A simple and secure plugin to protect your entire blog or specific categories with a password popup.

Zamaraiev Dmytro

Blog Password Protection – BPP is a lightweight, easy-to-use plugin that helps you protect your entire WordPress blog or specific parts of it with a password. Whether you’re running a private journal, members-only site, or internal project blog — this plugin allows you to manage visibility and access without any complex setup.
It includes a customizable popup login prompt, the ability to restrict content by category, bypass access via secure URLs, and selectively disable protection for logged-in users by role.
🛡️ Core Features:
<ul>
<li>Password-protect the entire blog or specific categories.</li>
<li>Popup login box with custom title, message, and return button.</li>
<li>Shareable secure access link (no password needed).</li>
<li>Role-based exclusion (e.g. allow Editors or Admins without login).</li>
<li>Feed protection and error messages for incorrect passwords.</li>
<li>Flexible cookie session lifetime (e.g. 24h, 72h, 7d).</li>
<li>Fully managed via a settings page in the WordPress admin panel.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Structure</h3>
The plugin consists of the following core files:
<ol>
<li>
plugin_settings_page.php
<ul>
<li>Registers the plugin settings page under <code>Settings > Password Protection</code>.</li>
<li>Provides UI controls for all plugin options, such as:
<ul>
<li>Password setting</li>
<li>Cookie session lifetime</li>
<li>Category protection checkboxes</li>
<li>Secure link sharing toggle</li>
<li>User role bypass</li>
<li>Popup customization (title, text, return link)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
secure_content.php
<ul>
<li>Implements content filtering logic.</li>
<li>Hooks into the page rendering process to:
<ul>
<li>Detect protected categories or homepage</li>
<li>Display the popup login interface</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Injects the popup modal HTML and JavaScript dynamically into the frontend.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
validation.php
<ul>
<li>Handles password validation via <code>POST</code>.</li>
<li>Sets encrypted cookies with the correct password session.</li>
<li>Supports error messaging for incorrect attempts.</li>
<li>Provides content masking when accessed through RSS feeds.</li>
<li>Validate session status</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Screenshots (screenshot-1.png, screenshot-2.png, screenshot-3.jpeg)
<ul>
<li>Preview the admin panel settings interface.</li>
<li>Show how the popup form appears on the frontend.</li>
<li>Example of protected content in action.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h3>Credits</h3>
This plugin was created by Dmytro Zamaraiev for easy blog protection.
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

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