Password Protection Expiration

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1. ★★★★★ arinkr

   8.2y ago

   surprisingly it still works. this plugin allows you to change the expiration time of your password protect cookie. Thank you for this tiny yet handy tool.

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2. ★★★★★ theadventuresofahomeschoolmom

   8.6y ago

   This plugin does exactly what I needed!! I am a bit worried that is hasn’t been updated in a VERY long time though.

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3. ★★★★★ nvrmore100

   8.6y ago

   Exactly what I wanted, and works great.

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4. ★★★★★ chantery2016

   10.0y ago

   I was struggling to find a way to set an expiry limit to logged-in access to a forum section of my website. As a beginner I was very wary of changing important files. It seemed worth risking your plug-in even without evidence that it was compatible with 4.5.3. Although I haven’t made my site live yet, your plug in works on testing – I set it to 5 minutes and tried it three times, and it worked as expected – required password re-entry after the set time. Thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ pdleichty

   10.4y ago

   Thanks, Seth!

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6. ★★★★★ Ricke 59

   10.6y ago

   Finally something that helps to keep the password timeout cookie in order.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-09 300+ → 200+ down after 60 days in tier
2. 2025-02-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-02-07 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
4. 2025-02-03 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-02-02 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-02-01 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-01-30 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-01-29 200+ → 300+ up after 1 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).

• ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Simple Password Protect 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• I Instant Cookie Expire 20+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Email Address Encoder 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B

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Password Protection Expiration: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/password-protection-expiration