Title: ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages
Author: Lorenzo Fracassi
Published: <strong>July 10, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 10, 2026

---

Search plugins

![](https://ps.w.org/acw-password-protected-messages/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev
=3602660)

![](https://ps.w.org/acw-password-protected-messages/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev
=3602386)

# ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages

 By [Lorenzo Fracassi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lorenzof/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/acw-password-protected-messages.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/acw-password-protected-messages/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/acw-password-protected-messages/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/acw-password-protected-messages/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/acw-password-protected-messages/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/acw-password-protected-messages/)

## Description

By default, WordPress displays a message such as “This content is password protected.
To view it please enter your password below:” on password protected posts and pages.

**ACW Password Protected Messages** lets you replace that message with your own 
text or HTML. You can set a default message for all password protected content, 
and you can also assign a **different custom message to each specific page** from
the plugin settings screen.

Features:

 * Change the default password protected message to any text/HTML, using the visual
   editor.
 * Add as many page-specific messages as you like: select a page, write its custom
   message, and add another one for a different page.
 * Page-specific messages override the default message.
 * Remove the “Protected:” prefix from the title, so “Protected: Page Title” shows
   as “Page Title”.
 * Change the “Password” input label to any custom text.
 * Dedicated settings screen under **Settings  Password Messages**.

## Screenshots

[⌊Settings screen with the default message and page-specific messages.⌉⌊Settings
screen with the default message and page-specific messages.⌉[

Settings screen with the default message and page-specific messages.

[⌊Custom message displayed on a password protected page.⌉⌊Custom message displayed
on a password protected page.⌉[

Custom message displayed on a password protected page.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/acw-password-protected-messages`
    directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
 3. Go to **Settings  Password Messages** to configure your messages.

## FAQ

### Can I set a different message for each page?

Yes. On the settings screen, under “Page-specific messages”, select a page and write
its custom message. Click “Add another message” to configure a different message
for another page.

### What happens if a page has no specific message?

The default message is shown. If no default message is set either, the standard 
WordPress message is displayed.

### Does it work with posts too?

The default message applies to all password protected posts and pages. Page-specific
messages currently apply to pages.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages” is open source software. The 
following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Lorenzo Fracassi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lorenzof/)

[Translate “ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/acw-password-protected-messages)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acw-password-protected-messages/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/acw-password-protected-messages/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/acw-password-protected-messages/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/acw-password-protected-messages/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.
 * Dedicated settings page under Settings  Password Messages.
 * Default message with visual editor.
 * Multiple page-specific messages: select a page and assign it a custom message.
 * Custom “Password” field label.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **9 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [message](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/message/)[page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page/)
   [password](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/)[password-protected](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password-protected/)
   [private](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/private/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/acw-password-protected-messages/advanced/)

## Ratings

No reviews have been submitted yet.

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/acw-password-protected-messages/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/acw-password-protected-messages/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ Lorenzo Fracassi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lorenzof/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/acw-password-protected-messages/)