Multiple Post Passwords 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: Multiple Post Passwords at #9 and Protect the Children! at #6. Protect the Children! leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Multiple Post Passwords
Set multiple passwords for your protected pages so you can give them to different users.
Protect the Children!
Easily password protect the child pages/posts of a post/page that is password protected.
Who leads on what
Protect the Children! leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.
Protect the Children! ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #9 in Password Protection Plugins.
Multiple Post Passwords has more users: 2,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Multiple Post Passwords has 11, Protect the Children! has 15. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Protect the Children! has more reviews behind its score: 15 against 11.
Protect the Children! was updated more recently, on February 17, 2026; Multiple Post Passwords on January 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.
Multiple Post Passwords
Pick Multiple Post Passwords if you want the plugin more sites already run.
Protect the Children!
Pick Protect the Children! if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Multiple Post Passwords vs Protect the Children! side by side
| Multiple Post Passwords | Protect the Children! | |
|---|---|---|
| Password Protection Plugins ranking | #9 | #6 |
| Rating | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Reviews | 11 | 15 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Total downloads | 25,797 | 23,946 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Jan 17, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| First published | Oct 25, 2018 | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 6.8.8 | 6.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 8.1 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Multiple Post Passwords 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 Multiple Post Passwords 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.
Multiple Post Passwords vs Protect the Children!: common questions
Is Multiple Post Passwords better than Protect the Children!?
Protect the Children! leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Protect the Children! ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #9 in Password Protection Plugins.
Which has more users, Multiple Post Passwords or Protect the Children!?
Protect the Children! ranks higher on WordPress.org: #6 against #9 in Password Protection Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Multiple Post Passwords or Protect the Children!?
Multiple Post Passwords has more users: 2,000+ active installs against 1,000+.
Are Multiple Post Passwords and Protect the Children! free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Multiple Post Passwords 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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