Password protect individual posts, pages, and public custom post types with a simple per-content password field.
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Password protect your entire website with one shared password. Ideal for private sites, staging, launches, and client previews.
Password protect your WordPress site, pages and posts with a custom lock screen you design visually. No code needed, and it works with any theme.
PageProtectProv0.5.4
Password protect WordPress pages, posts or an entire website with role bypass and a customisable lock screen.
ncdLabs Site Access Policiesv1.0.14
Control who can access your WordPress site, domain names, and URL paths with passwords, logins, roles, and reusable policies.
MediaKnightv1.0.4
Make Media Library files private: block direct URL access to PDFs and images so only logged-in users can open them. Apache rules + Nginx snippet.
Password protect your entire WordPress site, pages, posts & WooCommerce. The password protected content protector with one-click magic bypass links.
Password protect WordPress pages and posts by user roles or with multiple passwords; protect your entire website with a single password.
Password Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress
Password Protectedv2.8.6
Password protect your WordPress site with one password. Control access, whitelist trusted IPs, and monitor password activity.