Protect the Children!
Easily password protect the child pages/posts of a post/page that is password protected.
4.9(14 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Protect the Children! is a WordPress password plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 8.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 17% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Theme My Login.
4.9/514 reviews
1.0K+active installs
0%resolved
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
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Do you have a password protected post or page that has child (and grandchild) pages? Currently, you have to password protect each of these pages individually but, with this simple and efficient plugin, you can automatically password protect a page and all of it’s children automatically with the click of a button.
Once you choose the ‘Visibility’ option on a post and update it to ‘Password Protected’, you will be given a checkbox where you can opt into protecting all of that post’s children and grandchildren.
PROTECT THE CHILDREN!
Localizations
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
シンプルで使い勝手が良いです
by hiro16·1 month ago
パスワードページを管理していると、この機能はとても便利です
Genius! Works so well!
by bountydigital·2 years ago
Just wanted to say a quick thank you for developing such a simple, easy to use plugin. So many password plugins out there have their free + pro versions and still couldn’t get what I wanted it to do.
Protect the Children works great! Gets rid of the hassle of typing in your password on every single page as it remembers it for all child pages. Thank you again!
Works as I had hoped!
by caveflyer·3 years ago
I tried a few other plugins… they were either overcomplicated (and more features than I needed), or they simply didn’t work (i.e., did not protect the children). So, I’m very happy to have found this. It works with WP 6.1.1.
Logout?
by peter_lang·3 years ago
Nice working plugin but how to logout?
or set a time logout?
Logout button would be nice
So simple and effective
by scirceo·4 years ago
I’ve been looking for a plugin that allows me to create exactly the environment this one allows — a single password entered to access multiple pages. Thanks!
Download Trends
Today: 16Yesterday: 12This week: 86Period total: 5K
Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.1+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.4
50.4%
v1.5
40.6%
v1.3
9.0%
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Changelog
1.5.2
- Added ABSPATH checks to _inc/admin.php, _inc/deprecated.php, _inc/review-notice.php
- Fixed unescaped output in add_classic_checkbox() and deprecated warning functions
- Added sanitization callback to register_setting()
- Added translators comment for printf call with placeholder
- Fixed mixed line endings in index.php (normalized to Unix LF)
…and 2 more changes
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