Role restrictions skip theme and add-on elements
Role restrictions are ignored for elements from theme or third-party add-ons such as sidebars, Total Theme Core, Woodmart and grid blocks.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
5 public reports · first reported 9 April 2020 · last reported 11 May 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners using WPBakery with premium themes such as Astra, Total, Woodmart and Kleo report that role-based visibility works on rows and basic elements but not on sidebars, grid blocks, or Total Theme Core shortcodes.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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