Gated content keeps selected pages, posts, courses, webinar replays, downloads, or resources available only to the right audience. Use gating when the content has member value, paid value, private context, or should only be shared after signup.

What this guide helps you do

• Choose the right visibility level for member-only or paid content.
• Connect gated content to the correct tier, member status, or paid access requirement.
• Preview the logged-out and logged-in experience before publishing.

Before you start

• Decide what public visitors should see instead of the protected content.
• Know whether access should be all members, paid members only, or specific tiers.
• Confirm that membership signup access is enabled if visitors should be able to join.
• Prepare navigation, emails, and landing pages so members can find the gated content after access is granted.

Do it manually

1. Open the page, post, course, webinar, or resource you want to protect.
2. Find visibility or access settings.
3. Choose Public, Members only, Paid members only, or Specific tiers based on the business rule.
4. If using Specific tiers, select the tier or tiers that should have access.
5. Preview as a logged-out visitor and as a member who should have access.
6. Update navigation, confirmation messages, and follow-up emails so the right people can find the content.

Ask Faster AI

• Help me gate [page, post, course, webinar, or resource] for [member group or tier]. Tell me what guests, members, and paid members will see.
• Review my gated content plan and flag places where the signup path, navigation, email links, or access rules are inconsistent.
• Draft public teaser copy for this member-only content without revealing the private material.

Review before members use it

• Check that the URL works for the intended member and does not expose private material to logged-out visitors.
• Make sure public teaser copy is useful but does not include paid or private content.
• Review navigation links after gating content so visitors do not land on confusing dead ends.
• If the content is part of a paid offer, test checkout and access together before launch.

Common issues and fixes

• If everyone can see protected content, check visibility and tier settings on the content item itself.
• If nobody can see the content, check member status, payment status, selected tiers, and signup settings.
• If members can access the page but not the linked resource, check access rules on both the page and the resource.

Members-only content strategy

For what to gate, what to keep public for search, and where an in-post member line belongs, read the members-only area article. Building a Members-Only Area: Gating Content the Right Way.

Placeholder media

• Screenshot placeholder: add an annotated screenshot of gate content for members with member names, emails, payment details, private notes, and gated content blurred.
• Video placeholder: add a short walkthrough that shows the manual setup path, then shows how to ask Faster AI for the same review or draft.

Related help

• Create member access
• Create membership tiers
• Update your site navigation