[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fsVtPOSVT2dSJvNbr0ZV3-pwA9DG7DFp36cED_osAzEY":3},{"slug":4,"display_name":5,"profile_url":6,"plugin_count":7,"total_installs":8,"avg_security_score":9,"avg_patch_time_days":10,"trust_score":11,"computed_at":12,"plugins":13},"buildwps","WP Folio Team","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fbuildwps\u002F",2,40000,97,81,86,"2026-04-04T15:08:21.160Z",[14,41],{"slug":15,"name":16,"version":17,"author":5,"author_profile":6,"description":18,"short_description":19,"active_installs":20,"downloaded":21,"rating":22,"num_ratings":23,"last_updated":24,"tested_up_to":25,"requires_at_least":26,"requires_php":27,"tags":28,"homepage":34,"download_link":35,"security_score":36,"vuln_count":37,"unpatched_count":38,"last_vuln_date":39,"fetched_at":40},"password-protect-page","PPWP – Password Protect Pages","1.9.15","\u003Cp>Password Protect WordPress (PPWP) plugin offers a powerful and \u003Cstrong>all-in-one solution\u003C\u002Fstrong> to secure your website with passwords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether you want to password protect WordPress categories, WooCommerce products, a few posts, or your entire website, PPWP plugin will help you do so with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plugin does not protect images or uploaded files so if you attach the media files to the protected pages or posts, they are still accessible to anyone with the link. Use \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pda-gold-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Prevent Direct Access (PDA) Gold\u003C\u002Fa> to block their direct file URL access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please note that the passwords will be stored in the post meta and this plugin will set a cookie to allow access to the protected pages or posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>An Inside Look at Password Protect WordPress – PPWP Pro\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\">\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FmyYsKXZyNwc?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Password Protected Features\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>The Lite version of Password Protect WordPress (PPWP) plugin offers the following features:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Protect WordPress Pages & Posts with Unlimited Passwords\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The plugin extends WordPress built-in password protection feature and allows you to set multiple passwords per Page and Post. What’s more, you can protect the content with just a single click. Once protected, a random password will be automatically generated for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Password Protect WordPress Pages & Posts by User Roles\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>There is an option allowing you to password protect your WordPress Pages & Posts by user roles. In other words, you can set different passwords for different user roles, e.g. one for subscribers and one for editors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Prevent Password Abuse with reCAPTCHA\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Stop password abuse and spam by bots and automated software with Google reCAPTCHA v2 or v3. Real users will be able to access protected content with ease as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Unlock Password Protected Content without Page Refresh\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Funlock-password-protected-content-without-page-refresh\u002F??utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=ajax-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Use Ajax to display protected content\u003C\u002Fa> without having to reload the entire page. It will help improve user experience and avoid server caching after users enter their password.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Password Protect WordPress Categories\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Instead of creating an individual password for each post, you can protect all posts under one or multiple categories at once. Once users unlock a post successfully, they will be able to access the rest of the content automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Password Protect Entire WordPress Site\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>You can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Ffeatures\u002Fpassword-protect-entire-wordpress-site\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=sitewide-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">password protect the whole WordPress site\u003C\u002Fa> with a single password. All your website content including pages, posts, and other custom post types (but not media files) are locked as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Partial Content Protection\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Partial Content Protection feature allows you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Ffeatures\u002Fpassword-protect-partial-content\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=free-pcp-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">password protect certain sections\u003C\u002Fa> of a page or post instead of hiding the entire content under a password form. This is useful when you want to create a teaser of premium content that encourages visitors to register\u002Fsign up to unlock the entire post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Section Protection\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Section Protection takes PCP to the next level. The feature enables you to add \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fsection-protection\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=section-protection-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">password-protected sections\u003C\u002Fa> even on custom post types &  templates created by top page builders such as Elementor and Divi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Show\u002FHide Premium Content at a Specific Time\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>You can also choose when to publish the secure content to users. For example, they’re allowed to see the content without having to enter passwords from XXX to XXX using the following shortcode attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode>[ppwp passwords=123 on=\"2020\u002F10\u002F20 14:00:00\" off=\"2020\u002F10\u002F30 14:00:00\"] Your protected section will be shown automatically from 2 pm October 20, 2020 to 2 pm October 30, 2020[\u002Fppwp]\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Ch3>Integrate with Page Builders\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Instead of using our shortcode to protect part of content, you can use our built-in module for the top page builders including:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Elementor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Beaver Builder\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>WPBakery Page Builder*\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Divi Builder*\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>*Supported; built-in UI block to be released soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These built-in modules allow you to set passwords, whitelisted roles, customize password forms, and so on via our friendly User Interface. You no longer have to deal with the complex shortcode attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, with PPWP Pro, you can even \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fpassword-protect-partial-content-elementor\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pro-elementor-guide-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">protect the entire Elementor’s templates\u003C\u002Fa>, Beaver Builder’s rows, columns, and page templates as well as limiting and tracking password usage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Master Passwords\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>When there are many password protected posts on your website, it becomes difficult and time-consuming to create or manage passwords for each content. That’s when master passwords come in handy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Users will be able to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fmaster-passwords-unlock-all-protected-content\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=master-pwd-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">unlock all protected posts at once\u003C\u002Fa> with just one master password.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please note that this feature \u003Cstrong>does not\u003C\u002Fstrong> password protect all posts automatically. It simply allows you to use master passwords to unlock those that you’ve already password protected. Original passwords attached to each post will still be working, together with these master passwords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master passwords feature also comes with an easy-to-use interface allowing you to create unlimited master passwords simultaneously and manage all of them in one place. You will have full control to (de)activate, delete passwords as well as restrict usage passwords by usage, time, and user role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Customize Password Form & Messages with WordPress Customizer\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Customize all your password forms, i.e. the sitewide login form, single and partial content protection (PCP) password form, via WordPress Customizer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re allowed to remove or change our default logo to your own in the sitewide login form. You can also change the color, background and design of the form to match your theme’s color scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcustomize-sitewide-login-page\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=customize-sitewide-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Besides the default login page\u003C\u002Fa>, you can now select one from our pre-designed themes that suits your site best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcustomize-password-form-wordpress-customizer\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=customize-pcp-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">single password form\u003C\u002Fa>, you’re able to change the WordPress default error message as well as password form instructions, namely headline, descriptions, password input placeholder, and button text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The button and text’s font-size, color, and background can also be customized through a friendly WYSIWYG HTML Editor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Hide Password Protected Content\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>By default, your password protected content will still show up on various pages such as home and category page once published.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feature allows you to control the visibility of your protected post types in different views:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Hide posts from Recent Posts widgets\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hide posts from Next & Previous link on the single post\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hide posts on search results\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hide posts from Yoast SEO Google XML Sitemaps, and RSS\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hide posts on Frontpage, Author, and Archive pages including tag and category page\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Protected pages hidden from search results, home page & everywhere they’re listed\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Even though the posts are hidden, those who know the URL will still have access to the pages (but not the protected content).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Show Password Protected Content in RSS Feeds\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Even though you choose to show password protected content in RSS, a password form will display instead of its actual content by default. With PPWP plugin, you’re able to show all protected content in RSS feeds. There is also an option to make your RSS feeds public even if your site is hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Show Password Protected Post Excerpts\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Many WordPress themes hide the post excerpt and featured image of password protected content by default. Enable this option to show excerpts of your password protect posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Password’s Cookies Expiration\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>By default, users won’t have to re-enter passwords to access a protected page or post until its cookies expire. You can change the default cookie expiration time on the plugin settings page to whatever suits your use case. Or else, choose session cookies which will be removed automatically whenever users close their browser. As a result, users have to re-enter password when opening the browser again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Ch4>Pro Version\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=ppwp-pro-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">PPWP Pro version\u003C\u002Fa> offers many more advanced features:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Password protect all WordPress custom post types including WooCommerce Products\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Password protect custom fields and custom page templates\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Manage all passwords while editing content or via our friendly popup\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Create unlimited passwords per user role\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Create the same passwords for multiple user roles\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Bypass password protection with Quick Access Links\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Customize Quick Access Links\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Create wildcard passwords\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Unlock Partial Content Protection (PCP) with master passwords\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Automatically protect all sub pages with one password\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Create multiple passwords for each protected category\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Set the same password for multiple pages\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Create unlimited global passwords for partial content protection shortcode\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Redirect to specific URLs after entering site-wide protection passwords\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Unlock all content at once and unlock partial sitewide protection with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fgroup-protection\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=group-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Group Password Protection extension\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Give users access to password-protected content upon form submissions with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fforms-integration\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=forms-integrate-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Forms Integration extension\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Use reCAPTCHA or Contact Form 7 in place of the password form with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fpasswordless-authentication\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pa-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Passwordless Authentication extension\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Track password usage, i.e. the time they’re logged in, IP address and browser used, with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fpassword-statistics\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=stats-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Statistics extension\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Faccess-levels\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=al-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Password protect WordPress categories\u003C\u002Fa> with different access levels\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Integrate with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pda-gold-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Prevent Direct Access Gold\u003C\u002Fa> to password protect files embedded in content\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sell password-protected content via WooCommerce with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fwoocommerce-integration\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=woo-integrate-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">WooCommerce Integration extension\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Protect the entire shop page, including individual products and category pages with the same passwords.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Import and export passwords as well as requiring users to provide both password and username or email to unlock protected content with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fpassword-suite\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=suite-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Password Suite extension\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Restrict password usage based on WordPress users or IP addresses as well as setting password expiration time after first use with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fsmart-restriction\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=sr-ext-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Smart Restriction extension\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Password protect files outside Media Library\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Check out \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fpricing\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugin-desc-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Password Protect WordPress (PPWP) Pro\u003C\u002Fa> now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Get access to all extensions and priority support with any of our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fmembership?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pro-memberships-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">PPWP Pro membership\u003C\u002Fa> plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Multilingual supported\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Our plugin works out of the box with the top leading multilingual WordPress plugins such as WPML, Polylang, and Loco Translate. In other words, you can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fhow-to-translate-password-protect-wordpress-plugin\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=guide-translate-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">translate the password forms\u003C\u002Fa>, including its headline, description, error message as well as placeholder and button text into the different languages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Documentation and support\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>For documentation and tutorials go to our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=ppwp-pro-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Documentation\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Check out \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcompatible-wordpress-plugins\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=utm_medium=pro-compatiable-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">compatible hostings, themes, and plugins\u003C\u002Fa> with PPWP\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Visit our \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fppwp.pro\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pro-landing-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">PPWP Pro landing pages\u003C\u002Fa> for more examples\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>If you have any more questions or want to request new features, contact us through \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fcontact\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=faq-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">this form\u003C\u002Fa> or drop us an email at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:hello@preventdirectaccess.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">hello@preventdirectaccess.com\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Note that we have to \u003Cstrong>migrate your default WordPress passwords\u003C\u002Fstrong> to our systems for our protection to work properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You may want to restore all your previously created passwords before deactivating the plugin to avoid all protected pages and posts becoming public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please check out these guides on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fgetting-started\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=guide-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">how to password protect WordPress page\u003C\u002Fa> the right way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Privacy Policy\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>PPWP is designed to fully respect and protect personal information of its users. It does not collect any user information without your consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re using GetResponse to communicate with our users in case they would like to opt in and receive future updates from us.\u003Cbr \u002F>\nUser’s emails will be first sent to an external API on our secure server before getting managed by GetResponse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please see our complete \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com\u002Fprivacy-policy\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=privacy-policy-link&utm_campaign=ppwp-free\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Privacy Policy\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.getresponse.com\u002Flegal\u002Fprivacy\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">GetResponse’s\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Password protect WordPress pages and posts by user roles or with multiple passwords; protect your entire website with a single password.",30000,971702,94,268,"2025-12-12T10:56:00.000Z","6.9.4","4.7","5.6",[29,30,31,32,33],"password","password-protect","password-protection","restrict-content","sitewide","https:\u002F\u002Fpasswordprotectwp.com?utm_source=user-website&utm_medium=pluginsite_link&utm_campaign=ppwp_lite","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fpassword-protect-page.1.9.15.zip",95,5,0,"2026-03-23 00:00:00","2026-03-15T15:16:48.613Z",{"slug":42,"name":43,"version":44,"author":5,"author_profile":6,"description":45,"short_description":46,"active_installs":47,"downloaded":48,"rating":22,"num_ratings":49,"last_updated":50,"tested_up_to":25,"requires_at_least":26,"requires_php":51,"tags":52,"homepage":58,"download_link":59,"security_score":60,"vuln_count":7,"unpatched_count":38,"last_vuln_date":61,"fetched_at":40},"prevent-direct-access","Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files","2.8.8.4","\u003Cp>Prevent Direct Access (PDA) offers a simple solution to protect your WordPress files as well as prevent Google, other search engines and unwanted users from indexing and stealing your hard-to-produce ebooks, documents, and videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve created an intuitive user interface directly in your Media Library. It’s simple and easy to use. You’ll be able to protect your private files in no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>An Inside Look at Prevent Direct Access (PDA) Gold\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\">\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F37wP7TTcW4Q?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our PDA Lite version offers the following features:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Protect Unlimited WordPress Media Library File Uploads\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Prevent Direct Access is designed to protect all your WordPress media files such as images (PNG, JPEG), documents (PDF, DOCX, PPTX), audios, and videos (MP4, MP3) that you upload to your website under Media Library or via Media, Pages or Posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once protected, only admin users and the file’s author can access them directly. Unwanted users will be redirected to your 404 not found page when attempting to read and download these file URLs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can protect unlimited file uploads with our PDA Lite alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Customize “No Access” Page\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Instead of redirecting unauthorized users to the 404 page, you can show them a custom page, e.g registration or login page. Users will have to log into your site in order to access these protected files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Auto-generate Private URLs\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Once a WordPress file is protected, Prevent Direct Access will automatically generate a private download link containing a random string for you to access or share this private file with others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can then copy that private download link to clipboard and subsequently paste it on your browsers and\u002For email by clicking on the Copy URL button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Restrict Access based on IP Addresses\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Private Download Links can be accessed by anyone who knows the exact URL. You have an option to block unwanted IP addresses from accessing your private links. You can also expire them automatically by clicks or time with our PDA Gold version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Block Google from Indexing your Files\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Prevent Direct Access (PDA) explicitly tells Google and other search engines not to index any of your protected files so that their content and original URLs will never appear on the search results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Prevent Image Hotlinking\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Our plugin also stops others from stealing and using your images on their website by linking them directly from your website, which could slow down your website significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Protect WordPress Uploads Directory\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ccode>wp-content\u002Fuploads\u003C\u002Fcode> folder where all your uploaded images and files are stored will also be protected. No one will be able to see and browse the content on that folder anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Disable Copy and Right Click\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Our plugin provides you with an option to disable text selection and right-click on all your web pages to prevent content theft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Restrict Media Library Access\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Instead of allowing users to view all file uploads in Media Library, you can restrict users to view their own ones only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We also provide a premium \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fwordpress-restrict-page-file-access\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Folder Protection\u003C\u002Fa> feature that allows you to protect all files inside the private folder with just one-click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Ch4>Prevent Direct Access Gold Version\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">PDA Gold\u003C\u002Fa> offers more advanced features:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Protect unlimited files and all file types\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Encrypt protected files to stop unauthorized downloads from viewing\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Protect new file uploads automatically or on the fly\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Restrict protected file access to logged-in users or custom user roles\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Search and replace unprotected URLs in content\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Create & customize unlimited Private Download Links\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Expire Private Download Links by days and clicks\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Protect all files under specific folders on WordPress root and uploads directory with our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fwordpress-restrict-page-file-access\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Folder Protection\u003C\u002Fa> feature.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Grant individual or multiple files access via Referrer Links\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Restrict access to WooCommerce order page by IP addresses using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fwoocommerce-integration\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">WooCommerce Integration\u003C\u002Fa> extension\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sync or offload multiple files to Amazon S3, search & replace unprotected URLs in content and set their expiration time with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fextensions\u002Famazon-s3-wordpress-uploads\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Amazon S3 Integration\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Upload multiple files directly from your local to Amazon S3 or Wasabi using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fwp-s3-smart-upload\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"ugc\">WordPress Amazon S3 – Wasabi Smart File Uploads Plugin\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fextensions\u002Fwordpress-multisite-integration?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Integrate with WordPress Multisite Network\u003C\u002Fa> and top membership plugins\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fgrant-learndash-courses-access-enrolled-students\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Integrate with LearnDash plugin\u003C\u002Fa> to grant course materials access to enrolled students only\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Protect multiple files at once and many other premium features\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Check out our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=premium-after-gold-features&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Prevent Direct Access (PDA) Gold\u003C\u002Fa> now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch4>Documentation and support\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>For documentation and tutorials go to our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fdocs\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=documentations-and-support&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Documentation\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Check out \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcompatible-wordpress-plugins\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=documentations-and-support&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">compatible hosting, themes, and plugins\u003C\u002Fa> with PPWP\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>If you have any more questions or want to request new features, contact us through \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fcontact\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=documentations-and-support&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">this form\u003C\u002Fa> or drop us an email at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:hello@preventdirectaccess.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">hello@preventdirectaccess.com\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>Privacy Policy\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>PDA is designed to fully respect and protect personal information of its users. It does not collect any user information without your consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re using GetResponse to communicate with our users in case they would like to opt in and receive future updates from us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>User’s emails will be first sent to an external API on our secure server before getting managed by GetResponse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please see our complete \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com\u002Fprivacy-policy\u002F?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=privacy-policy&utm_campaign=pda-lite\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Privacy Policy\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.getresponse.com\u002Flegal\u002Fprivacy\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">GetResponse’s\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","A simple way to prevent search engines and the public from indexing and accessing your files without complex user authentication.",10000,251967,292,"2025-12-23T11:52:00.000Z","5.6.1",[53,54,55,56,57],"copy-protection","downloads","folder-protection","protection","uploads","https:\u002F\u002Fpreventdirectaccess.com","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fprevent-direct-access.2.8.8.4.zip",98,"2025-04-24 00:00:00"]