Title: MatrixInn Password Protect – Site & Pages Author: MatrixInn Solutions Published: October 24, 2026 Last modified: October 24, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/matrixinn-password-protect/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3763335) ![](https://ps.w.org/matrixinn-password-protect/assets/icon.svg?rev=3763335) # MatrixInn Password Protect – Site & Pages By [MatrixInn Solutions](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matrixinnsolutions/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/matrixinn-password-protect.0.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/matrixinn-password-protect/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/matrixinn-password-protect/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/matrixinn-password-protect/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/matrixinn-password-protect/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/matrixinn-password-protect/) ## Description **MatrixInn Password Protect** puts your WordPress site behind a password: the whole site while you build it or show it to a client, or only the pages, categories and post types you choose. Everything listed here is free. There is no trial and no limit. #### Lock the whole site, or only what you choose * **Whole site**, with exceptions: keep the home page, chosen pages or addresses such as `/contact` or `/landing/*` public. * **Only chosen content**: pages (their child pages too), categories and other hierarchical taxonomies, whole post types, or addresses such as `/members/*`. * A box on every edit screen locks a post, product or page with one click. #### Several passwords, each with a name * Give each client or group their own password, with a label such as “Client review team”. * Remove one and only the people who used it must enter a password again. * See how often and when each password was last used. * Passwords are stored as WordPress password hashes, never as plain text. #### Who can pass * Administrators always see everything. * Every logged-in user, or only the roles you choose. * IP addresses and ranges (CIDR), with safe support for Cloudflare and other proxies: a proxy header is only believed for requests that really come from the proxy addresses you list. #### Your own password screen * Heading, message, button text, a line at the bottom, your logo and five colours, with a live preview. * Shown on its own, without the theme, so no theme or page builder can break it or show locked content around it. * “Remember me on this device” for as many days as you choose. #### No side doors Many lock plugins hide the page but leave the content readable elsewhere. This plugin also locks or leaves out locked content in: * the REST API (`/wp-json`), feeds, sitemaps (WordPress, Yoast SEO), search results, embeds (oEmbed), archives, comment lists and attachment pages. Login, the dashboard, WP-Cron, robots.txt and WooCommerce payment callbacks stay open, so nothing else breaks. #### Works with page caches * Locked pages are sent with “do not cache” headers that WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, LiteSpeed Cache and most hosts follow. * **Caching check**: one click asks your site for locked addresses the way a stranger would and tells you if a cache shows them. #### Safe by design * The unlock cookie is signed with your site’s secret keys, HttpOnly, Secure on HTTPS and SameSite. * Wrong guesses are limited per visitor (5 tries, then 15 minutes, both adjustable). * The password screen answers with status 401 and asks search engines not to index it. * WordPress’s own post passwords are never touched. Deactivate the plugin and everything is as it was. #### For developers * WP-CLI: `wp minn-pp status`, `wp minn-pp lock --mode=site`, `wp minn-pp unlock`,` wp minn-pp password add "Client team"`, `wp minn-pp password list`. * Shortcode `[minn_pp_logout text="Lock again"]` for a log out link. * Filters: `minn_pp_visitor_allowed`, `minn_pp_open_endpoint`, `minn_pp_rest_open_routes`. Action: `minn_pp_unlocked`. Setup guide, screenshots and FAQs: [MatrixInn Password Protect documentation](https://matrixinnsolutions.com/plugins/matrixinn-password-protect) MatrixInn Password Protect is made by [MatrixInn Solutions](https://matrixinnsolutions.com). ## Screenshots [⌊Lock: the whole site with exceptions, or only chosen content.⌉⌊Lock: the whole site with exceptions, or only chosen content.⌉[ Lock: the whole site with exceptions, or only chosen content. [⌊Passwords: one per person or group, with usage.⌉⌊Passwords: one per person or group, with usage.⌉[ Passwords: one per person or group, with usage. [⌊Your own password screen, with a live preview.⌉⌊Your own password screen, with a live preview.⌉[ Your own password screen, with a live preview. [⌊The password screen visitors see.⌉⌊The password screen visitors see.⌉[ The password screen visitors see. ## Installation 1. Install the plugin from **Plugins > Add New** (search for “MatrixInn Password Protect”) or upload the `matrixinn-password-protect` folder to your plugins folder, then activate it. 2. Open **Settings > MatrixInn Password Protect**. 3. On **Passwords**, add a password (or let the plugin create a strong one). 4. On **Lock**, choose the whole site or only chosen content, then turn the lock on. ## FAQ ### I am logged in and do not see the password screen. Administrators always pass, and by default every logged-in user does. Open the site in a private window to see what visitors see. ### Visitors still see a locked page. A page cache probably kept a copy from before the lock. Clear the cache, then run** Settings > MatrixInn Password Protect > Advanced > Caching check**. If the check still finds the page, exclude visitors with the cookie `minn_pp_auth` in your cache plugin or Cloudflare rule. ### Are my images and PDFs locked too? Pages that show them are locked, but a file’s direct address in the uploads folder is served by the web server without WordPress, so a visitor who already has the exact file address can still open it. ### Does it change WordPress’s own post passwords? No. Posts with a WordPress post password keep working as before, with or without this plugin. ### Will search engines index my locked site? Locked pages answer with status 401 and a “noindex” header, so search engines do not index them. ### I locked myself out of my own preview. Log in at `/wp-login.php`: logins are never locked. Or run `wp minn-pp unlock`. ### What happens when I delete the plugin? Its settings and passwords are removed. Nothing else on your site is changed. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “MatrixInn Password Protect – Site & Pages” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ MatrixInn Solutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matrixinnsolutions/) [Translate “MatrixInn Password Protect – Site & Pages” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/matrixinn-password-protect) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/matrixinn-password-protect/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/matrixinn-password-protect/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/matrixinn-password-protect/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/matrixinn-password-protect/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.1.0 * First version: whole-site or selected lock, named passwords, logged-in/role/IP bypass, branded password screen, REST API/feed/sitemap/search/embed protection, caching check, wrong-guess limit, WP-CLI. ## Meta * Version **0.1.0** * Last updated **8 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [coming soon](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/coming-soon/)[password](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/) [Password Protect](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password-protect/)[private site](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/private-site/) [protect pages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protect-pages/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/matrixinn-password-protect/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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