PPWP – Password Protect Pages vs Protect the Children! (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
PPWP – Password Protect Pages
30K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Protect the Children! has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 14 reviews) while PPWP – Password Protect Pages leads in active installations (30K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. PPWP – Password Protect Pages has accumulated 1.0M+ total downloads while Protect the Children! has 22K+. Protect the Children! has a higher support resolution rate (0% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | PPWP – Password Protect Pages | Protect the Children! | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 269 | ◄ | 14 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M+ | ◄ | 22K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 3 days ago | ◄ | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Age | 8 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.7+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 8.1+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.17 | 1.5.2 |
Rating Breakdown
PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Protect the Children!
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, PPWP – Password Protect Pages averaged approximately 1,239 daily downloads while Protect the Children! averaged 16.
Recent Reviews
PPWP – Password Protect Pages Reviews
Works Well and Amazing Support
Timely & helpful support, even on the free version. Great plugin with an extremely helpful development team!
Way too limiting for the free version and paid is too expensive
I need something so simple, just an app that locks all the site but the homepage. $180/year is too much for this simple requirement. They advertise they have more features for free than any competitor
Excellent service the PPWP team are very helpful
Muhammad and the PPWP team are very helpful we had an issue with caching and anchor tags not working on our website. PPWP investigated the issue immediately and provided us with some custom code snipp
Protect the Children! Reviews
シンプルで使い勝手が良いです
パスワードページを管理していると、この機能はとても便利です
Genius! Works so well!
Just wanted to say a quick thank you for developing such a simple, easy to use plugin. So many password plugins out there have their free + pro versions and still couldn’t get what I wanted it to do.
Works as I had hoped!
I tried a few other plugins… they were either overcomplicated (and more features than I needed), or they simply didn’t work (i.e., did not protect the children). So, I’m very happy to have found this
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