Restrict a page or section to members

This guide shows you how to limit who can see a page — or just one section of it — by membership level, tag, or both. Use it when some content is for members only, like board resources or a members’ directory.

Who can do this: Admins with the Web Editor role (the website:edit permission). If you don’t have it, the page settings won’t be editable.

Before you start

Set up at least one membership level first, plus any tags you want to require. Those are the audiences you’ll choose from.
Open the page you want to restrict in the page editor.

Steps

Restrict a whole page

In the top right of the editor, select Page actions, then Page settings.
In the Visible to section, use Who can see this page to choose “Anyone (public),” “Anyone signed in,” or “Only specific levels, groups or tags.”
If you chose “Only specific levels, groups or tags,” pick one or more Membership levels.
Add any Groups or Tags you want to require.
Set How the choices combine to “Match ANY of the above” so a member needs only one of your choices, or “Match ALL of the above” so a member needs every choice.
To include levels you create later, turn on Any current or future membership level counts. A new level is then covered without editing this page again. Any current or future group counts does the same for groups.

Restrict just one section

Close Page settings.
On the block you want to hide, select Block actions, then Gate this block.
In Who can see this block, choose “Only specific levels, groups or tags,” then pick one or more Membership levels for the block. (“Same as the page” makes the block follow the page’s rule.)
Add any Groups or Tags you want to require.
Set How the choices combine to “Match ANY of the above” or “Match ALL of the above.” The other blocks on the page stay visible to everyone.

Your changes save on their own about every 30 seconds. There’s no separate save button in Page settings.

Verify

You’ll know it worked when a restricted block shows a small gate icon on the canvas, so you can see at a glance which sections are members-only. Check both sides of the rule with Preview:

To confirm non-members are kept out, select Preview, then set View as to “Prospective member” or “Anonymous.” A restricted page shows the “Join to access” prompt instead of its content, and a restricted section shows a short teaser with a “Join to access” link.
To confirm the right members get in, set View as to “Member of” a level you allowed. The full page — and each restricted section — should render for them. This catches a rule that accidentally hides the content from the members you meant to reach, such as a wrong tag or “Match ALL of the above” that no one satisfies.

See Preview a page as a member.

If something goes wrong

A member who should qualify can’t see the page — MapleGather checks each member’s current, effective membership, so a member whose billing is managed in a household is checked on that effective membership. Confirm their level and any required tags match your rule, and that their membership is active.
A level you just created isn’t included — turn on Any current or future membership level counts so new levels are covered automatically. If you leave it off, only the levels you picked apply.
The page is public but one section is still hidden — a block keeps its own Gate this block rule even when the page is public. Open Block actions on that block to change or clear it.
This page used to be public — anyone who bookmarked it or shared its link now sees the “Join to access” prompt instead of the content. That’s expected when you narrow a public page to members.