OTP Content Protect vs Google Authenticator

The Google Authenticator plugin for WordPress gives you two-factor authentication using the Google Authenticator app for Android/iPhone/Blackberry. If you are security aware, you may already have the Google Authenticator app installed on your smartphone, using it for two-factor authentication on Gmail/Dropbox/Lastpass/Amazon etc. The two-factor authentication requirement can be enabled on a per-user basis. You could enable it for your administrator account, but log in as usual with less privileged accounts. If You need to maintain your blog using an Android/iPhone app, or any other software using the XMLRPC interface, you can enable the App password feature in this plugin, but please note that enabling the App password feature will make your blog less secure. Credits Thanks to: Oleksiy for a bugfix in multisite. Paweł Nowacki for the Polish translation Fabio Zumbi for the Portuguese translation Guido Schalkx for the Dutch translation. Henrik.Schack for writing/maintaining versions 0.20 through 0.48 Tobias Bäthge for his code rewrite and German translation. Pascal de Bruijn for his “relaxed mode” idea. Daniel Werl for his usability tips. Dion Hulse for his bugfixes. Aldo Latino for his Italian translation. Kaijia Feng for his Simplified Chinese translation. Alex Concha for his security tips. Jerome Etienne for his jquery-qrcode plugin. Sébastien Prunier for his Spanish and French translation.

As a WordPress owner who values both security and a seamless user experience, you often face the challenge of protecting sensitive information. Most password solutions force your visitors to register for an account, granting them potential access to your WordPress environment. This is where “OTP Content Protect” comes in, offering an innovative way to protect your content with a One-Time Password (OTP). Our plugin was designed to give you full control over your content without opening the doors to your WordPress backend for strangers. Easily and effectively protect individual posts, pages, or even downloads. Your visitors don’t need an account and don’t have to register—they simply enter the one-time password you provide and get instant access. By not granting unnecessary backend access, you actively minimize the risk of hacker or spam activities. “OTP Content Protect” is the perfect blend of simplicity, security, and innovation, making it the ideal password protection for your WordPress site when you need to lock specific content without burdening users with registration. Support & Feature Requests We are constantly developing the plugin and welcome your feedback! For questions or issues, please use the official Support Forum on WordPress.org or report a bug directly via our Submit a Bug form. Have an idea for a new feature? Submit your feature request easily through our website: Submit a Feature Request. Features Protection Without Registration: The key advantage—visitors don’t need a WordPress account. Flexible Content Protection: Secure posts, pages, or any custom post type. Simple Password Generation: Creates secure, alphanumeric OTPs (8–10 characters). Full Control: Stores creation date, optional expiration date, and a timestamp of when it was used. Reusable Passwords: A used OTP can easily be reset for reuse. Modern Admin Interface: AJAX-powered content list with search and convenient post-type tabs. Clean Uninstall: An uninstall script completely removes all plugin data from the database upon deletion if desired. Built for the World: Fully internationalized (i18n) and ready for translation. Usage Go to the OTP Protect settings page. Select the content to protect and generate or enter an OTP. (Optional) Set an expiration date. Save the OTP and share it with the intended users. When a visitor accesses the protected content, they will see a simple input form for the password. Upon valid entry, the original content is displayed instantly. In the admin overview, you can easily reset or delete used OTPs.