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Simple Restrict · Version history

Simple Restrict changelog and version history

Latest version
1.2.9
Jul 15, 2026 (3 months ago)
Releases
16
since 2016
In the last year
2
about one every 225 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8

Releases each year

  • 20164 releases
  • 20185 releases
  • 20193 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20251 release
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. Simple Restrict 1.2.9Latest

    • Fixed: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in the REST API restriction check, which allowed a Contributor-level user to bypass page permissions enforced on the frontend ( Thanks to Shikhali Jamalzade )

20251 release

  1. Simple Restrict 1.2.8

    • Fixed: Security issue ( Thanks to Francesco Carlucci )

20242 releases

  1. Simple Restrict 1.2.7

    • Fixed: Security issue
  2. Simple Restrict 1.2.6

    • Adds ‘Security Risk – Seeking Adoption’ message and adds ‘adopt-me’ tag. Do not use this plugin until a new version is released. The team at WordFence has advised me of a security risk with this plugin. I am no longer in a position to develop or update this plugin. I am therefore putting this plugi…

20193 releases

  1. Simple Restrict 1.2.5

    • Fixes a bug that would erase user permissions when they edited their own profile.
  2. Simple Restrict 1.2.4

    • Changing the WordPress capability required for editing a user’s permissions from manage_options to edit_users.
  3. Simple Restrict 1.2.3

    • Minor bug fix with Permissions column on Users page

20185 releases

  1. Simple Restrict 1.2.2

    • Adds compatibility with WordPress 5.0 (Gutenberg editor)
  2. Simple Restrict 1.2.1

    • Fixes a bug that caused the default restriction message to be ” (empty text) instead of the plugin’s usual default.
  3. Simple Restrict 1.2.0

    • Allows restriction of homepage
  4. Simple Restrict 1.1.0

    • Adds option to redirect user to login page instead of showing the restriction message (thanks to ClearPathDigital)
    • Updates to readme, description and FAQ to include GitHub URL.
    • Tested up to WordPress 4.9.8
  5. Simple Restrict 1.0.4

    • Update to show Tested up to WordPress 4.9.4

20164 releases

  1. Simple Restrict 1.0.3

    • Updates to readme and descriptions.
  2. Simple Restrict 1.0.2

    • Switch to translate.wordpress.org.
    • Testing on WordPress 4.5.
  3. Simple Restrict 1.0.1

    • Updates to translations
  4. Simple Restrict 1.0.0

    • Initial release

Questions about Simple Restrict’s releases

What is the latest version of Simple Restrict?

1.2.9, released on Jul 15, 2026 (3 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.

How often is Simple Restrict updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 225 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2016.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Simple Restrict’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.