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Protect the Children!

by Matt Miller

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Do you have a password protected post or page that has child (and grandchild) pages? Currently, you have to password protect each of these pages individually but, with this simple and efficient plugin, you can automatically password protect a page and all of it’s children automatically with the click of a button.

Once you choose the ‘Visibility’ option on a post and update it to ‘Password Protected’, you will be given a checkbox where you can opt into protecting all of that post’s children and grandchildren.

PROTECT THE CHILDREN!

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/protect-the-children directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. On any post or page, click ‘Edit’ next to Visibility, change the post to ‘Password Protected’ and an optional checkbox to turn on protection of that page’s children will appear.
  1. WP 5.0+ Before changing to 'Password Protected'

    WP 5.0+ Before changing to 'Password Protected'

  2. WP 5.0+ Change to 'Password Protected'

    WP 5.0+ Change to 'Password Protected'

  3. WP 5.0+ Additional option now added

    WP 5.0+ Additional option now added

  4. WP <5.0 Before changing to 'Password Protected'

    WP <5.0 Before changing to 'Password Protected'

  5. WP <5.0 After changing to 'Password Protected' (note the checkbox directly above the Publish button)

    WP <5.0 After changing to 'Password Protected' (note the checkbox directly above the Publish button)

  6. WP <5.0 Admin screen for child post when being protected by parent

    WP <5.0 Admin screen for child post when being protected by parent

  7. WP <5.0 Child posts displayed as protected by parent

    WP <5.0 Child posts displayed as protected by parent

Genius! Works so well!

By bountydigital (bounty_digital) on October 10, 2023

Just wanted to say a quick thank you for developing such a simple, easy to use plugin. So many password plugins out there have their free + pro versions and still couldn't get what I wanted it to do.

Protect the Children works great! Gets rid of the hassle of typing in your password on every single page as it remembers it for all child pages. Thank you again!

Works as I had hoped!

By caveflyer on March 3, 2023

I tried a few other plugins... they were either overcomplicated (and more features than I needed), or they simply didn't work (i.e., did not protect the children). So, I'm very happy to have found this. It works with WP 6.1.1.

Logout?

By peter_lang on January 31, 2023

Nice working plugin but how to logout?
or set a time logout?
Logout button would be nice

So simple and effective

By scirceo on April 24, 2021

I've been looking for a plugin that allows me to create exactly the environment this one allows -- a single password entered to access multiple pages. Thanks!

The plugin does not have a valid header.

By jmansfie42 on January 29, 2020

Error, "The plugin does not have a valid header." Solutions, do not activate plugin in the same screen as you install it on. Once you have installed the plugin, go to your list of plugins in your site and activate it there to work around this issue. Needs addressed, otherwise, this is a great plugin!

Awesome Plugin

By imbrady on December 12, 2019

Works exactly the way I'd hoped it would. Great for having protection on groups of subpages!

Easy and Effcient

By Jaime Fernández Contreras (jaimon82) on November 28, 2019

Protect pages with a simple password. Easy. 🙂

Game Changer!

By jane202 on October 11, 2019

I searched far and wide for a plug-in to perform this simple task...and other than this plugin, there are only ridiculously priced paid versions or membership plugins. This plugin was super simple to use and worked right away. Thanks for making this!

Pure and simple

By simonwimell on October 8, 2018

A simple plugin for a simple task. Works as intended, and quick responses and fixes in the support forum.

Clean and simple

By codefarma on August 5, 2018

Simple plugin that performs perfectly and provides good explanation. Great job!

1.4.0

  • Fixed issue with nested child pages

1.3.9

  • Added full support for custom post types
  • Fixed Gutenberg issues with protected meta fields
  • Added public GitHub link to plugin description

1.3.5

  • Fixed valid header warning when activating

1.3.4

  • Code enhancements

1.3.3

  • Bug fix when save_post hook is called during page save

1.3.2

  • Minor Bug Fix

1.3.1

  • Minor Bug Fix

1.3

  • Add support for WordPress 5.0 i.e. Gutenberg Editor

1.2.3

  • Bug fix for password protection input on child and grandchild posts

1.2.2

  • Support for password protection of grandchildren/nested child posts
  • Additional display on the post list screen to specify protected child posts

1.2.1

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fix for parent post link

1.2

  • Child post displays password protected status in admin when its parent is protecting children.
  • Misc code cleanup

1.1

  • All posts (parent and children) are now unlocked by entering the password on one of those protected pages.

1.0.1

  • Tested and confirmed compatibility for PHP 7.2
  • Tested and confirmed compatbility with WordPress 4.9.4
  • Removed support for PHP versions lower than 5.6

1.0

  • The initial public release!
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