Title: Simple Password Protect Author: Desk9 Design Published: August 15, 2025 Last modified: October 30, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-password-protect/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3387328) ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-password-protect/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3387328) # Simple Password Protect By [Desk9 Design](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desk9/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-password-protect.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-password-protect/#description) * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-password-protect/#reviews) * [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-password-protect/#installation) * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-password-protect/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/) ## Description 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 ## Screenshots * [[ * Password protection page with custom logo and styling * [[ * Admin settings page – General options * [[ * Admin settings page – Appearance customization * [[ * Admin settings page – Legal compliance options ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/simple-password-protect/` 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Go to Settings > Password Protect to configure the plugin 4. Set your password and enable protection 5. Customize the appearance and legal page links as needed ## FAQ ### Does this work with caching plugins? Yes, the plugin is designed to work with most caching plugins. The password form is displayed before any cached content. ### Can WordPress administrators bypass the password? Yes, logged-in WordPress users with administrator privileges can access the site without entering the password. ### Is the password stored securely? Yes, passwords are hashed using WordPress’s secure password hashing functions, the same method used for user passwords. ### Can I customize the appearance? Yes, you can upload a custom logo, change colors, and modify the text displayed on the password page. ### What about GDPR compliance? The plugin includes options to link to your Legal Disclosure and Privacy Policy pages, which open in modal windows for GDPR compliance. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b13e10d65f677c2a5ec91b107761558a87aa106fba824f0770cf25196f512df6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thanks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-2592/)󠁿 [fselmani](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fselmani/) December 10, 2025 Simple and very useful plugin. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Password Protect” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Desk9 Design ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desk9/) [Translate “Simple Password Protect” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-password-protect) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-password-protect/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-password-protect/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-password-protect/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-password-protect/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 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 ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **6 months ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 6.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-password-protect/) * Tags * [access-control](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/access-control/)[password](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/) [privacy](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/privacy/)[protection](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protection/) [security](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-password-protect/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-password-protect/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Desk9 Design ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desk9/) ## Support Got something to say? 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