Best password-protected plugins for WordPress
The most popular password-protected plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WPEPP leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Hidden Password Protected Pages (600+) and Customize Private & Protected (400+). All 11 plugins tagged “password-protected” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 password-protected plugins
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WPEPPThe most installed password-protected plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 19 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Hidden Password Protected Pages600+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Customize Private & Protected400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.
Private Post Share100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Restrict Website Access100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 days ago.
- 6.
ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Obvious Post States20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 8.
Better Protected Password Pages10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.
GatePass10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 10.
Convert Protection TextFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 11 plugins tagged “password-protected”
WPEPP
Down in the last 7 days:21#3,860by Noor Alam1 month ago
Essential security: password protection, AI crawler blocking, login limits, country restrictions, CPU monitoring & live-preview login customizer.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.1(19)
- Downloads
- 56/day
Hidden Password Protected Pages
Up in the last 7 days:8#8,184by kimipooh5 months ago
The plugin is for hiding the password protected pages (posts) in WordPress.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
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
Private Post Share
Down in the last 7 days:4#13,272by Fabian Todt1 year ago
Share password protected posts via secret URLs
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Restrict Website Access
Up in the last 7 days:209#15,898by Zohaib Ali5 days ago
Password-protect your entire WordPress site with a simple access screen for private, staging, and under-development websites.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages
Up in the last 7 days:104#22,762by Lorenzo Fracassi2 months ago
Customize the message displayed on password protected content, globally or with a different message for each page or post.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Obvious Post States
Up in the last 7 days:111#27,178by ryansommers11 years ago
Make the WordPress post state text (draft, pending, sticky, etc) stand out.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- 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
GatePass
Down in the last 7 days:604#32,793by mdashikul22 days ago
Password protect your entire WordPress site, pages, posts & WooCommerce. The password protected content protector with one-click magic bypass links.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Convert Protection Text
Down in the last 7 days:16,476#68,133by NBK4510 months ago
Convert Protection Text はWordPressで記事（ページ）の公開状態を限定公開（「パスワード保護」）にしたときのテキストをカスタマイズするプラグインです。
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reset Post Password
#69,302by wp3609 years ago
Reset post or page password automatically after X days.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day