December 06, 2023

Multiple Post Passwords Plugin

Set multiple passwords for your protected pages so you can give them to different users.

This is a simple Plugin that lets you set multiple passwords for your password protected posts and pages.

On posts/pages with password protection it will show an extra Metabox with a field to input additional passwords, one in each line.

Note that if you just changed a post/page to password protection you have to save once so that the extra field appears.

Expire passwords

You can also make passwords expire after x hours when being used. You can find the settings under Settings -> Multiple Post Passwords.

Note that the actual deletion of the passwords is triggered by a cronjob which is run every 30 minutes. So even if you set your expiry time to very short, it may still take 30 minutes until the password really expires.

Also note that the expiration only works for the additional passwords, not for the standard WordPress page/post password.

Using lots of passwords on one page

If you are using lots of passwords on one page and the password check takes a long time, you should activate the alternative password check in the settings to speed up the password check.

Installation

Upload the zip to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Edit the post or page you want to protect with multiple passwords
When you set a password and save once, the field to add multiple passwords will appear in the top right corner
Set as many passwords as you wish, one in a line

Screenshots

The meta box to add additional passwords in classic editor
The additional passwords meta box in gutenberg editor
Plugin settings screen

FAQ

I cannot see where I can enter the additional passwords

First set one password (as you normally would in WordPress), then save once and you´ll see the extra field where you can add the passwords.

In Gutenberg Editor you have to save and then completely reload the admin page.

We decided to not show the extra metabox if there is no password set so it does not clutter the interface.

Where are the plugin settings

You can find the settings under Settings -> Multiple Post Passwords.

Does this support custom post types

Yes, this was implemented in Version 1.0.2

What about feature X

Just go to the support forums and kindly ask for it, then we´ll see what we can do. Thank you!

Changelog

1.1.2

fix: improve output escaping in settings
fix: fix some PHP warnings

1.1.1

feature: add hook for password manipulation

1.1.0

feature: add ability to expire used passwords
feature: implement alternative password checking method -> quicker for alot of passwords

1.0.3

improvement: implement cache to speed things up for many passwords in one post/page

1.0.2

feature: add support for custom post types

1.0.1

remove wordpress brand from url domains
fix post sanitization

1.0.0

Initial release