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This WordPress plugin restricts non-authenticated users to a number of pages to view. You can define how many pages an unauthenticated user may view. If the limit is reached, the user is redirected to the WordPress login page (default) or a page of your choice.
This plugin uses cookies, but not only. People can not just empty their cookies and start watching your page again. In this plugin i use a technique in which I combine a users’ IP address with the user agent of this particular user, and create a more or less unique hash out of these two informations. This hash is stored as a file in the wp-content/uploads directory.
A site administrator can choose to reinitialize all sessions and empty the hash files.
Furthermore, robots might be blocked. However, important bots like GoogleBot, BingBot and YahooBot are excluded from the restriction.
This technique might be problematic for users using Tor / TorBrowserBundle as lots of people share a same originating IP address and also the same user agent (check here https://panopticlick.eff.org/). I will certainly test this aspect a little better in a later version of this plugin.

Pageview content restriction

Restricts access to your Wordpress site after a certain number of pageviews.

Noor Alam

WPEPP best for Best Essential security, password protected content, block AI crawlers, limit login attempts, CPU monitor & login customizer with live preview. Total site protection! WPEPP is the all-in-one WordPress essential security and login page customizer plugin. It combines everything you need to limit login attempts, block brute force attacks, hide the login page, password protect content, and customize the WordPress login page — all from a single, modern dashboard with real-time live preview.
Stop installing five separate plugins. WPEPP replaces your login limiter, login page customizer, password form styler, content restriction plugin, and AI crawler blocker with one lightweight solution that loads zero external scripts on the front end.
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<h3>🔐 Limit Login Attempts & Brute Force Protection</h3>
Protect your WordPress login form from brute force attacks with built-in login attempt limiting and IP-based lockouts.
<ul>
<li>Login Attempt Limiter — automatically block IP addresses after repeated failed login attempts</li>
<li>Configurable lockout — set the maximum number of failed attempts and lockout duration in minutes</li>
<li>Login Honeypot — invisible bot trap field catches automated brute force login attacks instantly</li>
<li>Registration Honeypot — hidden spam trap on the WordPress registration form blocks fake signups</li>
<li>Registration Rate Limiter — prevent mass registration spam with per-IP rate limiting</li>
<li>IP-based tracking — every failed login is tracked by IP address for accurate blocking</li>
</ul>
<h3>🛡️ Hide Login Page & Custom Login URL (Pro)</h3>
Move your default WordPress login page to a secret URL so bots and attackers can never find it.
<ul>
<li>Custom Login URL — change <code>wp-login.php</code> to any URL you choose (e.g., <code>/my-secret-login</code>)</li>
<li>Hide Default Login — the original <code>wp-login.php</code> returns a 404, invisible to attackers</li>
<li>After-Login Redirect — send users to a specific page after successful login</li>
<li>Auto-Login Links — generate secure one-time login tokens for specific users</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔑 Two-Factor Authentication – 2FA (Pro)</h3>
Add an extra layer of security to every WordPress login with TOTP-based two-factor authentication.
<ul>
<li>Authenticator App Support — works with Google Authenticator, Authy, Microsoft Authenticator, and any TOTP app</li>
<li>QR Code Setup — users scan a QR code to set up 2FA in seconds</li>
<li>Recovery Codes — 8 one-time backup codes in case a user loses their authenticator device</li>
<li>Role-Based Enforcement — enable 2FA for specific user roles (administrators, editors, etc.)</li>
<li>RFC 6238 Compliant — industry-standard time-based one-time password implementation</li>
</ul>
<h3>🤖 Google reCAPTCHA Integration (Pro)</h3>
Add Google reCAPTCHA to your login and registration forms to stop bots before they even try.
<ul>
<li>Login Form reCAPTCHA — prevent automated login attempts with CAPTCHA verification</li>
<li>Registration Form reCAPTCHA — block bot signups on the WordPress registration page</li>
<li>Easy Setup — just enter your Site Key and Secret Key to activate</li>
</ul>
<h3>📊 Login Activity Log (Pro)</h3>
Monitor every login attempt on your WordPress site with a detailed activity log.
<ul>
<li>Complete Logging — records every successful, failed, and locked-out login attempt</li>
<li>IP Address Tracking — see which IPs are attempting to access your site</li>
<li>User-Agent Detection — identify the browser or bot behind each login attempt</li>
<li>Status Filtering — filter the log by success, failure, or lockout status</li>
<li>Timestamp Records — exact date and time of every login event</li>
</ul>
<h3>🛑 Block AI Crawlers & Bots</h3>
Prevent AI companies from crawling and training on your website content. Block GPTBot, CCBot, Google-Extended, and more.
<ul>
<li>One-Click AI Blocker — toggle known AI crawlers on or off from a simple checklist</li>
<li>robots.txt Rules — automatically generates and injects bot-blocking rules into your <code>robots.txt</code></li>
<li>User-Agent Blocking — returns 403 Forbidden to blocked AI crawlers at the server level</li>
<li>Rule Preview — see exactly what rules will be added before saving</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔒 Lock Entire Site — Site Access Control</h3>
Need to lock your entire WordPress site? WPEPP gives you two powerful ways to do it — no plugins or code required.
Admin Only Mode — restricts the entire site to logged-in users only. Anyone who is not signed in is automatically redirected to the login page or shown a login popup. Perfect for intranet sites, staging environments, or member communities.
Site Password Protection — lock the whole site behind a single shared password. Visitors must enter the password before they can view any page. Logged-in administrators always bypass it automatically. Set a cookie duration so returning visitors are not asked again.
<ul>
<li>Admin-Only Mode — lock the entire front end so only logged-in users can view it</li>
<li>Site Password — require a single password for all visitors to access the site</li>
<li>Configurable Cookie Duration — set how many days the access cookie lasts before asking again</li>
<li>Bypass for Admins — logged-in administrators always skip the password gate automatically</li>
<li>Custom Access Message — show a branded message above the password form</li>
<li>Login Popup Option — show a blurred login overlay instead of a redirect (Pro)</li>
<li>Page Whitelist — keep login, register, and selected pages accessible while the rest is locked</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔐 Password Protect Pages & Content Lock (Pro)</h3>
Lock any WordPress post, page, or custom post type so only authorized users can see the content.
<ul>
<li>Per-Post Toggle — lock individual posts from the Gutenberg editor sidebar or Classic Editor meta box</li>
<li>Multiple Lock Actions — choose from login link, inline password form, full-page popup with blur, or redirect</li>
<li>Role-Based Locking — restrict content to specific user roles (subscribers, members, etc.)</li>
<li>Auto-Expiry Unlock — automatically unlock content at a scheduled date and time</li>
<li>Excerpt on Archives — optionally show a teaser excerpt on blog listing pages</li>
<li>Works Everywhere — compatible with posts, pages, and all registered custom post types</li>
</ul>
<h3>📋 Conditional Content Display</h3>
Show or hide any post or page based on smart conditions — without shortcodes.
<ul>
<li>User Status — show content only to logged-in or logged-out users (Free)</li>
<li>User Role — target administrators, editors, subscribers, or any custom role (Pro)</li>
<li>Device Type — show different content on desktop, tablet, or mobile (Pro)</li>
<li>Time & Date — schedule visibility by time range, date range, day of week, or recurring schedule (Pro)</li>
<li>Browser Detection — target Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or Opera users (Pro)</li>
<li>URL Parameters — show content based on query string values like <code>?ref=email</code> (Pro)</li>
<li>Referrer Source — display content based on where the visitor came from (Pro)</li>
<li>REST API Compatible — hidden content is stripped from API responses for headless WordPress setups</li>
<li>12 Conditions Total — the most flexible conditional visibility system available</li>
</ul>
<h3>👥 Member-Only Pages</h3>
Create pages visible only to logged-in members — no membership plugin required.
<ul>
<li>Dedicated Page Template — assign the “Member Only” template to any WordPress page</li>
<li>Built-In Login Form — visitors see a login form; authenticated users see the real content</li>
<li>Zero Configuration — works out of the box, no setup needed</li>
</ul>
<h3>🎨 Login Page Customizer with Live Preview</h3>
Customize the default WordPress login page (<code>wp-login.php</code>) with a visual editor and real-time preview.
<ul>
<li>Background Options — solid color, CSS gradient, background image, or background video with overlay</li>
<li>Custom Logo — upload your own logo image, set its size, or use a text-based logo with custom font</li>
<li>Form Styling — customize background, border, width, padding, and box shadow of the login form</li>
<li>Field Styling — change input background, text color, border, padding, height, and focus state</li>
<li>Button Styling — customize background, text color, font size, border radius, and hover state</li>
<li>Heading & Links — style the form heading text and “Lost your password?” link</li>
<li>Error Messages — customize the color, font, background, and padding of login error messages</li>
<li>Register & Lost Password Pages (Pro) — same visual editor for <code>wp-login.php?action=register</code> and <code>?action=lostpassword</code></li>
<li>Live Preview — every change is visible in real time before you save</li>
</ul>
<h3>🎯 Password-Protected Form Styling</h3>
Replace the plain WordPress password form with beautiful, branded designs using a real-time visual editor.
<ul>
<li>4 Unique Form Styles — 2 free styles, 2 additional styles with Pro</li>
<li>Custom Text — add header and description text above or below the password form</li>
<li>Button & Label Text — change the submit button label, input placeholder, and error messages</li>
<li>Social Media Icons — add links to Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Tumblr</li>
<li>Icon Controls — set position (top, middle, bottom), alignment, and visual style</li>
<li>10+ One-Click Templates — import pre-built designs like Minimal, Modern Dark, Corporate, Nature, Gradient Wave, and more</li>
</ul>
<h3>🛡️ Security Hardening</h3>
Reduce your WordPress attack surface with built-in hardening tools.
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC — shut down the <code>xmlrpc.php</code> endpoint used by bots for brute force and DDoS attacks</li>
<li>Hide WordPress Version — remove the generator meta tag and version query strings from your source code</li>
<li>Disable REST API User Enumeration — block the <code>/wp/v2/users</code> endpoint to prevent username discovery</li>
<li>IP Blocklist & Allowlist (Pro) — manually block or allow specific IP addresses</li>
<li>Disposable Email Blocker (Pro) — prevent registrations with temporary email addresses</li>
<li>Email Domain Whitelist/Blacklist (Pro) — restrict or allow signups by email domain</li>
<li>Admin Approval for Registrations (Pro) — require manual admin approval before new users can log in</li>
</ul>
<h3>📈 CPU Monitor & Site Health Dashboard</h3>
Keep your WordPress site fast and healthy with a built-in performance monitoring dashboard.
<ul>
<li>Real-Time CPU Usage — see current CPU percentage, core count, and 1/5/15-minute load averages</li>
<li>Memory Overview — monitor PHP memory usage, peak usage, and configured limits</li>
<li>System Health Score — instant green/yellow/red health badge based on CPU, memory, and cron status</li>
<li>Slow Query Logger — automatically log database queries that exceed a configurable time threshold</li>
<li>SAVEQUERIES Toggle — enable or disable WordPress query logging directly from the dashboard</li>
<li>Cron Jobs Manager — view all scheduled WordPress cron events, run them manually, or delete stale entries</li>
<li>Overdue Cron Detection — identify cron jobs that are past due and may be stuck</li>
<li>Plugin Performance — see which plugins consume the most resources and deactivate sluggish ones</li>
<li>Options Bloat Analyzer — inspect database options table size, autoloaded data, and top autoloaded options</li>
<li>Transient Cleanup — clean expired transients with one click to reduce database bloat</li>
<li>Error Log Viewer (Pro) — parse and display PHP and WordPress error log entries by type</li>
<li>WP Config Manager — toggle WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and SAVEQUERIES without editing files</li>
</ul>
<h3>✅ Free vs Pro Comparison</h3>
Login Security
<ul>
<li>Limit Login Attempts & IP Lockout — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Login Honeypot (Bot Trap) — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Registration Honeypot — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Registration Rate Limiter — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Hide Login Page (Custom Login URL) — Pro</li>
<li>Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) — Pro</li>
<li>Google reCAPTCHA (Login + Register) — Pro</li>
<li>Login Activity Log — Pro</li>
<li>IP Blocklist / Allowlist — Pro</li>
<li>Disposable Email Blocker — Pro</li>
<li>Email Domain Whitelist/Blacklist — Pro</li>
<li>Admin Registration Approval — Pro</li>
</ul>
Security Hardening
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Hide WordPress Version — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Disable REST API User Enumeration — Free & Pro</li>
<li>AI Crawler & Bot Blocker — Free & Pro</li>
</ul>
Content Protection
<ul>
<li>Site-Wide Access Control — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Admin-Only Mode — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Site-Wide Password — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Content Lock (Per-Post) — Pro</li>
<li>Auto-Expiry Unlock — Pro</li>
<li>Role-Based Content Lock — Pro</li>
<li>Conditional Display (Login Status) — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Conditional Display (12 Conditions) — Pro</li>
<li>Member-Only Page Template — Free & Pro</li>
</ul>
Login Page Customizer
<ul>
<li>Login Page Styling (Background, Logo, Form) — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Login Page Advanced Styling + Custom CSS — Pro</li>
<li>Register Page Styling — Pro</li>
<li>Lost Password Page Styling — Pro</li>
</ul>
Password Form Styling
<ul>
<li>Password Form – Styles 1 & 2 — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Password Form – Styles 3 & 4 — Pro</li>
<li>Custom Text, Labels & Social Icons — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Templates Gallery (3 Free / 10+ Pro) — Free & Pro</li>
</ul>
Preview & Admin
<ul>
<li>Real-Time Live Preview — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Desktop Responsive Preview — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Tablet & Mobile Responsive Preview — Pro</li>
<li>React-Powered Admin Dashboard — Free & Pro</li>
</ul>
CPU Monitor & Site Health
<ul>
<li>CPU Usage & Memory Stats — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Slow Query Logger — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Cron Jobs Manager — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Plugin Performance Monitor — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Options Bloat Analyzer — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Transient Cleanup — Free & Pro</li>
<li>Error Log Viewer — Pro</li>
<li>WP Config Manager — Free & Pro</li>
</ul>
<h3>🌐 Live Demos</h3>
See WPEPP in action:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wpthemespace.com/wpepp/" rel="nofollow ugc">Password-protected page demo</a> </li>
</ul>
<h3>🏗️ Built for Performance</h3>
WPEPP is designed to be fast and lightweight:
<ul>
<li>No external scripts on the front end — zero impact on page load speed</li>
<li>Conditional asset loading — CSS and JS load only on pages that need them</li>
<li>Modern React admin — the settings panel is fast and responsive without slowing your site</li>
<li>REST API powered — all settings are saved via the WordPress REST API, no page reloads</li>
</ul>
<h3>🌍 Translations</h3>
<ul>
<li>English (default)</li>
<li>Translation-ready — <code>.pot</code> file included for translators</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
WPEPP uses the <a href="https://appsero.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero</a> SDK to collect telemetry data only after the user opts in via an admin notice. No data is collected by default.
The SDK gathers basic diagnostic information (PHP version, WordPress version, plugin version, site URL) to help us troubleshoot issues and improve the product. It does not collect personal user data, passwords, or content.
Learn more: <a href="https://appsero.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero Privacy Policy</a>.

WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer

Essential security, password protected, block AI crawlers, limit login attempts, CPU monitor & login page customizer with live preview.

Pageview content restriction vs WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer