, no — but it does tell you how to get them recognized, as you will doubtless also know. * Thread Starter [bernardberry646](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardberry646/) * (@bernardberry646) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716624) * Well please provide a link to where S2member can restrict CPTs based on categories.. or where you say CPTs get recognized by s2member. * [KTS915](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kts915/) * (@kts915) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716625) * I thought this was common knowledge?! * Under Category Access Restrictions, you’ll see a tip to use [this](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-show-ids/) plugin, also by s2member. * Thread Starter [bernardberry646](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardberry646/) * (@bernardberry646) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716626) * Really not understanding the cryptic responses.. if there is a specific plugin why not just say the name of the plugin? * As for the plugin mentioned under Cat Access Restriction is WP Show IDs. that merely shows cat IDs.. which does not help at all. I know the cat ids for the CPT’s taxonomies.. it DOES NOT restrict CPTs using them. Rather u use the ID # or the actual name of the category. * In fact, there is only one single way to restrict access to CPTs and that is by entering a comma list of EACH single ID# or going to each individual post and setting it on that post’s edit screen. * If you know of an exact method other than those two.. please share rather then leaving cryptic responses PLEASE. * [KTS915](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kts915/) * (@kts915) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716627) * If you ask for help, then claim you know what you’re told anyway, even when I’ve already said I’m just a user, not s2member support, I don’t know what else you expect. * All I can do is say what has worked for me. You say it doesn’t work for you. I am sorry about that. Why not ask s2member themselves? * Thread Starter [bernardberry646](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardberry646/) * (@bernardberry646) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716630) * I clearly said **My question is based on restricting by tags and or by cats. I have hundreds of post under different CPTs, some need to be protected and some dont.. ** * You are talking about restricting ALL.. Im not trying to restrict all! I clearly said by tags, taxonomy or cat ID of CPTs. * So to keep saying you have done it, you have not.. you have restricted ALL of a CPT.. that is NOT what my question asks. * [Jeff Cohan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdcohan/) * (@jdcohan) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716790) * Hey, KTS915 – * I thought you did a fine job trying to help out. * Just saying. * [JTMOBLEY](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtmobley/) * (@jtmobley) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716972) * Yea NO DOUBT, go to S2 Member or get WebDev support for 39$ a month geezz. And Yes KTS915 I just went where you said and it makes perfect sense Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Custom Post Type – Restriction’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/s2member/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=980067) * [s2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/s2member/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/s2member/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/s2member/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/s2member/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/s2member/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/s2member/reviews/) * 12 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [JTMOBLEY](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtmobley/) * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-restriction/#post-4716972) * Status: not resolved