Different partial protection custom messages for logged-out vs expired members

[Izabella]

Hello,

I’m using the following shortcodes to partially protect my content:

[swpm_protected for=”3-4″ account_status=”active” custom_msg=”This content is available only with Premium access.”]
Premium content here…
[/swpm_protected]

The problem is if a user is logged-out OR if is logged-in but their membership has expired, both cases see the same message.

What I need is to show a different message for logged in expired members, like “Your Premium membership has expired. Please renew to regain access.”

I can’t find a way to differentiate between these two states (logged-out vs logged-in expired).

Is there an existing shortcode that allows me to show different messages for logged-in expired members and for not-logged-in visitors?

Thank you in advance for your help!

[The Assurer]

You’re right — the [swpm_protected] shortcode lets you show a single custom message (custom_msg) when access is denied, but it does not differentiate why access was denied (logged-out vs. logged-in but expired).

Out of the box, the plugin does not have a shortcode that displays different messages for expired members versus logged-out visitors. Both cases fall under “not authorized to view.”

Available Options

1. Use [swpm_show_if_logged_in] / [swpm_show_if_notlogged_in]
   You can wrap content in these conditionals to separate logged-in from logged-out visitors. For example:

   [swpm_show_if_notlogged_in]
   Please log in or sign up to view this content.
   [/swpm_show_if_notlogged_in]

   [swpm_show_if_logged_in]
   [swpm_protected for=”3-4″ account_status=”active” custom_msg=”Your Premium membership has expired. Please renew to regain access.”]
   Premium content here…
   [/swpm_protected]
   [/swpm_show_if_logged_in]

   Logged-out visitors will see the first message.

   Logged-in users will hit the [swpm_protected] check — active members see content, expired members see your “renew” message.

   👉 This setup effectively gives you the split behavior you’re looking for.

2. Custom PHP shortcode (if you want more control)
   If you’d like to detect “expired” more directly, you can create a custom shortcode that checks the current member’s status. The plugin provides helper functions like:

   SwpmMemberUtils::is_member_logged_in();
   SwpmMemberUtils::get_user_info_by_id($member_id);

   A small custom addon could output one message for account_status=expired and another for not logged in.

✅ The first shortcode-only method should solve your case without coding.

[Izabella]

Thank you for your support.

The [swpm_show_if_logged_in] / [swpm_show_if_notlogged_in] shortcodes doesn’t trigger anything, but I managed to follow your logic and now this works:

### Not logged in members message:

[swpm_protected visible_to=”not_logged_in_users_only” do_not_show_protected_msg=”1″]
Please log in or sign up to view this content.
[/swpm_protected]

### Expired members message:

[swpm_protected account_status=”expired” do_not_show_protected_msg=”1″]
Your Premium membership has expired. Please renew to regain access.
[/swpm_protected]

### Partial protection:

[swpm_protected for=”3-4″ account_status=”active” do_not_show_protected_msg=”1″]
Premium content here…
[/swpm_protected]

[Fred]

Hi,
Ihave a small problem with SMP, I am in France and select the french language.
When I try to acces a protected page when I am not connected, I have the normal message:

“You need to be logged in to view this content. Veuillez Log In. Not a Member? Nous Rejoindre”

I tried to find the file to translate theses word, but I can’t find it (I look at frenc.po etc…)

Another question, where I can find this two files you talk about:
[swpm_show_if_notlogged_in] and [/swpm_show_if_notlogged_in]

Thank you for your reply
Best regards

[Author]

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