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SleekView for EDD Content Restriction

SleekView joins wp_posts with the _edd_cr_restricted_to meta directly and renders every paywalled post with its unlocking product, author and modified date as sortable, filterable, inline-editable columns.

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SleekView table view for EDD Content Restriction

A paywall is only useful if you can see what is behind it

EDD Content Restriction stores its rules as postmeta. The _edd_cr_restricted_to key holds the download IDs that unlock a post, and _edd_cr_restricted_variable_pricing holds the price-tier IDs when variable pricing is in use. The default admin shows the rule per post in the editor sidebar.

SleekView reads the same posts and meta. Post title, post type, author, modified date and the unlocking product sit as real columns. Filter to posts behind one product, to posts an author has been quietly gating, or to posts modified since a strategy change, all without opening each one.

Inline edits go through the standard WordPress postmeta APIs, so Content Restriction hooks still fire and any plugins listening on save stay consistent. The table is the estate-wide view the per-post sidebar can never give you.

Workflow

How SleekView reads EDD Content Restriction data

1

Pick the data source

Choose the post types that can be restricted (post, page, custom CPTs). SleekView lists each post and reads the _edd_cr_restricted_to meta as a field.
2

Compose the column set

Add title, post type, author, modified date and the unlocking product as columns. Hide what you do not need so the table matches a real audit workflow.
3

Save and scope the view

Name it ("Paywall coverage", "Posts on Acme Pro", "Recently gated") and gate it by capability so editors, product owners and ops each see the right slice.
4

Edit inline or export

Bulk-switch the unlocking product, remove a rule on retired posts or export the filtered set to CSV. Edits run through standard postmeta APIs so plugin hooks still fire.

Sample columns

A typical EDD Content Restriction coverage table

SleekView joins wp_posts with the _edd_cr_restricted_to meta and the unlocking download post so product, post title and author sit as real columns.
Source: wp_posts + wp_postmeta (_edd_cr_restricted_to, _edd_cr_restricted_variable_pricing)
Post Type Unlocks with Author Modified Status
Behind the scenes: launch retro post Acme Pro alex May 12 Published
Members-only briefing: Q2 plans briefing Acme Lifetime ria May 11 Published
Premium tutorial: advanced templates post Acme Pro, Acme Lifetime tom May 10 Draft
Subscriber Q&A: April post Acme Lite, Acme Pro mia May 9 Published
Archive: 2024 retros post Acme Pro jen May 8 Published

Comparison

Default EDD Content Restriction admin vs SleekView

Default editor sidebar

  • Restriction rule is set per post in the editor sidebar
  • No estate-wide list of every restricted post
  • Unlocking product needs an extra click to reach per post
  • Bulk-switching the unlocking product across posts requires SQL
  • No saved per-role view for editorial, product owners or ops

SleekView

  • Read directly from wp_posts joined with the _edd_cr_restricted_to meta
  • Unlocking product, author and modified date as sortable columns
  • Inline edits through standard postmeta APIs so plugin hooks fire
  • Save per-role views ("Posts on Acme Pro", "Recently gated")
  • Switch between table and kanban of the same restricted-posts set

Features

What SleekView gives you for EDD Content Restriction

Paywall coverage as a table

Every post carrying a restriction rule sits in one filtered table with the unlocking product in the row. The paywall stops being a per-post checkbox and becomes a portfolio view.

Bulk re-gate posts

Switch the unlocking product across many posts in one pass after a catalogue change. The retro stops being a manual sidebar dance.

Compose precise filters

Combine post type, author, status and unlocking product into a saved filter. A members-only-briefings view becomes a single named slice.

Audience

Who uses SleekView for EDD Content Restriction

Editorial leads

Restricted posts per author and per post type, with modified date in the row, plans the editorial cadence against actual coverage instead of memory.

Product owners

Posts unlocked by one product sit in one filter. Useful for retiring products that unlock nothing meaningful and for repositioning the catalogue.

Ops and governance

Paywall coverage filtered to recently modified posts catches strategy drift and gating mistakes before subscribers do.

The bigger picture

Why a paywall needs an estate-wide audit table

EDD Content Restriction is straightforward to apply: open a post, pick a product, save. The hard part is the estate. How many posts are gated, behind what, by whom and how has the mix moved over time.

A real table with post title, unlocking product, author and modified date as columns turns a per-post checkbox into a portfolio view. A filter by unlocking product becomes a catalogue retro. A filter by author becomes an editorial conversation.

A filter by recently modified becomes a strategy audit. Same postmeta the plugin already writes, table surface that respects the fact that a paywall is a portfolio decision.

Questions

Common questions about SleekView for EDD Content Restriction

Standard WP posts joined to the _edd_cr_restricted_to meta key, plus _edd_cr_restricted_variable_pricing for variable-priced products. SleekView only reads what EDD Content Restriction has already written into postmeta.

 

Yes. The unlocking product sits as a column on the post row. Filter by product to see every post that product unlocks, useful for retiring products that unlock nothing meaningful.

 

Yes. SleekView writes through standard WP postmeta APIs so the relevant Content Restriction hooks fire as normal. Direct DB writes skip hooks for back-fill scenarios.

 

Yes. When variable pricing is in use, the _edd_cr_restricted_variable_pricing meta carries the price-tier IDs. SleekView reads it as a separate column so the table can filter by tier rather than only by product.

 

Yes. Select rows, pick a new product and SleekView writes through standard postmeta APIs. Useful after retiring a product or renaming the catalogue tier.

 

Yes. Add a filter for post_type and every column narrows. Useful for sites that gate a custom CPT separately from the general blog.

 

Yes. Each subsite has its own posts and meta. SleekView reads the current subsite and renders coverage for that estate.

 

No, it is an additional admin surface. The Content Restriction sidebar stays in the editor. SleekView gives editorial, product and ops the row-level workspace they need.

 

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