Hide dashboard using Toolset Access

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Last updated by Christopher Amirian 2 years, 10 months ago.

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January 28, 2022 at 10:55 pm #2278839

devynB

Hi there, I am trying to prevent our members from reaching the WordPress Dashboard backend. When a new user is created with the role "Free Member" or "Premium Member", they shouldn't be able to access their Profile/Dashboard, but rather stay on the front end.

In Toolset Access, I have copied the privileges from the Subscriber role to my member roles. I have ensured "Edit Dashboard" is disabled.

However, I am still able to go to the Dashboard when I assign these roles and test. Is this how you can hide the dashboard using Toolset Access, or is there another way?

January 30, 2022 at 7:59 am #2279263

Christopher Amirian

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Hi there,

Toolset doesn't include any way to restrict registered users from accessing the backend pages.

You can use another plugin for this, such as https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-dashboard-access-for-non-admins/

Or if you don't want to add a plugin, you could use a PHP snippet to redirect users to the homepage when they try to access the backend. Here's an example which you could modify for your needs: hidden link

Thanks.