marcusgregory

Got a solution… at least for my situation.

Somehow a file named objectcache.php was a “Drop-In” plugin. You can see those at the top of the Plugins page (e.g., All, Active, Inactive, etc.). I never saw a Drop-In plugin before nor do I know where it came from. When you click on the Drop-In header (will only appear if you have Drop-Ins), it will tell what plugins are dropping in and where they are hiding.

Mine was in the “wp-content” folder, which of course I learned you can’t access from WordPress admin page. You need to get into your “wp-content” folder via an FTP server (or you may have a different way) and delete it there (which was a whole new learning experience).

I deleted the objectcache.php (and two other files associated with it) and boom, problem fixed. Password protected page now working again like a charm. Hope this helps someone.

Working… thank you!