Passster vs Protect the Children! (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Password Protection Plugins top 10: Passster at #5 and Protect the Children! at #6. Passster leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Passster
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
Password Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress
Protect the Children!
Easily password protect the child pages/posts of a post/page that is password protected.
Who leads on what
Passster leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
Passster ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Password Protection Plugins.
Passster has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Passster has 60, Protect the Children! has 15. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Passster has more reviews behind its score: 60 against 15.
Passster was updated more recently, on September 3, 2026; Protect the Children! on February 17, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Passster
Pick Passster if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Protect the Children!
Protect the Children! does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Passster vs Protect the Children! side by side
| Passster | Protect the Children! | |
|---|---|---|
| Password Protection Plugins ranking | #5 | #6 |
| Rating | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Reviews | 60 | 15 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Total downloads | 656,091 | 23,946 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Sep 3, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| First published | Dec 8, 2013 | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 6.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Passster ratings
Protect the Children! ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Passster nor Protect the Children! can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Password Protection Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Passster vs Protect the Children!: common questions
Is Passster better than Protect the Children!?
Passster leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Passster ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Password Protection Plugins.
Which has more users, Passster or Protect the Children!?
Passster ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Password Protection Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Passster or Protect the Children!?
Passster has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Are Passster and Protect the Children! free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Passster may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Protect the Children! may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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