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A Restrict Content Pro alternative that runs the site for you.
Restrict Content Pro is now Kadence Memberships, a WordPress plugin sold inside Liquid Web’s Kadence plans. You host and maintain the site yourself. PaywallProject builds, hosts, and runs your WordPress news site, with the paywall built in and no revenue share.
Restrict Content Pro is now Kadence Memberships and is no longer sold on its own. The price shown is Liquid Web’s published one-site software bundle, which includes Kadence, and may change. Payment processing fees (such as Stripe’s) apply on both platforms. “Not listed” means the feature isn’t shown on that company’s public pages. Last updated November 2026.
Which one fits?
Choose Kadence Memberships if:
- You already run your own WordPress site and want a membership plugin you host and control yourself.
- You already use Kadence themes and blocks, or other Liquid Web software.
- You would rather pay a yearly license than a monthly plan.
Choose PaywallProject if:
- You want a paywall, newsletter, and hosting from $299 a month, with no revenue share.
- You would rather hand off the tech entirely and have us run the site.
- You want public notices, obituaries, or an e-edition built in.
Questions publishers ask
What happened to Restrict Content Pro?
In 2026, Liquid Web folded Restrict Content Pro into Kadence Memberships, and it’s no longer sold as a standalone plugin. A free version is on WordPress.org, and the paid features come with Liquid Web’s Kadence plans. New development happens in Kadence Memberships.
Which costs less, Kadence Memberships or PaywallProject?
Kadence Memberships costs less up front. Liquid Web lists its one-site software bundle, which includes Kadence, at $350 a year. You also pay for hosting, and for upkeep if you don’t do it yourself. PaywallProject’s Community plan is $299 a month with no revenue share, and it includes hosting and a team that runs your site. Payment processing fees, such as Stripe’s, apply on both.
Does Restrict Content Pro work for a news site?
It can. It locks posts, pages, and categories by membership level and sells recurring memberships through Stripe and other gateways. It’s a general membership plugin, so news features such as a metered paywall, a free registration wall, newsletters, public notices, and obituaries aren’t listed as part of it. PaywallProject includes all of them, and our team sets them up.
Can I move from Restrict Content Pro to PaywallProject?
Yes. Our team handles the move for you. We bring your members over and create their subscriptions in Stripe going forward, so renewals keep running. At the same time, we cancel the old subscriptions that Restrict Content Pro runs, so nobody is charged twice. Members who pay through PayPal or another gateway instead of Stripe will add a card when we move them. Restrict Content Pro runs on WordPress, so your stories stay in WordPress too.
Moving your publication?
We handle the move: stories, subscribers and Stripe. Talk to a real person first.