How to Create Hidden Menus and Sections in Divi That Appear After Login

Sometimes you need to show specific menus or page sections only to logged-in users—or even more specifically, only to users with a certain role. This is common for:

• Member-only content
• Client dashboards
• Premium sections
• Internal pages

In this guide, you’ll learn how to hide menus and sections in a Divi site and show them only after login, using the Ultimate Member plugin.

This method works without custom code and integrates perfectly with Divi’s built-in visibility conditions.

Why Use Ultimate Member?

Ultimate Member is a powerful WordPress plugin designed for user registration, login, and membership control.

Key Reasons to Use Ultimate Member

• Front-end login, registration, and forgot password forms
• Ability to create custom user roles (like Member)
• Menu visibility conditions based on login status and roles
• Easy integration with WordPress and Divi
• No coding required

In this setup, Ultimate Member allows users to:

• Register and log in directly from your website
• Automatically receive a specific role
• See hidden menus and Divi sections after login

Step 1: Install and Activate Ultimate Member

1. Go to WordPress Dashboard → Plugins → Add New
2. Search for Ultimate Member
3. Install and activate the plugin

Plugin URL:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/

Once activated, Ultimate Member will add new menu options to your WordPress dashboard.

Step 2: Create a Custom User Role (Member)

Since you want only specific users to see hidden content, you need a custom role.

1. Go to Ultimate Member → User Roles
2. Create a new role named Member
3. Save the role

This role will be used to control:

• Menu visibility
• Section visibility inside Divi

Step 3: Set Default Registration Role

To ensure new users automatically get the correct role:

1. Go to Ultimate Member → Settings → General → User
2. Find Registration Default Role
3. Select Member
4. Save changes

Now, every new user who registers will automatically become a Member.

Step 4: Add Login & Registration Form to Your Site

Copy your Login / Registration Form sortcode

Ultimate Member provides ready-made shortcodes for login and registration.

To ensure new users automatically get the correct role:

1. Go to Ultimate Member → Forms
2. Find  Default Registration Form
3. Copy Form sort code

Add Login / Registration Form

1. Create a new page (e.g. Login or Register)
2. Add your shortcode:
   Eg like: [ultimatemember form_id=”21999276″]
3. Publish the page

Now users can:

• Register
• Log in
• Reset passwords
  —all directly from your website.

Step 5: Create a Hidden Menu That Appears After Login

Ultimate Member allows menu-level visibility control, which is perfect for member-only navigation links.

How to Hide a Menu Item for Non-Logged-In Users

1. Go to Appearance → Menus
2. Add a menu item you want to hide
3. Open the menu item settings
4. Scroll to Ultimate Member Menu Settings
5. Configure:
   • Who can see this menu link? → Logged in users
   • Select the member roles that can see this link → Member
6. Save the menu

Result:
That menu item will only appear when a Member is logged in.

Step 6: Hide Divi Sections and Columns Based on User Role

Divi’s built-in Conditional Display works perfectly with user roles.

How to Hide a Divi Section Until Login

1. Edit your page with Divi Builder
2. Select the Section (or Row / Column)
3. Go to Advanced → Conditions
4. Click Add Condition
5. Choose:
   • User Role
   • Display Only If User Role → Member
6. Save changes

Result:

• Logged-in users with the Member role see the section
• Logged-out users and other roles cannot see it

You Can Also Hide:

• Rows
• Columns
• Individual modules

Using the same Advanced → Conditions option.

Real-World Use Cases

This setup is perfect for:

• Member dashboards
• Premium content sections
• Client-only pages
• Logged-in call-to-action buttons
• Role-based page layouts

And all without writing a single line of PHP.

Best Practices

• Use Ultimate Member roles instead of default WordPress roles
• Keep menu visibility simple (login + role)
• Use Divi conditions for layout control
• Avoid duplicating sections—use conditions instead
• Test with logged-in and logged-out users

Final Thoughts

By combining Ultimate Member with Divi’s conditional display, you can easily build role-based websites where menus and sections appear only after login.

This approach is:

• Beginner-friendly
• Scalable
• Secure
• Client-ready

If you’re building membership sites, dashboards, or premium areas in Divi, this method is one of the cleanest and most reliable solutions available.

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