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Remove Protected

Small script that removes Protected: and Private: from titles of posts and pages that are password protected and private.

By Aubrey Portwood·Title·Free
4.6(9 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 9 years ago
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As of April 2026, Remove Protected is a WordPress title plugin with 400 active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Title Remover.

4.6/59 reviews
400active installs
8.0K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Small script that removes Protected: and Private: from titles of posts and pages that are password protected and private.

Development

This plugin is developed over at Github if you want
to contribute.

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

4.69 reviews
5 ★
8
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
1

Compatibility

WordPress2.7+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.2

  • Code cleanup.
  • Added new filter, aubreypwd_remove_protected_disabled, that you can set to true to disable what this plugin does.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Aubrey PortwoodAubrey Portwood
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.2
Last Updated
Mar 24, 2017
WP Requires
2.7+
Tested Up To
4.7.33
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
8.0K+
Added
Nov 3, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

titleremovepasswordprotected

Developer

A
Aubrey Portwood
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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