Having a website that is tailored to the needs of its users is of utmost importance in today’s digital landscape. Understanding how to set display conditions based on visitor status in WordPress can help you create a more user-friendly website tailored to a visitor’s needs. The Display Rules extension from The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg allows you to do that exactly. You can set display rules based on the user’s login status, role, browser and operating system to provide a personalised experience.
To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Display Rules extension, click here.
Requirement – This extension is a part of The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.
Note: Here, we are using blocks from The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg.
To add display conditions based on the user’s different status using the Display Rules extension, add any block from The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg on the page.
1. Go to Advanced > Plus Extras : Display Rules.
2. Turn on the Display Rules toggle.
3. After selecting the appropriate option from the Display When dropdown, go to the Rules section. Here you have to set the actual display condition. You can have one or multiple conditions/rules.
4. To set the user based display rules, click on the Item 0 tab. In the Rule dropdown, you’ll find different options under the Visitor label.
How to Set WordPress Display Condition Based on User Login Status?
Providing a more personalised experience depending on the login status of the user is a powerful and effective way to engage the audience. This option allows you to set display rules based on the user’s login status. This can be a handy feature for a membership site, where you can provide additional content to the logged in users.
To set visibility rules based on a user’s login status –
1. Select Login Status from the Rule dropdown under the Item 0 tab.
2. Then in the second dropdown, you have two options –
Is – This will make the statement true.
Not – This will make the statement false.
3. In the last dropdown, you’ll have to choose Logged In.
For example, if you want to show content to logged in users only, then after selecting Login Status from the Rule dropdown, choose Is from the second dropdown.
This will make the content visible to logged in users only.
If the option is set to Not in the second dropdown, it will reverse the condition.
How to Set WordPress Display Condition Based on Different User Roles?
With this option, you can set display conditions based on the user’s role. This can be especially useful for businesses or websites that require different levels of access for their staff and customers.
Understand different roles in WordPress.
Note: This rule applies only to logged in visitors.
To set display conditions based on the user role –
1. Select User Role from the Rule dropdown under the Item 0 tab.
2. Then in the second dropdown, you have two options –
Is – This will make the statement true.
Not – This will make the statement false.
3. In the last dropdown, you’ll have to choose the appropriate user role.
For example, if you want to show a file download button on a page to the customers only. To do this, select the block, then after selecting User Role from the Rule dropdown, choose Is from the second dropdown.
Then from the last dropdown, select Customer.
This will make the button visible to the users with the customer role only.
If you choose Not from the second dropdown, it will reverse the condition.
Similarly, you can set rules for other user roles.
How to Set WordPress Display Condition Based on Operating System?
This option allows you to set display conditions based on the user’s operating system. This can be a convenient feature if you offer OS specific content on your website so you can show content accordingly to the visitors.
To set display conditions based on operating systems –
1. Select Operating System from the Rule dropdown under the Item 0 tab.
2. Then in the second dropdown, you have two options –
Is – This will make the statement true.
Not – This will make the statement false.
3. In the last dropdown, you’ll have to select the targeted operating system.
In a software download website, you can customize the download button text and provide different instructions based on the user’s operating system (e.g., “Download for Windows” or “Download for Mac”) to guide them to the appropriate version of the software.
How to Set WordPress Display Condition Based on Visitor Browser?
Similar to the operating system option, if you show browser specific content like addons or in-browser apps on your website, you can use this option. This feature can be helpful in ensuring your website content is tailored for different browsers and provides the best user experience for all users.
To set display conditions based on a browser –
1. Select Browser from the Rule dropdown under the Item 0 tab.
2. Then in the second dropdown, you have two options –
Is – This will make the statement true.
Not – This will make the statement false.
3. In the last dropdown, you’ll have to choose the targeted browser.
For example, we have an in-browser app for Chrome and Safari browsers. Now we want to show different buttons on both browsers for their respective download options.
For this, select a button; after selecting Browser from the Rule dropdown, choose Is from the second dropdown.
Then from the last dropdown, select Chrome.
Now that button will be visible to Chrome users only.
Following this process, you can also set conditions for the Safari browser.
Also, read How to Set WordPress Display Conditions Based on Date & Time.
