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    How to create membership site with RCP and FV Player

    List of content:

    • Introduction
    • Free version of the RCP
      • How to download the free version of RCP
      • How to restrict a FV Player video
    • Paid version of the RCP
      • How to install the paid version of RCP
      • General settings of the paid version of RCP
      • How to set up payment gateways with RCP
      • How to set up membership levels
      • How to restrict content with RCP
        • Restricting entire post
        • Restricting posts by categories
        • Restricting all posts at once
    • Integration with FV PayPerView

    Introduction

    Restrict Content Pro is a simple WordPress membership plugin allowing you to restrict parts of the content to be accessible only for the logged-in users. You can restrict parts of the posts via shortcodes, or restrict whole pages/posts as well.

    The Pro version allows you to split users into unlimited number of subscription levels and manage them. Pro version of RCP also allows you to manage your content, track payments and many more.


    Free version of the RCP

    Restrict Content is a free version of the RCP plugin offering few core features of the pro version.

    It allows you to restrict content to be accessible only for logged-in users via shortcodes within your posts. 

    How to download the free version of RCP

    Simply go to: WP Admin dashboard -> Plugins -> Add new -> Search for "Restrict Content" -> Hit "Install now" button

    RCP free

    And then hit "Activate".

    How to set-up the free version of RCP

    Navigate to: WP Admin dashboard -> Settings -> Restrict Content

    RC Settings

    On this page you're allowed to set up following settings:

    1. In this field you can set up a message that will be displayed when user without the appropriate permissions reaches any restricted content

    2. In these fields, you can set up different messages displayed for each user level when already logged-in user without appropriate permissions reaches any restricted content 

    How to restrict a FV Player video

    Open the post and insert the shortcode of the video that you want to restrict.

    video shortcode

    Now pack that video shortcode into the [restrict ... ] .... [/restrict] shortcode tags.

    Screenshot

    Now your video is restricted for non-registered users.

    Note: You can also restrict content based on user level by adding the {userlevel} tag to the restrict shortcode.


    Paid version of the RCP

    Paid version of the Restrict Content Pro let's you split your users into different membership levels, manage and restrict your content, and set payment gates for your users to join your subscription plans.

    How to install paid version of the RCP

    1. Visit https://restrictcontentpro.com

    2. Log into our account and download the plugin.

    3. Open your WordPress back-end

    4. Open Plugins -> Add new

     

    5. Click on Upload Plugin

    6. Find the .zip file and install the plugin

    General settings of the paid version of RCP

    To change general setting of the RCP, you need to go to:

    WP Admin Dashboard -> Restrict -> Settings -> General

     You can change the following settings in the settings page:

    1. License key - insert your license key from your RCP account to receive automatic updates

    2. Pages - with these, you can edit the look and content of registration, sucess, account, edit profile and update billing card pages

    3. Auto renew - select the renew behavior of your subscription levels

    4. Restricted Content Message - set custom message when users without required membership level reaches restricted content

    How to set up payment gateways with RCP

    To set up paygates and change your payment settings, go to:

    WP Admin dashboard -> Restrict -> Settings -> Payment

    In the payment tab, you can change the following settings:

    1. Currency

    2. Currency sign position

    3. Enabled gateways - here you can enable which payment gateways will your users be able to use

    4. Sandbox mode - with this setting enabled, you can test any payment method and all your payment settings (don't forget to turn this off to allow your users to make actual payments)

    Below these settings, you can set up all the settings for every payment method, that you've enabled in Enabled Gateways settings menu.

    If you want to find an in-depth guide on how to set up every single one of these gateways, follow Official Payment Gateway guide on RCP Website.

    How to set up membership levels

    To set up membership levels, go to:

    WP Admin dashboard -> Restrict -> Membership levels

    You can change the following settings on this page:

    1. List of all membership levels - The complete list of all membership levels active on your site. You can edit or delete them via this list.

    You can add new levels with settings below this list.

    2. Name of the new membership level

    3. Description for the new membership level

    4. Access level - Set the access level of the new membership level. Higher number means higher permissions. (we recommend leaving this field blank if you aren't already familiar with this setting)

    5. Duration - Set the timespan in which the subscription will remain active after payment.

    6. Maximum renewal - Set the number of maximum renewals after the first payment.

    7. Free Trial duration - Enter the length of free trial.

    8. Price

    9. Signup Fee - A fee that will automatically add to the first payment. Entering negative number will give a discount on the first payment.

    10. Status

    11. User role

    How to restrict content with RCP

    With RCP you can restrict your content in many different ways. Here are some of them based on our preferences.

    Restricting entire postS

    Each post, page, and any custom post type has a meta box with the restriction settings. It contains several settings that allows you to restrict the whole post in different ways.

    Restricting posts by categories

    You can also easily restrict whole categories of posts. Simply go to Categories tab and choose your settings.

     

    Restricting all posts at once

    You can also easily restrict all the post at once. Simply go to Posts menu and enter the Restrict Access tab.

    If you want to find more ways to restrict your content with RCP you can read Official RCP's Restricting content documentation.

    Integration with FV PayPerView

    RCP also intergates very well with our PayPerView paid add-on. PayPerView allows you to serve short preview videos for non subscribers, with a promp to join your desired subscription plan to watch the full video.

    If you want to find more information about our PayPerView add-on, you can read our PayPerView documentation.

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