The Paywall That Wasn't: Debugging a 919-Video Leak on WordPress

This blog post details a developer's experience fixing a bug in a membership-based fitness platform built on WordPress that resulted in all 919 videos being publicly accessible. The author, Vicente G. Reyes, uncovers the issues between the integration of WooCommerce and WishList Member and shares critical debugging lessons, ranging from checking the inverse of reported bugs to ensuring proper content protection and membership validation. The final solution included creating a server-side gate to protect video access before rendering, highlighting the importance of having a single source of truth for membership and preventing any security loopholes.