Smart Passworded Pages
Create central "Enter your password" page and the password entered determine which page the user sees next.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 21
- Active installs
- 2k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 28 Nov 2017
- Added
- Jun 2012
- Requires WP
- 2.5
- Tested up to
- WP 4.2.39
- Downloads
- 66,337
Our analysis
AI-assistedSmart Passworded Pages is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create central login pages for accessing multiple password-protected child pages. Users can enter a single password on a parent page to access all associated child pages without needing to re-enter the password.
The plugin provides a customizable password field and supports unique styling via CSS. It does not add password protection to pages, as this is a built-in feature of WordPress, but it enhances the existing password functionality by streamlining access to multiple pages.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for users who need to manage access to multiple pages for clients or members.
What it does well
- ✓Allows central login for multiple passworded child pages
- ✓Customizable password field with CSS styling
- ✓Users can access multiple pages with a single password
Where it falls short
- •Does not add password protection to pages, relying on WordPress's built-in feature
- •Limited information on recent updates or support
Verdict
Smart Passworded Pages offers a straightforward solution for managing access to multiple pages with a single password, although it relies on WordPress's existing password protection features.
From the developer
Brian Layman's own description of Smart Passworded Pages, lightly tidied.
The Smart Passworded Pages plugin enhances WordPress by allowing the creation of central login pages that grant access to any number of passworded child pages. In this fashion you can give each client/member/organization a central place to enter a password and they will be taken to the page that has only their information.
The password field is displayed as a field followed by a button with customizable text. The form is can be uniquely stylized with CSS. The child pages can in turn link to other pages protected with the same password and the password will not need to be re-entered.
To add the password field to a parent page, simply enter the short code
[smartpwpages]
If you wish to assign a unique label to the submit button or give the form a unique ID for CSS identification, the attributes in the following example can be used:
[smartpwpages label=\”Login\” ID=\”sppForm1\”]
This plugin doesn’t add the ability to add passwords to pages. WordPress has that built in. On the right hand side of the page editing screen in WordPress, you can change the visibility to Password protected and enter in a password. If you are unfamiliar with using passwords in WordPress, you might want to read this page first: https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Password_Protection
This plugin does make the password handling smarter and enhances it so that you can enter one password on a parent page and gain access to all the children pages using that password. If you don’t know what children pages or sub-pages are, you might want to read about it here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Pages
You can find out more about the Smart Passworded Pages plugin here: http://thecodecave.com/smart-passworded-pages-plugin/