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Password Protected Categories

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Password Protected Categories is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you lock entire categories with a password, user role, or user login. Protect posts, products, portfolios, events, and custom post types without complex membership plugins. Create private areas, client galleries, wholesale catalogs, or internal resources in minutes—fully compatible with WooCommerce and most themes.

  • Protect entire categories with one or more passwords
  • Restrict by logged-in users or specific user roles
  • Works with posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and custom post types
  • Instantly hide protected content from menus, widgets, and search
  • Show or hide protected items in archives with customizable visibility
  • Simple front-end password entry form with redirect options
  • Create private WooCommerce categories for wholesale, B2B, or members
  • Granular control per category, including child categories
  • Bypass protection for admins and chosen roles
  • SEO-friendly: keep public content indexable while hiding protected areas
  • Gutenberg and classic editor compatible
  • Fast, lightweight, and translation-ready
  • Works with caching and popular security plugins
  • Easy setup—no coding or complex membership systems
  • Developer-friendly with hooks and filters for custom workflows

Version

2.1.26
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Updated on

10/15/2025

Status

Activated (original)
Fully working by default. However, if any features don’t work, please fill out this form and let us know to replace the file.

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Product URL

https://barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/password-protected-categories/

Developer

Barn2 Plugins

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Additional info

License:

GPL

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How to Install or UpdatePassword Protected Categories

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After checkout, download the Password Protected Categories plugin and navigate to Plugins -> Add Plugin.

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Click on the Upload Plugin button.

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Select the plugin you downloaded, and then click “Install Now.”
How to install plugins

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Activate our Plugin Manager on your website, and go to the Plugins For WP tab.

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Click on the Purchased tab to view your products.

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Click Install on Password Protected Categories.
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