Drip Content

The Drip Content add-on for Restrict Content Pro lets you define schedules for when your content will become available to a member instead of it becoming available immediately when they join. The schedules you define instruct Restrict Content Pro (RCP) to release the content based on the member’s join date.

If a member tries to view the content before the schedule allows it, they see the standard restricted message that Restrict Content Pro normally shows when a member does not have access to content. Once the time period defined in the schedule has passed, the content will be visible to the member.

Drip Content is a great way to retain members and increase your revenue.

Installing The Drip Content Add-On

Download and install the plugin from your account dashboard here. If you need help installing the plugin, refer to the WordPress plugin installation documentation.

To license the plugin, please view our “How Do I License iThemes Products on My Sites” article.

Configuring The Drip Content Add-On

Drip schedules can be defined on subscription levels and on post, page, and custom post types. Two types of drip schedules are supported at this time:

• Content-Type – allows you to schedule the availability of posts, pages, and other custom post types registered on your site.
• Taxonomy – allows you to schedule groups of content based on the taxonomy term they are assigned to.

You can use both schedule types at the same time. Let’s take a look at each drip schedule type.

Note: It's important to understand that Drip Content does not define the actual content restrictions. It schedules the visibility of the content based on the restrictions you already have in place. If you define a drip schedule but do not define content restrictions, the content will not be protected.

Content-Type Schedules

The Content-Type drip schedule type enables you to drip specified posts, pages, and other custom content types based on someone’s membership level. This drip type can be defined in two places – at the post edit screen during content creation, or at the subscription level edit screen under Restrict > Membership Levels. Let’s have a look at each.

To define a Content-Type schedule on a subscription level:

• Go to Restrict > Membership Levels
• Add a new subscription level or edit an existing subscription level
• Define the schedule(s) using the Drip Schedule controls
• Save the subscription level