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Hide My Website is a powerful security plugin that allows you to protect your entire WordPress site or specific pages behind a password prompt. It offers various security features to enhance your website's protection against unauthorized access.<\/p>\n\n

Turn on protection in just 3 seconds!!<\/p>\n\n

Live Demo<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Key Features:\n* \ud83d\udd10 Password protect the entire site or specific pages\n* \ud83e\udde9 Multiple login templates\n* \ud83e\udd16 Block bots by modifying robots.txt\n* \ud83d\udeab Search engine blocking\n* \ud83e\uddfe IP whitelisting\n* \ud83d\udce1 Prevent feeds & XML-RPC\n* \ud83d\udcc4 Restrict specific pages\n* \ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Robots.txt customization\n* \u2709\ufe0f Disable all outgoing emails with one toggle\n* \ud83d\uded1 Admin Bar badge: \"Emails disabled\"\n* \ud83d\udd17 Hide Admin Login with a custom login URL\n* \ud83e\udd16 Block AI Crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot) with robots.txt rules and HTTP headers (new)\n* \ud83d\udcdd Post Exclusions: Exclude specific posts from password protection<\/p>\n\n

Coming soon:\n* \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Brute-force Protection & Spam IP Block\n* \u23f1\ufe0f Timed access control\n* \ud83d\udc65 User role-based access\n* \ud83c\udfa8 Customizable login page<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the hide-my-website<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n
  3. Go to the 'Hide My Website' settings page to configure the plugin or find the settings link below plugin name in the plugins page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    Can I protect only certain pages of my website?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes, you can choose to protect your entire website or select specific pages to hide behind the password prompt.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Is it possible to allow access to certain IP addresses without requiring a password?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    The plugin includes an IP whitelisting feature that allows you to specify IP addresses that can access the site without entering a password.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Is there any option to choose multiple login templates<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes, the plugin provides multiple login templates<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    1.6.3<\/h4>\n\n

    Major\n* \u2728 New: Post Exclusions feature - exclude specific posts from password protection\n* \ud83d\udd0d Added post search and some tweaks in selection UI in settings for easier management\n* \ud83d\udd27 Improved IP detection and whitelisting logic for better reliability\n* \ud83d\udc1b Bug Fix: Resolved issues where IP whitelisting wouldn't bypass protection in certain configurations\n* \u26a1 Performance: Optimized exclusion checks for faster page loads\n* \u2705 Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 6.9<\/p>\n\n

    1.6.2<\/h4>\n\n

    Minor\n* \u2728 New: Block AI Crawlers feature - prevent GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, and other AI services from crawling your site\n* \ud83e\udd16 AI blocking includes robots.txt rules and X-Robots-Tag HTTP headers\n* \ud83d\udd27 New: Automatic cache clearing when plugin settings are updated\n* \ud83d\udc1b Bug Fix: Fixed redirect loop when password is changed in another window\/private browsing session\n* \ud83d\udd12 Improved: Enhanced cookie validation to prevent authentication bypass\n* \u26a1 Performance: Optimized redirect handling for better performance<\/p>\n\n

    1.6.1<\/h4>\n\n

    Minor\n* Compatibility with WordPress 6.8.3\n* Minor bug fixes<\/p>\n\n

    1.6.0<\/h4>\n\n

    Major\n* Added Hide Admin Login feature with custom login URL\n* Improved security with enhanced bot blocking\n* UI improvements across all settings pages<\/p>\n\n

    1.5.5<\/h4>\n\n

    Minor\n* \u2709\ufe0f New: Disable Mail tab to short-circuit all outgoing emails site-wide\n* \ud83d\uded1 New: Red \"Emails disabled\" badge in the top WordPress Admin Bar when mail is off\n* \ud83d\udd17 UX: Custom Login URL builder now includes a Copy URL button\n* \ud83c\udfa8 UI: Dismissible \"More Security Features\" banner with a calm blue gradient\n* \ud83e\uddf0 Polish: Smaller toggles and modernized inputs across Settings<\/p>\n\n

    1.5.4<\/h4>\n\n

    Minor\n* UI: Hide Save Changes button on FAQ tab (no settings there)\n* Caching: Fixed double password submit with page caches (no-cache headers, Vary: Cookie, cache-busting redirect)\n* URL: Added temporary lock indicator (?protected) when form is shown; auto-cleaned after unlock\n* Default: Settings UI now defaults to WordPress Login Template to match runtime default\n* Admin: Auto-clear caches after saving settings and show a single success notice\n* Compatibility: Tested with latest WordPress<\/p>\n\n

    =1.5.3 = Minor\n*Bug fix - IP Detector enhanced.\n*Compatibility with WordPress 6.8.2<\/p>\n\n

    =1.5.2 = Minor\n*Bug fix - FAQ was unclickable\n*Compatibility with WordPress 6.8.1<\/p>\n\n

    =1.5.1 = Minor\n*Bug fix - white screen on pages<\/p>\n\n

    =1.5 = Major\n*Change of Layout and easy UI\n*New features\n*More login templates\n*Compatibility with WordPress 6.7.2<\/p>\n\n

    1.4<\/h4>\n\n

    *Enabled page exclusions feature\n*Some UI improvements\n*Compatibility with WordPress 6.7.1<\/p>\n\n

    1.3<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • IP Whitelisting, Block bots by modifying Robots.txt,minor improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      1.2<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Minor Improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        1.1<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Fatal Error on activation for some users - Fixed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.0<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Initial release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Hides your website behind a password prompt and manages various security features.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/209080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209080"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/pranavmtn"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=209080"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=209080"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=209080"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=209080"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=209080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}