Plugin info

Total downloads: 15,157
Active installs: 600
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 4.5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 5/19/2025 (225 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 4/27/2016 (9 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 225 days ago • 2 reviews

40/100

Is WS Force Login Page abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 225 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

WS Force Login Page force users who are not logged in by redirect into login page, this way it is good tool for developers to install sites which are in development process by restrict access to site and its content. Or when you want to put all site articles under password this plugin will do this! Working also with domains what includes umlaut letters like ö, ä, õ, ü

Suitable also for putting site to maintenance mode and show custom message in login view.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name’ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

How to restore web page normal behavior?

To remove redirection to login page the plugin needs to be deactivated

Review feed

Silver Muru
9/3/2016

Useful

I had problem with other similar plugins what didnt work in sites with domains what included umlaut letters like ö, ä, õ, ü thats why I needed this kind of plugin

Screenshots

  1. Settings page for the message

    Settings page for the message

  2. Login page with message

    Login page with message

Changelog

3.0.4

Tested up to WordPress 6.8 version
Security fixes

3.0.3

Removed automatic plugin login page redirection setting action

3.0.2

Tested up to WordPress 6.0 version

3.0.1

Fast fix for front end activate/deactivate control

3.0.0

Added option to activate and deactivate plugin behaivoir through admin panel

2.4.7

Tested up to WordPress 4.9 version

2.4.6

Tested up to WordPress 4.8 version

2.4.5

Tested up to WordPress 4.7 version

2.4.4

WordPress 4.6.1 tested

2.4.3

Code refactory

2.4.2

Improvement

2.4.1

Bug fix

2.4

Admin side code refactoring

2.3.3

Plugin improvement

  • Plugin data will be deleted from database after the plugin is deleted

2.3.2

Estonian tranlation bug fixed

2.3.1

Estonian translation added

2.3

It is possible to translate admin side panel

2.2.2

Security fix

  • Admin side control added for not getting direct access to file

2.2.1

Bug fix

  • Message url variable parameter fixed

2.2

Improved message control

  • Message is only shown when referral is main site

2.1

Bug fix

  • Message register filter added

2.0

New functionality added

  • Possible to show custom message in login view
  • Settings page added for adding custom message for showing login view

1.2

Security improvements.

  • Added index to plugin folder
  • Added control for not getting direct access to plugin

1.1

Code refactoring

1.0

First version