Hide private posts and password protected posts in front end
As of April 2026, Private Password Posts is a WordPress theme plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Kirki Customizer Framework.
This plugin will hide private posts and password protected posts in front end. In back end, admin / editor can still edit the post, also if a user know the url of
private posts and password protected posts, they can open the posts too, of course, because these URLs is not listed in front end, so in general, nobody know
these private posts and password protected posts, unless you sent URLs to your friends.
Also support custom the wordpress default words of private post to your own words. You will find the “Private Post” menu in wordpress admin area, in “Private Post Settings” panel, you can change default words in ” Replace default words of private post” option panel.
Why I develop this plugin:
On my site, I offten publish new version of my plugins, it…
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | false+ required |
re-design the Private Post Settings panel
follow wordpress security standard to use esc_attr to check and filter output in Private Post Settings panel
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