Page Protection
Protect pages and their subpages with user name/password, and keep protected pages from showing up in menus, search results and page lists.
3(2 reviews)
·80 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, Page Protection is a WordPress access plugin with 80 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.
3/52 reviews
80active installs
9.8K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
This plugin adds optional per-page user name and password protection, implemented using standard HTTP protocol authorization headers, thus triggering the standard user/password dialog of the browser, and making it possible to make the browser store the credentials.
Subpages of a protected page are protected with the same user name and password as their parent.
Protected pages and their subpages do not show up in menus, search results and page lists.
Usage
- When editing a page, locate the section titled “Page Protection” (probably located near the bottom of the right sidebar).
- Check the box “Protect page and subpages”, and provide a user name and password combination.
- Optionally, check the box “Make page and subpages searchable”, if you want the page and…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2
- Added debugging functionality.
Contributors
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