Customize Private & Protected – Change or remove title prefix and more

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At the current install trend, crossing 500+ in roughly 155 days.

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1. ★★★★★ Eli

   3.1y ago

   I tried different codes to accomplish some of what this plugin does, and I was unsuccessful. Seems that most recent methods to do this no longer work, however this plugin allowed me to hide the “Private” prefix on private pages and posts. Haven’t tested the other features it offers yet, but the main purpose I intended to do with it just works. Recommended.

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2. ★★★★★ aksuska

   3.5y ago

   Did not originally work at all for me at first install (v1.1.1) but clearing cookies & cache got it working. The “live update” behavior of the settings UI is frustrating when editing text entry when the password entry form is displayed as it reloads and moves focus to the password entry field in the middle of typing. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by aksuska. Reason: Able to resolve problem

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3. ★★★★★ Juliane

   3.6y ago

   I was getting quite puzzled trying to add functions in my functions.php files to remove the prefixes of my protected and private pages and posts. Then I found this plugin. It’s perfect! Two clicks and I achieved what I was trying to do for 3 days.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-10 300+ → 400+ up after 244 days in tier
2. 2025-11-08 200+ → 300+ up after 492 days in tier
3. 2024-07-04 100+ → 200+ up after 43 days in tier
4. 2024-05-22 200+ → 100+ down after 14 days in tier
5. 2024-05-08 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
6. 2024-05-04 200+ → 100+ down after 18 days in tier
7. 2024-04-16 100+ → 200+ up after 367 days in tier
8. 2023-04-15 90+ → 100+ up after 18 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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• Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A

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Customize Private & Protected – Change or remove title prefix and more: 400+ active installs, 4.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/customize-private-protected