Restricting Post Access
Control which membership tiers can view each post.
Not every post needs to be seen by everyone. Restricting access lets you create exclusive content for specific membership tiers, giving your paying members something special.
How Access Restriction Works
Every post has an optional Membership Access setting. This controls which of your membership tiers can view the post.
- No tiers selected = the post is public and visible to everyone
- One or more tiers selected = only members subscribed to those tiers can see the post
Setting Access When Creating a Post
- While creating a post, find the Membership Access field.
- Click it to open the tier selection dropdown.
- Select one or more tiers from the list.
- Continue creating your post as normal.
If you leave the Membership Access field blank, the post will be public.
Changing Access on an Existing Post
- Go to My Tribe and then Posts.
- Find the post you want to update.
- Click the three-dot menu on the post.
- Select Edit post.
- Update the Membership Access field by adding or removing tiers.
- Click Update Post to save.
Strategies for Access Control
The Pyramid Approach
Give your lowest tier access to some exclusive content, your middle tier more content, and your top tier access to everything. This encourages fans to upgrade for more.
The Spotlight Approach
Keep most posts public to attract new fans, but make your best or most personal content exclusive to paid tiers.
The VIP Approach
Make almost all community content exclusive to paid members. This works best when you already have a large following who are ready to pay.
Tip
Public posts are a great way to give potential members a taste of what they'll get if they subscribe. Share a few posts publicly to draw people in, then make the best stuff exclusive.
Access for Collections
Collections also support membership access restrictions. When you restrict a collection to specific tiers, only those members can see the collection and all the posts inside it. See Creating a Collection for details.
Keep in Mind
If a post is restricted to a specific tier and it's also in a collection that's restricted to a different tier, a member needs access to both the collection and the individual post to view it. For simplicity, try to keep your post and collection restrictions aligned.