Is it possible to restrict different categories for different users

Achieving that objective is the part of the very purpose of this plugin!

I need subscribers users (different users) to be able to view specific category.
Each user should be able to view only specific category posts and main page with posts list.(front site only, not editing).
Nobody else can view category beside the user that had permission to view this category.

On s2member settings – there is an easy way to restrict categories for level, but I need to restrict category to user.

After searching, I understand it is possible do this only for level 1, with paypal buttons and capabilities assign, but I need it for level 0, registered users, (not paying users) that will be able to view different restricted content.

I thought to create a capability for each user, and to restrict specific categories to level 0 (subscribers) – but how to connect user capability to specific category?
How to make it that specific user will be able to view only specific category?
Is it possible to do it with free version?

with the free version
It is possible to assign Custom Capabilities & Level Restriction to:
– post
– page
– Paypal buttons.

It is not possible to assign Custom Capabilities but & Level Restriction to to category.

Is there a way to do it?

Let’s say you want to make the category Food accessible only by user Jon, who has been given ccap 'jon'. Then you could try adding the following code to your child theme’s functions.php file:

function category_redirects {
	if (!current_user_can('jon') && is_category('Food')) {
		wp_redirect (home_url('/membership-options-page/'));
		exit;
	}
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'category_redirects' );

It works!
Thank you!
This code does prevent user without this capability, to view category main page (and to redirect him to option page).

The next question is how to prevent user without this capability to view single post belong to this category?

Do I need to assign Custom Capability & Level Restriction to each post (on post edit page) or there is a way to restrict every single post of this category automatically, all together at once?

I think I figure it out – how to prevent view single post from user without capability :

function post_redirects() {
	if (!current_user_can('jon') && in_category('food')) {
		wp_redirect (home_url('/membership-options-page/'));
		exit;
	}
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'post_redirects' );

It does work but I’m not sure:

Do the 2 functions (restrict category page,& restrict single post) have to be separated? Is it possible to combine them?

If I use this function – do I still need to assign Custom Capability & Level Restriction to each post (on post edit page) or it become unnecessary?

How to use it for different users and different categories?

You should not need to assign a ccap to each post, so long as you assign it to a category.

For different users and different categories, first just copy this part:

if (!current_user_can('jon') && in_category('food')) {
		wp_redirect (home_url('/membership-options-page/'));
		exit;
	}

Then paste before the last }

Then change the ccap and category names, and save.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help!!!

Is it possible to use user name or user id instead of capability (only one user per category)?

With second thought, isn’t s2Member plugin too heavy for all of this (restrict specific categories to specific users, one user per category, only one user is allowed to read category posts, nobody else is allowed to read this category)?

Also, isn’t it possible to use only code on theme functions.php file only?

If it’s just one user per category, then yes, you could modify the code.

As for the rest of the question, It’s impossible for me to answer because I don’t know how your site is supposed to work. But if the only thing you need to do is assign one category to one user, then of course you don’t need a plugin as well.

I want to assign about 8 categorie to 8 users
(each category for a different user)
+ one category open to all.
If that so, your answer is still valid?

We use WP and we use S2 plugin. Right now we are selling one subscription which has a lot of followers/ subscribers.

We wish to sell more products but when we put in the new products on to the “member area” of the WP site… Subscribers can see all the products …not just the one they are suppose to see.

Since it appears you can only have one member area or welcome page per WP site we are trying to figure out setup the member area so
people can only see this description they signed up for and purchased.

If you look at General Options -> Login Welcome Page and then the section headed Or, a Special Redirection URL? you will see that use of the Special Replacement Codes makes it possible to set up Welcome Pages per member, level, or ccap.