Your membership plugin protects pages—but not the files behind them.
Direct media URLs, shared links, and bot downloads still hit your server and consume resources.
XYZ Protect blocks those requests before they ever reach WordPress.
The problem isn’t whether access is denied—it’s how much work your server does to deny it.
WordPress serves media files to anyone who knows the URL. By the time a page loads, those file URLs are already in the browser. A shared link works for anyone, anywhere.
Even when access is denied, your server still has to process every request. Under bot traffic, that means wasted CPU, bandwidth, and slower performance for real users.
Most WordPress protection plugins handle this at the server level—checking permissions in PHP and returning a 403 or 404.
But the request still reaches your server.
XYZ Protect stops those requests before they ever get that far.
That means fewer requests hitting your origin, better performance under load, and less need to upgrade hosting just to handle bots.
Media URLs only work for authorized visitors. Shared links show a placeholder image instead of your premium content.
In Encrypted mode, every media URL is unique to the visitor and expires automatically. Yesterday's link is today's dead end.
Authorization happens at the edge—not in PHP. Unauthorized requests never reach your server, so your site stays fast even under bot traffic.
Protect high-resolution galleries. Show watermarked previews to free visitors, full images to paying members.
Keep lesson videos, workbooks, and downloadable resources behind your membership wall.
Protect exclusive images, audio, documents, and downloads that your subscribers pay for.
Secure premium reports, research PDFs, charts, and data visualizations behind your paywall.
XYZ Protect detects your MemberPress or PMPro memberships automatically. Map each level to a protection tier. Standard members get one level of security. Premium members get another. No code, no add-ons.
Launch, Growth, and Scale. No MemberPress add-ons required.
Lock down entire directories, or let MemberPress/PMPro page rules drive which media gets protected.
Protect media for any logged-in WordPress user. MemberPress/PMPro integration adds tiered access but isn't required.
For sites serving age-restricted content, XYZ Protect includes region-based adult verification. Visitors from regulated jurisdictions are verified before they can view your content. Everyone else experiences zero friction.
Age verification requires a free Cloudflare account on your main domain for geographic detection. Content protection does not require Cloudflare. Learn more about age verification →
Content protection for membership sites. Age verification for regulated industries. Use one or both.
Protect your premium images, videos, and documents from unauthorized access. MemberPress & PMPro integration with tiered protection levels. Works with any WordPress host.
Privacy-first adult verification for regulated industries. Meet age-gate mandates without storing personal data. Verification credits starting at $0.038 each.
Five minutes to set up. $15 a month. Your media stays on your server—only the right people can access it.