There may be times or circumstances when you want to password protect your entire WordPress blog.  Whether to restrict access to only paid members (i.e. quasi membership site), or to a select group of people (a private journal); password protecting WordPress can be done easily – and for free!

There is one main thing to consider when password protecting your blog.

Do you want:

1. Authorized users all use the same username/password – thus a single username and password; or….
2. Allow individuals to each register and have their own username and password

The video below explains how to setup each of the above scenarios to get your WordPress blog password protected.  Below the video are the plugins I used to accomplish password protection, and control of various elements and aspects that you could encounter in fully getting your blog protected.

Plugins Used to Password Protect WordPress

1. Registered Only
2. Confirm User Registration
3. WP User Frontend
4. PC Robots.txt
5. MiniMeta widget
6. Custom Login

Each of the above plugins can also be added directly from the admin dashboard (Plugins > Add New > enter the plugin name in the search box and click  install).