WPTerm — WordPress Password Protection Plugin
by bruandet · WordPress.org page · Website
WPTerm has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 73,550 downloads all time. It was downloaded 1,521 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
WPTerm at a glance
Is WPTerm well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Selectable PHP program execution function to run commands
- Custom fonts family, size and color
- Custom background color
- History and scrollback buffer
- Terminal bell (audible / visible)
- Optional password protection
- Contextual help
- Multisite compatible (only accessible to the SuperAdmin)
WPTerm reviews and ratings
15 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Absolute Life Saver
If you work with totally incompetent server admins that don't grant you SSH because it's "unsafe" but leave PHP's exec/proc_open open... this is your solution to run e.g. WP cli commands or other stuff you would otherwise have to dance around.Absolutely amazed, thanks for creating this!
Rasso Hilber -
Very good Plugin
The plugin works fine Even if I change folder I can use it! really great
Matteo -
Wonderful
Perfect for testing and debugging cURL. Thanks a lot!
con -
Just what I needed
I recently returned to a Linux server with sftp-only access. I am use to having ssh access, which allows one to execute shell commands. I found that WPTerm allows me to execute useful shell commands. For example, one can do: ps -u "user" -o user,pid,start,etime,time,nice,vsz,rss,command | egrep 'PID|php-fpm' | sed '/grep/d' to get a list of php-fpm processes (Of course, replace "user" with your user id).
George -
Fantastic tool
I was looking for a way to run WP-CLI commands within WP Admin. This is the perfect tool to do just that!
tajensen -
Uma mão na roda
Muito bom, ajuda muito na hora de fazer rotinas automáticas em hospedagens restritas.
mktdigitalap
Download and install history
2,534 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where WPTerm ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that WPTerm appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Password Protection Plugins | #38 in search, not tagged | #69 | ▼1 |
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Details
An xterm-like plugin to run non-interactive shell commands.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- bash
- command
- shell
- terminal
- xterm
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- Version
- 1.3
- Last updated
- Aug 16, 2026
- First published
- Apr 6, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WPTerm FAQ
What does WPTerm do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WPTerm offers Selectable PHP program execution function to run commands, Custom fonts family, size and color, Custom background color, History and scrollback buffer and Terminal bell (audible / visible).
How many active installs does WPTerm have?
WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for WPTerm as of October 22, 2026.
Is WPTerm still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is WPTerm free?
WPTerm is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does WPTerm rank among Password Protection Plugins?
WPTerm is #69 in the WordPress.org Password Protection Plugins ranking.