Castlegate IT WP Password Protection
Password protection for staging sites
by Castlegate IT · github.com/castlegateit/cgit-wp-password-protection · website
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Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/castlegateit/cgit-wp-password-protection/archive/refs/heads/main.zipDeclares an update source (https://github.com/castlegateit/cgit-wp-password-protection), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
Castlegate IT WP Password Protection
This plugin provides simple password protection for staging sites. You can find the settings page in Settings Password Protection. When active, the plugin provides four modes:
1. Disabled: Access to the site is not restricted.
2. WordPress user account: Access to the site is restricted to logged in users.
3. Password: Access to the site is restricted to users who enter a single, common password.
4. Password or WordPress user account: Access to the site is restricted to logged in users or users who enter a single, common password.
When the third or fourth option is selected, users will need to re-enter the common password after 24 hours.
Exceptions
Exceptions are made for a few URLs and endpoints:
Cron requests (wp-cron.php)
REST API requests (^/wp-json/)
License
Released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published |
|---|---|
| v1.2.2 | Dec 19, 2025 |
| v1.2.1 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| v1.2.0 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| v1.1.0 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| v1.0.1 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| v1.0.0 | Sep 12, 2025 |
These releases are tags only. The author does not attach a packaged zip, so there are no download counts to report.