by Matt Miller 4.9 (15 reviews)

Protect the Children!

Name: Protect the Children!
Rating: 4.9 (15 reviews)
Author: Matt Miller

Easily password protect the child pages/posts of a post/page that is password protected.

Protect the Children! ranks #5,411 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #369 of 4,482 in the Security category, a 4.9/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated Feb 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v1.5.2 Current Version v1.5.2

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 17 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#369 of 4,482 in Security Top 10% by installs Downloads +15.6% this week

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Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (15 reviews)

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.2
Last Updated: Feb 17, 2026
Requires WP: 0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 8.1 or higher
Author: Matt Miller

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 15
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Parent Pages Password Protect child pages password visibility

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners managing password-protected pages that have child or grandchild pages. It solves the problem of having to password protect each child page individually by letting users apply protection to a page and all its descendants at once.

Automatically protects child pages
Protects grandchild pages too
Checkbox on Visibility settings
One-click password protection
Available in 49 languages

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Protect the Children!

Edit the parent page, set its Visibility to "Password Protected", enter a password, and check the "Protect child pages" checkbox. All child and grandchild pages will automatically be protected with the same password.

Yes! As of version 1.3.9, the plugin fully supports custom post types that have hierarchical (parent/child) relationships.

No. Once a user enters the password on any protected page (parent or child), all related pages are unlocked for that session.

Yes. The plugin supports both the classic editor and the Gutenberg block editor (WordPress 5.0+). The protection checkbox appears in the Visibility settings panel.

The plugin is available in 30 languages with more being added regularly. We are working toward supporting 50 languages total!