Private Website – Login Required
This plugin requires users to be logged in to view the website. Activate the plugin to enforce login, and deactivate it to remove the restriction.
5(1 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated YesterdayAs of April 2026, Private Website is a WordPress login plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.
5/51 reviews
200active installs
2.7K+total downloads
2 yearssince 2024
Overview
Private Website – Login Required is a simple and straightforward WordPress plugin designed to restrict access to your website. By activating this plugin, users must be logged in to view any content on your site. This is ideal for websites that host sensitive or exclusive content and want to ensure that only authenticated users can access it.
There are no complicated settings to configure. Simply activate the plugin to enforce the login requirement and deactivate it to remove the restriction.
This plugin was developed by Robin Oehler.
Privacy Policy
Private Website – Login Required uses Appsero SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements.
Appsero SDK does not gather any data by…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.3.0
- Security: REST API no longer open to unauthenticated requests; only auth-related and oembed routes are allowed (filterable via
private_website_allowed_rest_routes). - Security: Added
X-Frame-Options: DENYheader on redirect responses to prevent clickjacking. - Security: Explicit HTTP 302 status code on login redirects.
- New: Allowed login pages are now filterable via
private_website_allowed_pages. - Improved: DRY slug derivation via helper function; consistent WPCS formatting (tabs, spacing).
…and 2 more changes
Contributors
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