Best password form plugins for WordPress
The most popular password form plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Customize Private & Protected leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Protected Post Password Hint (20+) and Better Protected Password Pages (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “Password Form” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 3 password form plugins
- 1.
Customize Private & ProtectedThe most installed password form plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Protected Post Password Hint20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 3.
Better Protected Password Pages10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “Password Form”
Customize Private & Protected
Up in the last 7 days:37#9,663by kirkclarke26 days ago
Remove or change the "Protected:" and "Private:" title prefix. Customize the password form text, button, colors and widgets. Block themes too.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Protected Post Password Hint
Down in the last 7 days:124#26,352by Nobody14 years ago
Replace boiler-plate password form shown in protected posts with a form containing hints taken from 'password_hint' custom field.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Better Protected Password Pages
Up in the last 7 days:198#31,066by niallolaoghaire4 months ago
Improve the default WordPress password-protected content experience with global settings and per-content overrides.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day