Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content

No, password protected content is not visible to search engines like Google. The plugin prevents search engines from indexing protected content so that it remains private and accessible only to those with the password.

Yes, the Password Protected plugin allows you to secure individual pages or posts. You can set passwords for specific content.

Yes, the User Role Whitelisting feature allows you to give open (passwordless) access to specific user roles without requiring a password.

Partial Content Protection lets you lock only specific sections of a page or post while keeping the rest publicly visible. You can use shortcodes to hide premium text, images, or downloads behind a password.

Simply wrap the content you want to lock with the shortcode that you generate using the Password Protected plugin. Only visitors with the correct password will be able to see it.

Yes! It works seamlessly with Elementor, Gutenberg, and Beaver Builder. You can protect individual blocks, sections, or widgets without breaking your page design.

Yes, the WP-Admin Protection feature adds an extra layer of security to the WordPress admin dashboard. It prevents unauthorized access to your wp-admin.

The plugin allows you to exclude specific pages, posts, or post types from password protection, ensuring that essential content like your homepage or contact page remains accessible to all visitors.

The Limit Login Attempts feature allows you to set the number of failed login attempts, which reduces the risk of brute-force attacks and enhances your site’s security.

In the settings, check the ‘Allow Feeds’ checkbox.

You must be an administrator (have the manage_options capability) and in the Password Protected settings, check the ‘Allow Administrators’ checkbox.

Just add a “password-protected=logout” query to your URL.
eg. http://www.example.com/?password-protected=logout

If you go to your WordPress admin login page /wp-login.php and it shows the admin login fields, you should still be able to login and disable the plugin.

If the admin login screen instead shows the Password Protected field, you will need to access your site via SFTP/SSH and delete the Password Protected plugin folder in the plugins folder wp-content/plugins/password-protected.

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