Restrict media access via permalink vs file url

Hi @henrim01

Could you please provide a sample File URL that you’re talking about?

Regards,

Hi,

Sure, I’ve created a clean install of WordPress with only the Ultimate member plugin.

Here is the url for the media file page: https://ultimate.qinview.nl/lianhao-qu-lfan1gswv5c-unsplash/

Here is the file url of the media itself: https://ultimate.qinview.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lianhao-qu-LfaN1gswV5c-unsplash-scaled.jpg

Both are on the settings page of the media file itself. Here is a screenshot of the UM settings of the media file: https://share.getcloudapp.com/Apuj2BBg

And here is a screenshot of both urls of the media file: https://share.getcloudapp.com/OAube0pw

As you can see only the permalink is blocked. You can just view the file url.

Kind regards, Henri

Hi @henrim01

Sorry for the late response. You will need a higher level of file directory restriction. You can try the solution in this link:
https://orbisius.com/blog/restrict-access-wordpress-uploads-folder-logged-users-p3662

Regards,

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. I’ve taken a look at the solution, but it looks like the whole media folder will be blocked then for not logged in users. I just want to block some of the media files and not the whole directory. So I’m not sure if this works in my use case.

Furthermore, does this mean that Ultimate Member will never have the feature by itself to block media files, just like it does with pages and posts?

Kind regards, Henri