Plan-based access is part of product design
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Django Business Apps · Lesson 8 of 12
Membership Plans, Access, and Feature Gating
Control what different users can open without turning access rules into a mess.
Access tier
Authorization
Entitlement check
Feature gate
Gated feature
Membership plan
Plan boundary
Preview access
Subscription rule
User scope
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4 practice exercises
1 homework item
What you will learn
- Explain why plan-based access exists in real software products.
- Separate authentication, role permissions, and membership-plan gating.
- Plan consistent access rules for pages, tools, lessons, downloads, and premium actions.
- Combine user type, enrollment, and membership plan checks without scattering one-off rules.
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24 minute lesson with 6 sections, 4 exercises, 5 checkpoint questions, and 1 homework submission.
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Authentication, roles, and plans answer different questions
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Feature gates should be consistent
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Preview access should not replace full access
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Enrollment, scope, and plan rules can work together
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Plan a membership-based feature gate
Choose one realistic Django business-app feature and write a short plan for how membership, role, and access checks should control it.
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