Password Passthrough

Description

This plugin allows passwords for password-protected pages/posts to be passed directly through the URL.

The query string parameter that should contain the password is pw.

For example, if the URL of your post is https://myblog.com/password-protected-page/ and the password is PASSWORD,
then just append ?pw=PASSWORD to it.

If the URL already contains a query string (for example, https://myblog.com/?p=5), then be sure to append &pw=PASSWORD instead.

Installation

In order to install the plugin, please follow these steps:

1. Upload plugin-name.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

Reviews

Still works on WordPress 6.6.2

mjayas September 18, 2024

Great plugin that does exactly what it says and nothing else.?No configuration, just works. Love it.

Awesome litte helper

datea.at August 9, 2023

This WordPress plugin for sending passwords for password-protected pages in a Wordpress-Site via URL is great. It offers a convenient way to share passwords via URL when needed, saving time and hassle. Great for specific use cases, but ensure it’s used judiciously to maintain security.

Great simple plugin

alexandrevanham May 23, 2022

Working great for me still in PHP 8.0.19

Awesome plugin

idealynx February 28, 2019

I just tried it with WordPress 5.1 and it seems to be working fine. I hope it continues to get updated since there doesn’t appear to be anything like it.

Effective, simple, and lightweight

tajensen February 25, 2019

This plugin is well coded and lightweight. It does the job perfectly.

Good ad Simple plugin with a GitHub repo

ftrevisani November 15, 2018

Tested on Wp 4.9.8 and worked well. Very simple and useful plugin which allow you to access a password protect page with the ?pw= query string.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.0

• First released version.

1.1.0

• Plugin now strips the pw parameter from the URL after the respective cookie has been stored by WordPress.