LaughterOnWater

<p>SanctumGate gives small websites an easy way to keep the majority of pages and posts private for active members without the complexity of a full-on membership system. With simple, granular access controls, you decide exactly what the public sees — and what stays reserved for your logged-in community.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong><br />
* <strong>Page-Level Control</strong>: Choose specific pages to make publicly accessible<br />
* <strong>Category-Based Access</strong>: Make entire categories of posts public<br />
* <strong>Category Archives</strong>: Public category archive pages for allowed categories<br />
* <strong>User-Friendly Interface</strong>: Checkbox-based selection instead of manual ID entry<br />
* <strong>Visual Feedback</strong>: See exactly what’s currently public at a glance<br />
* <strong>Lightweight</strong>: Minimal performance impact, perfect for smaller sites</p>
<p><strong>Perfect For:</strong><br />
* Small business websites<br />
* Community sites<br />
* Member-only content areas<br />
* Private blogs<br />
* Non-profit organization sites</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to <strong>Appearance <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> SanctumGate</strong> in your WordPress admin</li>
<li>You’ll see two sections: “Allowed Pages” and “Allowed Categories”</li>
</ol>
<h3>Making Pages Public</h3>
<ul>
<li>Check the boxes next to any pages you want to be publicly accessible</li>
<li>The home page is always public by default</li>
<li>Save your changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Making Posts Public by Category</h3>
<ul>
<li>Check the boxes next to categories whose posts should be public</li>
<li>All posts in checked categories will be accessible without login</li>
<li>Category archive pages for allowed categories are also public</li>
<li>Save your changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Stays Private</h3>
<p>Everything else on your site will require users to log in to access, including:<br />
* Unchecked pages<br />
* Posts in unchecked categories<br />
* All other post types and content</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sanctumgate/" rel="ugc">WordPress support forums</a> or check the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sanctumgate/" rel="ugc">plugin documentation</a>.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by LaughterOnWater<br />
Inspired by the need for simple, effective access control on small WordPress sites.</p>


SanctumGate

Simple granular access controls for WordPress sites. Keep content private for members while selectively making pages and categories public.

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<p>Full Page Password Protect extends the built-in WordPress password protection feature.</p>
<p>With the default WordPress setting, only the post content may be hidden while other parts of the page can still appear, such as the title, featured image, custom fields, and theme output. This plugin replaces the full page with a simple password screen until the correct password is entered.</p>
<p>The plugin uses the standard WordPress password form and password handling. It does not add a separate login system, custom cookies, user accounts, or password storage.</p>
<p>It also helps reduce accidental exposure of protected content in archive pages, search results, taxonomy listings, and REST API responses.</p>
<h4>Key features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Replaces the full singular page with a password screen.</li>
<li>Uses the standard WordPress password form and password handling.</li>
<li>Helps prevent titles, images, and other page elements from appearing before the password is entered.</li>
<li>Sends no-cache headers on the password screen.</li>
<li>Adds noindex, nofollow to the password screen.</li>
<li>Reduces protected content exposure in REST API responses.</li>
<li>Excludes protected posts from public listings by default.</li>
<li>Provides an optional title-only listing mode.</li>
<li>Supports selected public post types.</li>
<li>Includes translatable default messages for the password screen.</li>
<li>Does not load third-party services, tracking scripts, or remote assets.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Settings</h3>
<h4>Enable plugin</h4>
<p>Turns full page password protection on or off.</p>
<h4>Protected post types</h4>
<p>Select public post types where password-protected posts should receive full page protection.</p>
<h4>Archive display mode</h4>
<pre><code>exclude removes protected posts from listing queries.

title_only keeps protected posts in listings but hides excerpts, content, and featured images.
</code></pre>
<h4>Password message</h4>
<p>The message displayed above the password form on the password screen.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit personal data.</p>
<p>It does not call external services, load remote assets, or add tracking scripts.</p>


Full Page Password Protect

Protects the full page with the WordPress standard password form, not only the post content.

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