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2.5.4 Added information on the entry form for clarity.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":{"icon-128x128.jpg":{"filename":"icon-128x128.jpg","revision":2368201,"resolution":"128x128","location":"assets","locale":""},"icon-256x256.jpg":{"filename":"icon-256x256.jpg","revision":2368201,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_banners":{"banner-772x250.jpg":{"filename":"banner-772x250.jpg","revision":2398877,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["2.5.1","2.5.2","2.5.3","2.5.4"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-1.jpg","revision":2471768,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-2.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-2.jpg","revision":2471768,"resolution":"2","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-3.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-3.jpg","revision":2471768,"resolution":"3","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-4.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-4.jpg","revision":2471768,"resolution":"4","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-5.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-5.jpg","revision":2471768,"resolution":"5","location":"assets","locale":""}},"screenshots":{"1":"This is the enhanced page password form. Notice it tells how long the page is set to remain available, in this case, 1 hour, 30 minutes. The form's appearance will be affected by your theme.","2":"If you set the plugin so the time is all zeros, the message on the password page simply lets the user know the password is always required.","3":"Get to the settings through the \"Settings\" link in your list of plugins.","4":"You can also get to the settings from \"Settings\" in the left vertical menu of the website dashboard.","5":"On the settings page, enter whatever time lengths you want in numbers of hours, minutes, and\/or seconds."},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[233820,233818,233819],"plugin_category":[54],"plugin_contributors":[189201],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-127188","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-better-password-pages","plugin_tags-custom-password-pages","plugin_tags-page-password-duration","plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection","plugin_contributors-mike-hickcox","plugin_committers-mike-hickcox"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2398877","banner_2x":false,"banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/icon-128x128.jpg?rev=2368201","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2368201","generated":false},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/screenshot-1.jpg?rev=2471768","caption":"This is the enhanced page password form. Notice it tells how long the page is set to remain available, in this case, 1 hour, 30 minutes. The form's appearance will be affected by your theme."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/screenshot-2.jpg?rev=2471768","caption":"If you set the plugin so the time is all zeros, the message on the password page simply lets the user know the password is always required."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/screenshot-3.jpg?rev=2471768","caption":"Get to the settings through the \"Settings\" link in your list of plugins."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/screenshot-4.jpg?rev=2471768","caption":"You can also get to the settings from \"Settings\" in the left vertical menu of the website dashboard."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/mc-protected-page-upgrade\/assets\/screenshot-5.jpg?rev=2471768","caption":"On the settings page, enter whatever time lengths you want in numbers of hours, minutes, and\/or seconds."}],"raw_content":"\n

Set the time allowed before a password must be again entered for a password-protected post or page. Also, enhance the page password form.\nBy default, when you password-protect a page or post in WordPress, a user can get back into that page, without a password, for 10 days.\nWith this plugin, you can set your own duration, and allow for better protection of password-protected pages.\n* This plugin allows you to easily change the lifetime of that cookie.\n* Set it to any combination of hours, minutes, and seconds.\n* You can even set it for zero hours, zero minutes, and zero seconds, so users always must use the password to access the page.\n* The page password form is also enhanced for a better look in the website, and shows the user the length of time allowed before a password will again be required.\n* If you create pages with a builder, that system may overwrite the password page created by this plugin, but the times you set will still work on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Download and Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n
  2. Go to Settings -> MC Protected Page Upgrade, or click on \"Settings\" under the plugin name in the plugins list.<\/li>\n
  3. Set whatever time you want before users must again enter the password to access the page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    How will I set the cookie duration for my password protected pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Go to Settings -> MC Page Password Duration, or click on Settings on this plugin's settings on the plugin list.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    There are three time fields. Do I have to choose just one?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No. Enter a number into any or all of the hours, minutes, and seconds fields. They will add together to determine the total time.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    What if I want users to always have to enter the password?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    The default setting is zero time (always enter password.) You can always re-set to that by entering zeros in the three fields.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Why does my password page look different from the screenshots?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    The password page created by this plugin will be interpreted by your theme, determining font sizes, colors, button size, etc.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Why don't I see the new password page on my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    If you use a page builder for your website, that system may overwrite the new page content created by this plugin. The plugin will still set the time allowed for users to re-enter the page without again entering a password.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    2.5.4 Added information on the entry form for clarity.<\/p>\n\n

    2.5.3 Significant changes to readme.txt file. The plugin has no change.<\/p>\n\n

    2.5.2 Updates to file structure<\/p>\n\n

    2.5.1 Initial Release to WordPress<\/p>","raw_excerpt":"Set the time allowed before a password must be again entered for a password-protected post or page. Also enhances the page password form.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/127188","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=127188"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/mike-hickcox"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=127188"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=127188"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=127188"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=127188"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=127188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}