by WP Folio Team 4.7 (271 reviews)

PPWP - Password Protect Pages

Name: PPWP - Password Protect Pages
Rating: 4.7 (271 reviews)
Author: WP Folio Team

Password protect WordPress pages and posts by user roles or with multiple passwords; protect your entire website with a single password.

PPWP ranks #978 among WordPress.org plugins with 30,000+ active installations, is #46 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 4.7/5 rating from 271 reviews, and was last updated Oct 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.9.27 Current Version v1.9.27

Updated 3 days ago Last Update on 29 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#46 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads +427.2% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#978

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Active Installs

30K+

-17.8%

KW Avg Position

6.6

0.2 better

Downloads

990.2K

+154 today

Support Resolved

50%

— No change

Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (271 reviews)

Next Milestone 40K

Total Progress 64.1%

30K+ 40K+

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

271 reviews

Overall 94%

240 (89%)

6 (2%)

4 (1%)

5 (2%)

16 (6%)

Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

50%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

11 known vulnerabilities on record · 9 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Aug 25, 2026 UNPATCHED

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] <= 1.9.21 (unfixed)

CVE-2025-9878 · No fix released
Aug 18, 2026

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.19

CVE-2026-0551 · Fixed in v1.9.19
Aug 15, 2026

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.21

CVE-2025-10005 · Fixed in v1.9.21
Aug 15, 2026

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.16

CVE-2025-11729 · Fixed in v1.9.16
Jun 26, 2026 UNPATCHED

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] <= 1.9.21 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-3639 · No fix released
Mar 23, 2026

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.20

CVE-2026-57634 · Fixed in v1.9.20
Mar 23, 2026

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.16

CVE-2026-32562 · Fixed in v1.9.16
Aug 14, 2025

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.11

CVE-2025-5998 · Fixed in v1.9.11
Dec 16, 2024

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.6

CVE-2024-11280 · Fixed in v1.9.6
Feb 7, 2024

PPWP – Password Protect Pages [password-protect-page] < 1.9.0

CVE-2024-0620 · Fixed in v1.9.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9.27
Last Updated: Oct 29, 2026
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: WP Folio Team

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 271
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 50%

Keywords

Password Protect password password protection restrict content sitewide

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

PPWP is for WordPress site owners who need to restrict access to pages, posts, categories, or their entire site with passwords. It solves the problem of controlling who can view specific content by letting admins set multiple passwords, role-based passwords, or a single sitewide password instead of relying on WordPress's basic built-in protection.

Multiple passwords per page/post
Password protection by user roles
reCAPTCHA v2/v3 spam prevention
Ajax unlock without page refresh
Category password protection
Sitewide password protection
Partial Content Protection
Elementor and Divi integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PPWP - Password Protect Pages

Below are 4 common reasons why the issue happens: You're protecting content on an ACF or WordPress custom field You're using a custom page template You're using a conflicting theme and unsupported page builder plugin You're using an unsupported caching method and/or plugin Please follow this guide on how to quickly troubleshoot these common issues. Learn more about why password protected page is not working.

Yes, the Pro version helps password protect any WordPress custom post types, including WooCommerce product pages.

The Free version doesn't block search engines from finding and indexing your content. However, your content won’t appear on Google and other search engine results once password protected by the Pro version.

Yes, you can secure parts of your post and page content with a password using our [ppwp] shortcode.

Yes, you will be able to generate passwords under our plugin's settings page and then add them to [ppwp] shortcode in order to protect your content sections with Pro version. All these passwords will be tracked and controlled in one place.

Yes, you can add a "show password" button allowing users to see what they're typing. This button can be added either via WordPress Customizer or manual template modification.

Yes, the Pro version enables you to automatically password protect child pages once the parent page is locked up.