How to Protect Any Funnel Page or Website Behind a Paywall — Without the Bloated Membership Portal or Expensive Add-On Software
How to Protect Any GHL Funnel Page or Website Behind a Paywall — Without the Bloated Membership Portal or Expensive Add-On Software
What You Need
GoHighLevel — 3 pages: Paywall, Access, No Access
Supabase — stores approved users and handles login
Resend — powers the magic-link emails
Setup Cost
GHL — use your existing account or click here
Supabase — free for up to 50K monthly active users
Resend — free for up to 3,000 emails per month
The GoHighLevel affiliate link is mine, but I have no affiliation with Supabase or Resend
The Setup Steps
Build the Payment, Access, and No Access pages in GHL.
Create a Supabase project and save the Project URL and Publishable Key.
Enable email magic-link authentication and set the Access page as the Site URL and Redirect URL.
Create the approved_users table with
email,active, and Row Level Security enabled.Make
emailunique and add the RLS policy so authenticated users can only see their own active approval.Create the
approve_userEdge Function that adds successful buyers toapproved_users.Create the private
ACCESS_WEBHOOK_SECRETand turn Verify JWT off for the Edge Function.Test the Edge Function directly until it returns 200 / success.
In GHL, create a Payment Received workflow filtered to the correct product and Payment Status = Success.
Add a POST Custom Webhook from GHL to the
approve_userfunction using thex-access-secretheader.Test the GHL workflow and confirm the buyer appears in approved_users with
active = true.Create a Resend account, add your sending domain, and wait for the DNS records to verify.
Connect Resend SMTP to Supabase so Supabase can send the magic-link emails.
Add the Supabase magic-link gate code to the GHL Access page using the Publishable Key.
Configure the gate so approved users get access and non-approved users are signed out and redirected to the No Access page.
Test a new buyer, returning buyer, non-buyer, shared link, and failed payment in an incognito browser.
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Want Help?
Get instant access to my Custom GPT + the Knowledge Base File behind it.
The GPT was built for one purpose:
Help you build this exact protected GHL access system faster.
It can walk you through the setup step by step, help troubleshoot problems, and tell you what to do next from screenshots.
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Download the same Knowledge Base File and upload it into ChatGPT, Claude, or another LLM.
It's all behind this paywall.
Best part: if you want to see the system in action, you’ll go through the exact buyer/login process yourself after purchase.
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You'll find more step-by-step instructions, but most importantly, you'll have access to a GPT that is trained to do one thing—24/7.
HOW TO USE THE GPT
CUSTOM GPT
This GPT was built specifically to help you create this GHL paywall system.
Tell it where you are in the process by uploading screenshots, and let it walk you through the next step.
Writes the code you need
Troubleshoots errors
Helps customize it to your brand
HOW TO USE THE Knowledge Base
THE KB FILE
The Knowledge Base contains the setup, code, structure, and troubleshooting information behind the GPT.
Download it if you want your own ChatGPT, Claude, or another capable AI to help you build the system.
Use it with your preferred AI
Customize your own permanent copy
Hand over to your VA
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You’ll mostly copy, paste, take screenshots, and let the GPT or your preferred AI walk you through the setup.
What exactly do I get for $5?
Access to the custom GPT plus the Knowledge Base File used to train it. Either of these things is designed to keep the AI on task and walk you through the exact setup. The GPT is ready to use. The Knowledge Base file needs to be uploaded with the prompt we give you to any LLM.
How long does setup take?
If your GHL checkout and domain are already in place, plan on roughly 1-2 hours.
Can I customize the login page and magic-link email?
Yes. The GPT can help you Yes. The GPT can help you customize the branding, copy, image, colors, and email messaging. the branding, copy, image, colors, and email messaging.
Can I add or remove access manually?
Yes. Approved users are managed in Supabase.
How much do Supabase and Resend cost?
You can start with both for $0/month.
Supabase Free: up to 50,000 monthly active users. Free projects can pause after about a week of inactivity; Pro currently starts at $25/month and does not pause for inactivity.
Resend Free: up to 3,000 emails/month with a 100-email/day limit. Pro currently starts at $20/month for 50,000 emails with no daily limit.
For a small digital-product business, the free tiers should provide plenty of room to get started.
Can I still use my normal GHL checkout?
Yes. Your products, prices, coupons, order bumps, payment methods, receipts, and other normal GHL features keep working as usual.
Can I use this on more than one funnel?
Yes. You can create multiple Supabase projects for different funnels.
If you use the same Supabase project across multiple funnels, access will be shared across those funnels. If you want access kept separate, use a separate Supabase project.
What happens if something breaks?
The GPT is trained on the setup and the problems encountered while building it, so you can give it screenshots or error messages and have it help troubleshoot the system step by step.
