really-simple-ssl reports a vulnerability!
Weak configuration vulnerability in PrivateContent 8.4.3
https://really-simple-ssl.com/vulnerability/475c245b-4871-4eb1-ac16-291899d938c9/
CVE-2023-0581
Severity: medium-risk
Detected in: PrivateContent
Vulnerable Versions: >= * <= 8.4.3
Please update to 8.4.3 at https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/private-content/.
]]>I am trying to follow the use of [alt] Alternate text for excluded users to provide an alternate image to be shown unless a visitor/user is in a certain user group.
In following the example in the documentation, which examples a URL (I assume at this point that if a URL link will work, changing it to an IMG link will work as well), I cannot get it (the exact example URL link) to work. I copy/paste the exact documentation example
[private role="subscriber" alt="<a href='https://www.example.com/subscribe' title='Subscribe now!'>Subscribe</a> to read this <strong>super powered</strong> text!"]Hidden text.[/private] and the alt text link won’t work.
Any ideas?
]]>Hello Aldo,
since your plugin works great on restricting content based on user roles OR based on the fact that a user is also the post author…
could you please also add a new feature so that it can be restricted based on the POST AUTHOR’s USER ROLE?
I mean the hidden content should be visible to anybody ONLY IF the post author belongs to a specific user role.
So, for example, if the author of this post is an Administrator, then show the hidden text to every user/visitor of that post. Something like
[private role=”post-author-administrator”]Text for everybody[/private]
Basically it works as default but checks the post author’s user role instead of the current user’s role.
]]>Hi there, I have various private content pages with pdf documents. A client has raised an issue that any of these pdf documents can be viewed by anyone if the url is copied and pasted into an email.
Is there any way if a url is shared, whoever attempts to access it must be prompted to login?
I’m not sure if this is possible, but I told my client I would ask you!
Hope you can help ??
Hi there, is it possible to login as a user (without the need for their username and password), so I can see what they can see and check they can’t see anything they shouldn’t?
I’m basically looking for something like this
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/login-as-user/
the above plugin won’t work as all my private content users are set up via the private content plugin, rather than as actual wordpress users. So I’m looking to see if you have a similar solution that can work with your plugin
Hope you can help! ??
]]>First of all, I didn’t provide link to the page because it is password protected while in development. If you feel it is necessary I will deactivate the password-protected under construction plugin.
I have different portals being hosted as under the main domain of coaliciondecoaliciones.org as add-on domains. I am having problem with coaccesopr.org which is an add-on domain and as such it seems to be sharing the same wordpress directory structure (not the database) as the main site.
I purchased a new Extended License plugin for this new add-on domain coaccesopr.org and when I attempted to upload it, WP notified that the plugin is already there. I canceled the installation and realized the plugin is listed in my Plugins list even though I didn’t finish uploading it for this domain. I activated it, but even though it shows as Active, I cannot see in the menu.
However, I can see it and it is working perfectly in the WP menu of the main site.
How can I solve this? I wouldn’t want them to be mixed-up.
I am using WP 5.8.2 and the whole installation and plugins are fully updated.
]]>I want to use the shortcode [private role=”none” recipient=”login-name1, login-name2, login-name3″]Text for specific users only[/private] but the content is not appearing. I am using the “username”.
I can submit images to show my configuration and experience.
]]>I don’t know when this problem started, but role parameter is not behaving like it supposed to do.
role=”administrator” works ok, but role=”editor” is not showing content to editor, only to administrator.
After a lot of tries, I used role=”author” and it did show the content to Administrator, Editor and Author.
I’m using Private Content 6.4.1 and WordPress 5.8.1
]]>Hi, i can’t find where is “edit login box” for add the checkbox – privacy policy.
Help me please anyone…
My site is showing whitespace after upgrade to wordpress 5.70. This is because the wordpress style css has the following entry:
p:empty:before {
content: "?";
}Which was added as part of this PR: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27995 and others’ issue is described in more detail here: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/empty-spaces-after-wordpress-5-7-update/
And the private shortcode codebase is creating empty paragraphs before each shortcode:
<div class="private custom_role_name">
<p></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://example.com/admin/index">Admin</a></li></ul>
<p></p>
</div>Which is generated from this code, created from the gutenberg block editor:
<!-- wp:shortcode -->
[private role="custom" custom_role="custom_role_name"]
<!-- /wp:shortcode -->
<!-- wp:list -->
<ul><li><a href="https://example.com/admin/index">Admin</a></li></ul>
<!-- /wp:list -->
<!-- wp:shortcode -->
[/private]
<!-- /wp:shortcode -->Having looked through the plugin’s codebase and played around with the code (html) view in the wordpress 5.7 editor, I don’t think it’s a problem with your plugin directly but more what is being passed to you from wordpress.
If I go into the code editor and update the HTML generated by the gutenberg editor to this:
[private role="custom" custom_role="custom_role_name"]<ul><li><a href="https://example.com/admin/index">Admin</a></li></ul>[/private]
And click “update” the code is rewritten by wordpress to:
<p>[private role="custom" custom_role="custom_role_name"]</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://example.com/admin/index">Admin</a></li>
</ul>
<p>[/private]</p>which would appear to be the additional paragraphs and what, I suspect, is being passed on to the plugin in the $content variable.
As a workaround I have overridden the css.
]]>Hello,
your plugin is very interesting.
On my website I have User Generated Content and would like to have some text displayed only to the author of the post (not the category “author” but the user who wrote the post), for example to invite him to upgrade so he can unlock extra fields for his post.
I guess I can do it using the “recipient” parameter
[private role=”none” recipient=”login-name”]Text for a specific user only[/private]
but the “login-name” would be a dynamic field (since there is a different author for each post) and not a single predefined user.
How can I retrieve and fill the “login-name” with the current post author’s login-name?
Any different solution is welcome ??
]]>Can Private Content restriction shortcodes, as applied in a post, restrict the post in the same way when using an email subscriber type plugin so that the ‘raw’ unprotected text is also restricted? A user on my blog asked if I have a way to email new posts, comments, etc., such as subscribe2, and I hesitate to use one because when tested, posts with PC shortcode restrictions do not maintain the restriction when emailed out.
Not sure if this is possible. Just thought I’d ask before answering my user.
]]>Hi,
I’ve installed and activated “Private Content” plugin (ver.6.3.1) on wp5.6
On my portfolio, on the top of the page I’m using code:
[private role=”subscriber-only”]Text for subscriber only[/private]
and update page.
Using other browser (google chrome on macosx), after login with user having subscriber role, I can’t see the text “Text for subscriber”.
What can I’ve to check?
Thanks for your support
Hi Aldo,
More tinkering from me, sorry. Can the alt= specification be made, if it doesn’t already and I am just not doing it correctly, to accept HTML markup specifically to change the alt text color?
I’m trying to find a way to subtly signal to my users, who are restricted from content and instead see the alt text, that they are reading alternative text to what’s really posted (to encourage joining a user group that will allow the true content to be viewed). And possibly “color code” the alt text to signal what user group has required permissions.
And, as usual, thank you for a plugin that I lean on very heavily and confidently for my needs!
]]>Hi! I am thoroughly enjoying the use of this plugin and is the bedrock of my site’s tiered access. I’d like to use it in the category descriptions in order to tailor the description according to user group. I already tested and doesn’t presently work. Would this be a hard or worthwhile thing to look at enabling? Or even possible within the scope of the plugin?
]]>Un plugin muy útil. Gracias.
Me gustaría saber como evitar el mensaje “Content protected for members only”
Gracias en adelante,
Pablo
]]>Hi Aldo
I’ve installed the plugin, however, there no disgusting of the admin menu on the left side. Do I can’t access any settings or do anything. Have you heard of this issue before?
Thanks,
Mikkel
On 2 sites where I use this shortcode, it doesn’t work. Tried both options:
[private role=”visitor-only”]Text for Visitors only[/private]
and
[private role=”visitor”]Text for Visitors only[/private]
I still see the wrapped Text as an admin
Any solutions?
We are running word press 5.4.2 and Private Content version 6.3.
Two weeks ago our user list disappeared and the private content short codes are now showing on our web page. Users are not able to register as the links are missing and showing as code. Any thoughts?
Hello, I have a directory website of business listings. I would like to know if phone numbers of each listing can be shown only to the logged-in users or members with some specific privileges.
]]>Hello,
after updating from 5.11 to 6.3 the shortcode stopped working.
I don’t get any Errors in the Console.
Regards,
Luigi
Hi there,
In the custom restrictions tab you have an area to add absolute URL’s and redirect them for certain users.
Is there a way I can use a Wildcard for this?
Like https://www.website.com/example/*
Thanks.
]]>My client currently has PC 5.11. All related PC plugins are up to date:
PrivateContent Version 5.11
There is a new version of PrivateContent available. View version 6.3 details or update now.Select PrivateContent – Mail Actions Add-on
PrivateContent – Mail Actions Add-on Version 1.45Select PrivateContent – Secure Links Add-on
PrivateContent – Secure Links Add-on Version 1.31Select PrivateContent – User Data Add-on
PrivateContent – User Data Add-on Version 2.1
When I update to PC 6.3, I get the following error:
]]>Warning: Use of undefined constant PC_DIR – assumed ‘PC_DIR’ (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-content/plugins/private-content-mail-actions/user_verification.php on line 9
Warning: include_once(PC_DIR/functions.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-content/plugins/private-content-mail-actions/user_verification.php on line 9
Warning: include_once(): Failed opening ‘PC_DIR/functions.php’ for inclusion (include_path=’.:/usr/share/pear/php:/usr/share/php’) in /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-content/plugins/private-content-mail-actions/user_verification.php on line 9
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function pc_wpml_translated_pag_id() in /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-content/plugins/private-content-mail-actions/user_verification.php:10 Stack trace: #0 /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(287): pcma_mv_page_check(”) #1 /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(311): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #2 /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-includes/plugin.php(478): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #3 /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-includes/template-loader.php(13): do_action(‘template_redire…’) #4 /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once(‘/nas/content/st…’) #5 /nas/content/staging/scorp/index.php(17): require(‘/nas/content/st…’) #6 {main} thrown in /nas/content/staging/scorp/wp-content/plugins/private-content-mail-actions/user_verification.php on line 10
There has been a critical error on your website.
I checked but I couldn’t find a similar topic. I’m using Formidable Forms Pro plugin and I noticed I can’t make Private to work when a shortcode is inside a shortcode, executing it from that second level.
In Formidable Form Pro, there is a display shortcode that renders a View from a form data. Then I can use Private with no problem inside this View called by the shortcode:
This:
[display-frm-data id=x param=y]
Display a View with fields and I can put a [private role=administrator]content[/private] there.
But if this view contains another shortcode to display a nested view, this is:
[display-frm-data id=view1 filter=limited] <- first FF shortcode
renders:
View1
[display-frm-data id=view2 param=pass_field]
I can’t make to work the Private content shortcode in that nested second view. It shows the syntax of the shortcode itself:
[private role=administrator]content[/private] <- it shows all this.
Is there something I’m missing or it can’t work in the second nested view?
]]>I’m using the “Private Content” plugin and when placing the shortcode for a “Specific User”, other users can still see the private content.
I using the following code
]]>Hi there,
With this plugin I have 3 users, ‘active’ ‘disabled’ and ‘pending’
Is there a way we can automatically set ‘active’ users to ‘disabled’ if they haven’t logged in for 2 months for example?
Look forward to your reply.
]]>Hi Aldo,
How feasible would it be to give an ability to link/embed an image in the alt attribute so that instead of specifying text, I could do alt=”<img src=”membersonly.gif” or whatever html markup would produce an icon/emoticon in place of the restricted post? Just a thought, nothing worth your time if it’s considerable work.
Sorry, must be the lack of other external stimulus, given the world situation, that I’m toying with ideas! Hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy.
]]>Hello I just installed this plugin and am testing how to use. One of the things I was wanting to do was use the shortcode in a sentence, for instance. To have the effect of:
Sally met Harry and they went [private role=”custom” custom_role=”contributor” alt=”{hidden}” reverse=1]shopping[/private]. After that they … blah blah…
The shortcode inserts a new line after the code it seems and breaks up the in-line sentence. Is there a way to turn that off or make it optional to use the shortcode in-line?
]]>Hi Aldo,
How hard, or is it even possible, would it be to tweak the plugin to be able to use it in comments? The reason for this idea is let’s say I post something that is by default viewable by subscribers (unrestricted). In that multiple paragraph post I use the shortcode to make one paragraph restricted to Contributors only.
Then a logged in Contributor comments on my post, specifically addressing content in that restricted Contributors only paragraph. I would want to use the commensurate shortcode restricting view of that comment, or portions of it, to Contributors only. That, while keeping the comment overall and not having to disallow it.
I hope that was understandable.
]]>Hi, I have a page set up for specific access. it works on my computer but it gets blocked on an iPhone. Is there a setting I need to check that would cause this issue?
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