Title: Change message
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Change message

 *  [sedelstein](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedelstein/)
 * (@sedelstein)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-message/)
 * When I password protect a page this message appears above the password field:“
   This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below”
 * Is there a way to change that default message?
 * Thanks.

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 *  [jaredquinn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaredquinn/)
 * (@jaredquinn)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-message/#post-333784)
 * Have a look in wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
 *  [viper007bond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viper007bond/)
 * (@viper007bond)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-message/#post-333785)
 * Hmm, I should write a plugin to allow you to change that text without modifying
   that core file…
 *  Thread Starter [sedelstein](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedelstein/)
 * (@sedelstein)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-message/#post-333790)
 * Thank you very much.
 *  [jaredquinn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaredquinn/)
 * (@jaredquinn)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-message/#post-333792)
 * It could be changed by defining your own language file. That is probably a more“
   correct” approach then a plugin.

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-message/#post-333792)
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