Smart Passworded Pages

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ ncase

   3.1y ago

   I’m really happy to have found this plugin. It’s great in all its simplicity. Well done.

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2. ★★★★★ Jakours2

   6.9y ago

   Add the shotcode on parent page, create child page (under parent page who have the shortcode….) with password protected option on and it’s done! As easy as is! Thanks a lot! Where can i contibute? This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Jakours2. This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Jakours2.

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   8.5y ago

   Just works!

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4. ★★★★★ fcontell

   9.3y ago

   Plain an simple does what it says. Hopefully it keeps working over time because it hasn’t been updated for 2 years.

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5. ★★★★★ Cris Ta

   9.6y ago

   Simple and functional. Works great!

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6. ★★★★★ unboundpixel

   10.0y ago

   I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. LIFE SAVER! Thanks so much for making this, works like a charm and so simple!

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7. ★★★★★ petemaster5000

   10.3y ago

   Awesome plugin! very easy to get going, works perfect for what I needed. Thanks! One thing I ran into was getting 404 errors on the child pages. This was because of a conflict with my permalink/slug: I tried /clients/ <- plugin shortcode on this page created the child pages: /clients/client1 /clients/client2 etc… *but I had an existing page already that was: /our-clients … and that’s the problem. (it would have worked had i not had the hyphen in our-clients) once I renamed the entrance page from /clients to /portal it works like a champ!!

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8. ★★★★★ Laurent Holdrinet

   10.4y ago

   Thanks!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0 Updated to current version of WordPress Addressed FAQs Added ability to specify the parent form in the short code Escaped some variables to make the shortcode more secure 2.0
2. — Version 1.1.7 Fixed another warning. 1.1.7
3. — Version 1.1.6 Fixed several warnings and possible version compatibility issues. 1.1.6
4. — Version 1.1.5 Fixed an error on the Invalid Password response 1.1.5
5. — Version 1.1.4 Updated header to 3.8.1 compatibility Improved documentation NOTE: Released on the same day 1.1.3 was publicly checked in. This made 3.6+ compatibility universally available. 1.1.4
6. — Version 1.1.3 Added 3.6 compatiblity Improved internationalization Added support for plugins that replace the default hashing protocol 1.1.3

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. 2025-07-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 506 days in tier
2. 2024-03-09 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-03-08 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-03-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 405 days in tier
5. 2023-01-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-01-25 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2023-01-23 5K+ → 4K+ down

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).

• Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A

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Smart Passworded Pages: 2K+ active installs, 4.8★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smart-passworded-pages