4 WordPress Plugins Requiring Password to Access Website_View Content with Password

Previously shared with everyoneMethod for making a WordPress website accessible only to registered members who have logged in, some friends might be wondering if there are plugins that require entering a password to view website content? After all, manually entering a password for each article is too troublesome (if only a few articles need password protection, you can directly change the post visibility to „Password Protected“). The answer is, of course, yes. This article shares 4WordPress plugins that require entering a password to view website content。

Access Category Password

Access Category PasswordTranslated, it's calledAccess Category Password, obviously, its function is to set a password for a category. Only articles in that category canview content after entering the correct password。 DescriptionRestrict access to articles under a category by setting a password. The content and excerpts of these posts are replaced with a password form, and users can fill in the correct password to gain access. You can customize the prompt displayed when a password is required.Features

• Choose between session or cookie authentication
• Set password
• Set categories to be password-protected
• Optional user groups exempt from password access
• Optional whether to encrypt excerpt content
• Display custom excerpt before password
• Set the display message before the password box
• Set placeholder in the password field
• Error message prompt when entering the wrong password
• Customize verification button text
• Customizable password protection styles
• Available languages: English (1.5), French (1.5), Simplified Chinese (thanks to Changmeng Hu, 1.4), German (1.4).

This plugin uses PHP Sessions (more secure) or Cookies (less secure) to remember authenticated users. Passwords are encrypted before storage. Regular feed content is filtered to avoid displaying content from restricted category posts.Download Link

Passster

Passster – Password Protection is a plugin for password-protected access to partial Post content. The premium version enables more content protection features. Using Passster allows you to achieveMethod for implementing WeChat follow-to-view and read more features on WordPress websitesfunctionality. Passster implements partial content encryption by inserting shortcodes into Posts, allowing generation of multiple shortcodes with different passwords.DescriptionPassster is a complete solution for protecting partial Post content. Use simple shortcodes to restrict your content with passwords and CAPTCHAs.Features

• Restrict content with a password
• Restrict content with a CAPTCHA
• Supports page builder plugins
• Easily generate shortcodes
• Use Cookies for longer access
• Customize title, description text, placeholder, and button label per shortcode.

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Password Protected

If you wantthe entire WordPress website to require a password for access, then this Password Protected plugin can meet your requirements. The Password Protected plugin password-protects your entire website. To view the website content, visitors must enter a password. Crucially, this plugin is completely free and its settings support the Chinese language.

• Backend settings allow optional direct access for administrators or logged-in users without entering a password.
• Allows setting a whitelist IP list for password-free access.
• Allows setting 'Remember Me' to avoid entering the password next time.
• You can set the 'Remember Me' validity period yourself.

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Password for WP

This Password for WP plugin is similar in function to the Password Protected plugin introduced above, but it adds a friendly prompt. You can set your own prompt message when a password is required, instead of just a password box, offering a slightly better user experience.Download LinkThe above4 WordPress password access plugins, from partial content and Categories to the entire website, can all implement the function of viewing content only after password access. If you want an entire Post to require a password for access, you can directly use WordPress's built-in feature; you can set a password in the Post options.Related articles:

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