Simon Blackbourn

<p>This plugin redirects newly-registered users to the <em>Admin -> Edit Profile</em> page when they first log in. Until they have changed their password, they will not be able to access either the front-end or other admin pages. An admin notice is also displayed informing them that they must change their password.</p>
<p>New administrators must also change their password, but as a safety measure they can also access the <em>Admin -> Plugins</em> page.</p>
<h4>Translations included</h4>
<ul>
<li>Català (Catalan)</li>
<li>中文 (Chinese)</li>
<li>Nederlands (Dutch)</li>
<li>Français (French)</li>
<li>Deutsch (German)</li>
<li>Ελληνικά (Greek)</li>
<li>Hebrew</li>
<li>Hindi</li>
<li>Magyar (Hungarian)</li>
<li>Italiano (Italian)</li>
<li>日本語 (Japanese)</li>
<li>Khmer</li>
<li>한국어 (Korean)</li>
<li>Lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian)</li>
<li>македонски јазик (Macedonian)</li>
<li>Polski (Polish)</li>
<li>Português do Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese)</li>
<li>Português (Portuguese)</li>
<li>Română (Romanian)</li>
<li>Русский (Russian)</li>
<li>Español (Spanish)</li>
<li>Türkçe (Turkish)</li>
</ul>
<p>New translations are very welcome – please submit them via <a href="http://wp-translations.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP-Translations</a>. This plugin’s WP-Translations page is <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/force-password-change/" rel="nofollow ugc">transifex.com/projects/p/force-password-change</a></p>


Force Password Change

Require users to change their password on first login.

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<p>Password for WP locks your whole website behind one password. Visitors see a clean, full-screen login screen until they enter the correct password, while your WordPress admin area (wp-admin) stays fully accessible.</p>
<p>It is perfect for sites in development, staging environments, private launches, client previews, or a simple maintenance mode. Setup takes less than a minute and the plugin is completely free.</p>
<h4>Key features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Protect the entire front-end of the site with one password.</li>
<li>Modern, responsive login screen with a clean, flat design.</li>
<li>Choose a background image from the WordPress Media Library and display it stretched as a full cover, with a live thumbnail preview in the settings.</li>
<li>Set a custom background color used as a fallback behind the image.</li>
<li>Add your own headings (H2 and H3) to greet or inform visitors.</li>
<li>Cache support: keeps the protection working when a page cache plugin is active (LiteSpeed Cache, WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache and more).</li>
<li>Skip the password for logged-in users with a single switch.</li>
<li>CSRF-protected settings and hardened output escaping.</li>
<li>Available in English, Polish, German and French, and fully translation ready.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How it works</h4>
<p>When protection is enabled, every front-end request is checked for a valid access cookie. Visitors without the cookie are shown the login screen. After entering the correct password, a secure cookie is set for 30 days so they are not asked again. The WordPress login and admin panel are never blocked by the plugin.</p>
<h3>Upgrading</h3>
<p>For manual upgrades via FTP, deactivate and reactivate the plugin to ensure it works correctly.</p>
<h3>Translations</h3>
<p>Password for WP ships with English, Polish, German and French translations. Additional languages can be added using the included .po and .mo files in the /languages folder.</p>


Password for WP

Protect your entire WordPress site with a single password. Pick a background image, set your own message, and stay live behind a clean login screen.

Force Password Change vs Password for WP