Restrict access to specific users

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1. This should do it. Place it in your theme’s functions.php or a plugin.

   function tst($a) {
     if (!current_user_can('edit_posts')) {
       wp_die('You are not allowed to view this page');
     }
   }
   add_filter('template_redirect','tst');
   

   You can still get to the login page like normal by going to “/wp-login.php” or “/wp-admin”.

   Alternately, you could use wp_safe_redirect or wp_redirect instead of wp_die to send people to a “Coming soon” page or something like that.

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2. There are numerous plugins that do this already. Search Google for:

   wordpress restrict site access
   

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