Frontier Restrict Backend will restrict users from access to the backend (admin area)

Main Features

• Users without the capability manage_options (Administrators) will not have access to the backend (admin area, and will be redirected to the home url).
• Frontier Restrict Backend allows AJAX call such as upload files, but restricted users will not be allowed to access the backend area.
• Access level chan be changed using a filter - Please see FAQ to allow authors and above to access the back end

Frontier plugins

• Frontier Post - Complete frontend management of posts
• Frontier Query - Display lists and groupings of posts in post/pages and widgets.
• Frontier Buttons - Full control of tinymce toolbars and buttons buttons
• Frontier Set Featured - Set featured image aut. based on post images
• Frontier Restrict Media - Restrict media access to users own media
• Frontier Restrict Backend - Restrict access to the backend (wp-admin)

You can change the level that Frontier Restrict Backend blocks, by applying a filter in your functions.php

Per default all other than admin users are blocked, see below example of how to allow Admins, Editors and Authors.

• manage_options = Administrators
• edit_others_posts = Editors
• publish_posts = Authors
• edit_posts = Contributors
• read = Subscribers

// ****- Set restrict to allow Author and above -**** function my_restrict_backend_level($min_allow_capability)
{ return "publish_posts"; } add_filter('restrict_backend_min_cap', "my_restrict_backend_level",10,1);

´ The above mentioned capabilities that are allowed.

1.6.0

• Tested with WP 6.2
• Tested with PHP 8

1.4.1

• Tested with WP 5.8

1.4.0

• Tested with WP 5.4

1.3.5

• Tested with WP 5.2.2 and php 7.2.2

1.3.1

• Tested with 4.9

1.3.0

• Fixed issue with Featured image by allowing bypass for async-upload.php & admin-ajax.php

1.2.1

• Tested with 4.7

1.2.0

• Added option to control access level from filter - see FAQ .

1.1.0

• Tested with 4.5
• Readme update

1.0.3

• Removed error_log messages

1.0.2

• Initial release

1. ftp the plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install it from plugin install on your site
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress