When creating new posts or pages (of regular WordPress types or custom post types), this plugin makes them private by default.
As of April 2026, Private by Default is a WordPress page plugin with 60 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
When creating new posts or pages (of regular WordPress types or custom post types), this plugin makes them private by default.
Just activate the plugin, no further configuration is necessary (or even possible).
This plugin is a fork of the Private Posts by Default plugin since it didn’t work properly in WordPress 4.3 and wasn’t updated in more than three years.
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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