Restrict searching

Hey Erle,

How are you doing today?

Regex is not supported for URL protection in Membership 2. However, in your case you shouldn’t really need regex for this, simply adding the following in Membership 2 -> Protection Rules -> URL restrictions:

?s=
&s=

This should protect your search page.

Hope this helps ??

Cheers,
Bojan

Hello,
I added ?s= and &s= (on separate lines) under a URL Group called “Disable search” but it still allows searching. I have the Stranger Setting set to Visitors and URL Groups is added to Visitors negative rules with “Disable search” selected. I’ve tried with Strip query strings from URL set to Yes and No with the same results.

I don’t see Protection Rules -> URL restrictions. Is this type of exclusion not supported in the free version?

Erle

Hey Erle,

After reading again your first post and now this one I believe you’re using old version of membership plugin, can you please post screenshot of any of your membership admin settings pages so I can confirm?

Best regards,
Bojan

Hello,
Here is the plugin page:
https://gyazo.com/f66764aaa1e42b17b4518fd7f50a1c3e

Here is the Membership dashboard:
https://gyazo.com/aa28b4f6618fa92f2378b0d4999bed90

Here is the Access Levels:
https://gyazo.com/f5941153b193476e8f394c890f8e11cb

Let me know if there are other pages you’d like to see.

Erle

Hey Erle,

This is definitely an old version of Membership plugin, once you go to any Membership page you should be prompted with the Upgrade button.

Please note that new version of the plugin has been completely rewritten and it uses different protection logic so all protection rules would have to be set again. There is an import function where you can import all levels, members and their subscription plans in case you’re already running this on a production site.

You’ll find how to upgrade on plugin usage page here.

If this is a production site please consider making a backup just in case something goes wrong.

Best regards,
Bojan

Hello,
The plugin does not show that it needs updating. Nonetheless, I deactivated, deleted and re-installed the plugin but it looks exactly the same and I did not loose any settings even though I deleted the plugin after deactivating. I assume the deletion of the plugin did not remove the tables from the database.

I did look at the upgrade path for an existing installation but from what I gather I would require MPMU DEV Dashboard which is not free. I created and support this website as a volunteer for a volunteer organization and therefore there is no budget for premium additions.

I think I’ve found a way to create my own simple plugin that will do what I need. At least my initial tests seem ok so far.

Is the feature I am trying to accomplish with Membership 2 not available in the free version?

Erle

Hey again Erle,

You’re right about WPMU DEV Dashboard not being free, this is the plugin that is available along side any of our premium plugins or plans and it helps premium members to browse our products, update them, use the API and forum from their WP admin.

However, this is not needed for any of the free plugins as they function normally without it so you DO NOT need premium version and you can upgrade to Membership 2 completely free.

I did a test on my sandbox site just to see if there is an issue with the upgrade message and I was able to see it without any issues, see screenshot here https://screencast.com/t/PiK2HIma6.

We had to implement it like this for the sake of members who were using old version and who are trying to transition to the new one, this is why you still install old version when you install the plugin first time.

Hope this makes sense ??

Cheers,
Bojan

Hi Bojan,

I haven’t seen the upgrade message for quite some time now. I keep hitting remind me later. Is there a way to bring it back or just wait a few days? Hope it didn’t timeout.

Thanks for your help and best of the season to you and yours!

Erle

Hi again Bojan,
The upgrade message came back and I have upgraded successfully and added the URL restriction as discussed above and it works great! Sorry for the confusion on the version. I forgot about the upgrade message until I saw your screenshot.

I do have a new question though. I’ll start a new thread and mark this one resolved.

Thanks for your help and patience.

Erle

Hey Erle,

Awesome, glad you managed to upgrade! You’re going to love new version ??

I do have a new question though. I’ll start a new thread and mark this one resolved.

That’s the proper way to do it, I’ll respond there soon ??

Cheers,
Bojan