README

Buten_GuestRestriction is a lightweight Magento 2 module designed to restrict access and hide specific frontend content for guest (not logged-in) users.
It helps store owners ensure that certain features, blocks, or pages are visible only to authenticated customers - improving user flow and protecting restricted content.

🧩 Features

• 🚫 Hide or disable layout blocks for guest users.
• ⚙️ Configurable from the Magento Admin panel.
• 🧩 Compatible with both Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce.
• 🧩 Lightweight - no database schema changes or UI components added.

🏗️ Module Structure

Buten/GuestRestriction
├── etc/
│   ├── adminhtml/system.xml       # Admin configuration settings
│   ├── config.xml                 # Default configuration values
│   ├── frontend/di.xml            # Dependency Injection for frontend
│   ├── frontend/events.xml        # Observers for frontend area
│   └── module.xml                 # Module declaration
├── Helper/ConfigHelper.php        # Fetch configuration values
├── Observer/RemoveBlocksObserver.php # Removes restricted blocks for guests
├── Plugin/RestrictPlugin.php      # Plugin logic for restriction
├── registration.php               # Registers the module with Magento

⚙️ Installation

Option 1: Install via Composer (recommended)

If the module is published on Packagist or your VCS repository:

composer require buten/module-guest-restriction
bin/magento module:enable Buten_GuestRestriction
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento cache:flush

Option 2: Manual installation

1. Copy this module to:

   app/code/Buten/GuestRestriction
   

2. Enable and upgrade:

   bin/magento module:enable Buten_GuestRestriction
   bin/magento setup:upgrade
   bin/magento cache:flush

🔧 Configuration

Navigate to:

Admin Panel → Stores → Settings → Configuration → Buten → Guest Restriction

*Select scope if required.

Available Settings

🧩 Compatibility

🧩 Technical Details

• Area: Frontend only
• Depends on: Magento_Customer, Magento_Store
• Entry Points: Observers & Plugins
• Data Storage: Uses configuration only (no DB tables)

👨‍💻 Developer

Author: Pavlo Butenko
GitHub: https://github.com/pbuten
Email: pavlo.buten@gmail.com

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📄 License

This module is licensed under the MIT License.
You’re free to use, modify, and distribute it in commercial or open-source projects as long as you retain the copyright notice.