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FT Password Protect Children Pages

Applies the same protection to children pages applied to the parent page.

By Glenn Ansley·Pages·Free
4(4 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 15 years ago
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As of April 2026, FT Password Protect Children Pages is a WordPress pages plugin with 400 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP-PageNavi.

4/54 reviews
400active installs
11K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

This plugin does one thing. If a page that is password protected has children pages, all children pages will be protected with the same password.

If the correct password is entered on the parent page or any of its children pages, all related pages will be viewable to the user.

The plugin protects unlimited levels of grandchildren pages via the $post->ancestors. It uses first ancestor that is password protected.

Additional Information

The plugin currently works by looking for parent pages that are password protected and applying the same restrictions the the currently being viewed child page. This means that the children pages do not actually get a password added to the database.

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Ratings & Reviews

44 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.7+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.3

  • Fixed bug where children pages of non-protected parents had ‘Protected: ‘ prepended to the title.
  • In case where grandparent page is not protected but parent page was, child pages are now protected.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Glenn AnsleyGlenn Ansleyfullthrottledevelopmentfullthrottledevelopment
Plugin Info
Version
0.3
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2010
WP Requires
2.7+
Tested Up To
3.0.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
11K+
Added
May 27, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

pagespasswordsprotected

Developer

G
Glenn Ansley
7 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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