Plugin info

Total downloads: 1,086
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 12/5/2025 (26 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 7/31/2023 (2 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.9
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 26 days ago

68/100

Is PureDevs WP Locker abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 26 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.5
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Use PureDevs WP locker To safeguard your entire WordPress site, by using a single password.

Only the visitors who know your password would be able to access your WordPress site.

This plugin is just what you need if you’re setting up a developmental version of your WordPress site or if your website is going through a major revamping and your website is simply off-limit from the general public or the known bots.

After activating the plugin, head over to Settings> PureDevs WP Locker> Set Password to set a site-wide password.

Note: When a user enters a password, their IP is saved both on cookie and in database table as future login credentials.

Optional:
Form heading: Clarify to visitors the reason for locking your website and provide clear guidance on the next steps to take.
Button Label: customize the text on your password submission button.

Installation

Manual installation is easy. It will take less than a minute if everything goes well.

  1. Download the plugin from wordpress.org, unpack it and upload the [PureDevs WP Locker] folder to your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to Dashboard > Settings > PureDevs WP Locker , to customize the content as per your needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is it future-proof?

Ans: Yes, we will keep updating the plugin and keep adding relevant, useful features that will be compatible with the future version of WordPress.

Q. Can visitors access my website?
Ans: Only visitors who know the password will be able to access your site.

Q. How can I override the default login page template in my theme folder?
Ans: To override the default login page templete, you need to find and copy the password-form-template.php from the includes/templates folder of puredevs-wp-locker plugin, then create a new folder in your theme folder and name it “puredevs-wp-locker”; once that is done, past the password-form-template.php file in your theme’s newly created “puredevs-wp-locker” folder.

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Screenshots

  1. Set your site-wide password from your dashboard setting menu.

    Set your site-wide password from your dashboard setting menu.

  2. This page will be shown to anyone who would try to visit your website.

    This page will be shown to anyone who would try to visit your website.

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Version 1.0 Initial Release
  • Compatibility check with WordPress latest version