Title: Page Protection Author: mortenf Published: August 15, 2009 Last modified: September 9, 2009 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/page-protection.svg) # Page Protection By [mortenf](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mortenf/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/page-protection.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/page-protection/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/page-protection/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/page-protection/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/page-protection/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/) ## Description This plugin adds optional per-page user name and password protection, implemented using standard HTTP protocol authorization headers, thus triggering the standard user/password dialog of the browser, and making it possible to make the browser store the credentials. Subpages of a protected page are protected with the same user name and password as their parent. Protected pages and their subpages do not show up in menus, search results and page lists. #### Usage 1. When editing a page, locate the section titled “Page Protection” (probably located near the bottom of the right sidebar). 2. Check the box “Protect page and subpages”, and provide a user name and password combination. 3. Optionally, check the box “Make page and subpages searchable”, if you want the page and its subpages turn up in search results, but only with their title, not their content. 4. Save your page. ### License Copyright (c) 2009 Morten Høybye Frederiksen [morten@wasab.dk](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/page-protection/morten@wasab.dk?output_format=md) Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. ## Screenshots * [[ * Page edit control ## Installation 1. Download plugin .zip-file. 2. Unzip and upload to the plugin directory, usually at `wp-content/plugins/`. 3. Activate the plugin from the WordPress “Plugin” administration screen. See also the [usage instructions](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/page-protection/). ## FAQ Is it secure? Not really, no. It depends on WordPress working as intended, and the user name and password is sent in clear text across the wire. Can I protect posts? No, only pages and their subpages can be protected by this plugin. My protected page shows up in the page list? Yes, that’s actually considered a feature (at least for now). The point being, that a hidden page really doesn’t need to be protected, and that it makes it work cleaner for e.g. members-only pages. Don’t worry, as you have probably discovered, the contents of the page are not visible without the correct user name and password. Why doesn’t it work for me? You might be running WordPress on PHP using CGI, and that often makes it impossible to handle the authorization features of HTTP – the appropriate headers simply don’t get passed on to PHP/WordPress by the web server. If you wan’t to make sure that’s the problem, try creating a protected post with a user name and password of debug/debug. I have translated the plugin into another language, now what? Great, thanks! Please do leave a comment on the plugin’s homepage [www.mfd-consult.dk/page-protection](http://www.mfd-consult.dk/page-protection/) or send an e-mail with details; I’ll make sure it’s included in the next version. Another question? If your question isn’t answered here, please do leave a comment in the forum or on the plugin’s homepage: [www.mfd-consult.dk/page-protection](http://www.mfd-consult.dk/page-protection/) ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Page Protection” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ mortenf ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mortenf/) [Translate “Page Protection” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/page-protection) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-protection/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/page-protection/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/page-protection/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/page-protection/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2 * Added debugging functionality. #### 1.1 * Added Danish translation. * Prepared for translations. #### 1.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.2** * Last updated **17 years ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **2.8.4** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-protection/) * Tags * [access](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/access/)[privacy](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/privacy/) [protection](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protection/)[security](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/page-protection/advanced/) ## Ratings 3 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-protection/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ mortenf ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mortenf/) ## Support Got something to say? 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