Improve the default WordPress password-protected content experience with global settings and per-content overrides.

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Better Protected Pages

Improve password protected pages, with full control over CSS, wording and layout.

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Better Protected Password Pages is a lightweight plugin for improving WordPress’s built-in password-protected posts and pages.
The plugin keeps the native WordPress password protection workflow, then adds simple controls for the visitor-facing password form.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Remove the default “Protected:” prefix from protected content titles.</li>
<li>Customize the password form intro text.</li>
<li>Customize the submit button label.</li>
<li>Customize the failed password message.</li>
<li>Add an optional password field placeholder.</li>
<li>Set the protected content password cookie duration.</li>
<li>Add an optional logo/image above the password form.</li>
<li>Set optional button and form background colours.</li>
<li>Add optional custom CSS classes to the password form wrapper.</li>
<li>Enable lightweight default styling for password forms.</li>
<li>Add per-page/post overrides for password-protected content.</li>
<li>Reset settings to defaults.</li>
</ul>
Better Protected Password Pages is intentionally small. It does not replace WordPress roles, membership plugins, or access-control systems.

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