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Content Control

Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More

Restrict content based on login status, user roles, device type & more. Monetize your content with a paywall or members-only content.

★★★★★4.9 (575) · 40k+ active installs
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what mrrlens sees
MRR · Freemium · upsell unknownPrice not published
Opportunity—
Buyer threads · 30 d0
“Poorly Coded – Stay Away”
#1 complaint · Bugs/Reliability · 60% of complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

Price not publishedFreemium · upsell unknown
Why there is no estimate

Content Control has a paid tier, but the listing publishes no price. Without one, any revenue figure would rest on a guessed price, so MRRLens shows none and leaves revenue out of its opportunity score.

Exploratory math, not an estimate: if it charged a typical price for its marketplace, active users × paid conversion × monthly price would give $2k–8k a month. Assumptions: active users: 40k; 0.5%–2.5% of active users pay; no public price: assumed $8.00/month, typical for this marketplace. Methodology.

2 daily snapshots · growth 30 d: —

Store data from the WordPress.org listing, refreshed daily. Updated 15 h ago. Listed since 2016.

02Why users leave Content Control

5★93%
4★3%
3★1%
2★0%
1★2%
Bugs/Reliability3 reviews · 60%

Three reviewers report the plugin does not work; the documented content_control shortcode fails, and one calls it poorly coded.

“Poorly Coded – Stay Away” source ↗
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Sample: 5 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from Sep 2023–Jun 2025, 40% in the last 24 months — mostly history · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better Content Control

Build difficultyLowWordPress plugin; no major regulation, hardware, network effects, or platform approval; main work is compatibility and support.
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04Who wants a better Content Control

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name Content Control.

05Questions about Content Control

How much revenue does Content Control make?

MRRLens shows no revenue figure for Content Control. It sells a paid tier but does not publish the price, and an estimate built on an assumed price would be a guess. The exploratory math is on the page, labelled as such.

What do users complain about most in Content Control?

Across 5 recent complaints, the most common is bugs/reliability (60%). Three reviewers report the plugin does not work; the documented content_control shortcode fails, and one calls it poorly coded.

What are the best Content Control alternatives?

The closest alternatives MRRLens found are Restrict User Access, Members and WP-Members Membership Plugin. The full list, with why users leave, is on the Content Control alternatives page.

How many people use Content Control?

Content Control lists 40k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 4.9 (575).

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