描述
Simple Password Protect provides an easy way to password-protect your entire WordPress website frontend. Perfect for development sites, private blogs, or any site that needs basic access control.
Key Features:
- Global Protection: Protects the entire frontend of your WordPress site
- GDPR Compliance: Modal windows for Legal Disclosure and Privacy Policy pages
- Secure Authentication: Uses WordPress password hashing and secure cookies
- Admin Bypass: WordPress administrators can access the site without password
- Customizable Design: Upload logos, customize colors and text
- Mobile Responsive: Works perfectly ons all devices
- 24-Hour Sessions: Authenticated users stay logged in for 24 hours
Perfect For:
- Development and staging sites
- Private family blogs
- Member-only websites
- Temporary site protection
- Client preview sites
Support
For support, please visit the plugin’s support forum or contact the developer.
Privacy Policy
This plugin stores a hashed version of your protection password in the WordPress database. It also sets a secure authentication cookie when users successfully enter the password. No personal data is collected or transmitted to external services.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later license.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
螢幕截圖
Password protection page with custom logo and styling 
Admin settings page – General options 
Admin settings page – Appearance customization 
Admin settings page – Legal compliance options
安裝
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/simple-password-protect/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Go to Settings > Password Protect to configure the plugin
- Set your password and enable protection
- Customize the appearance and legal page links as needed
常見問題
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Does this work with caching plugins?
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Yes, the plugin is designed to work with most caching plugins. The password form is displayed before any cached content.
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Can WordPress administrators bypass the password?
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Yes, logged-in WordPress users with administrator privileges can access the site without entering the password.
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Is the password stored securely?
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Yes, passwords are hashed using WordPress’s secure password hashing functions, the same method used for user passwords.
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Can I customize the appearance?
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Yes, you can upload a custom logo, change colors, and modify the text displayed on the password page.
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What about GDPR compliance?
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The plugin includes options to link to your Legal Disclosure and Privacy Policy pages, which open in modal windows for GDPR compliance.
貢獻者及開發者
修改日誌
1.1.0
- NEW: Optional Admin Login button for quick access to WordPress admin
- NEW: Toggle to show/hide legal page links
- IMPROVED: Legal links now display actual page titles instead of hardcoded text
- FIXED: Password authentication now works correctly with all password types
- FIXED: Password storage in database is now reliable
- FIXED: Removed password length restrictions – all passwords now work
- IMPROVED: Password handling – preserves exact characters without sanitization
- IMPROVED: Admin login button styling matches main enter button
- IMPROVED: Better positioning – admin button now appears above legal links
- IMPROVED: Cleaner admin interface – removed redundant status sections
- IMPROVED: Better WordPress Coding Standards compliance
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Global password protection for entire site
- GDPR-compliant modal links
- Customizable appearance and colors
- Secure password hashing and authentication
- Mobile-responsive design
- WordPress admin bypass functionality