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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 5.6.21 #3 in page title

Remove Protected In Title

Remove Protected In Title is a plugin that removes the prefix that wordpress adds on private and password protected pages. Usage: Install and activate the plugin. Check one of your password protected or private pages to…

Active installs1K+1K+ tier
Downloads · 30d259▲ +14.6% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/57 reviews
Health score39/100At risk
All-time downloads17.5KSince Jun 2014
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 2.8PHP any
Downloads · 7d62▼ -10.1% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Remove Protected In Title shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.

  • No update in 5 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

3710Jul 5Aug 18Oct 2
Yesterday7
Daily average (1y)6
Peak day15May 16, 2026
Last 12 months2K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Remove Protected In Title stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
page title >100 10,000 Best page title plugins →
remove private >100 2,172 Best remove private plugins →
remove protected >100 1,725 Best remove protected plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 3.188.0%
  • 3.07.8%
  • Other4.2%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 7 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Remove Protected In Title

From the official readme · v3.1

Description

Remove Protected In Title is a plugin that removes the prefix that wordpress adds on private and password protected pages.
Usage: Install and activate the plugin. Check one of your password protected or private pages to make sure everything works ok.

Installation

Through wordpress admin:

  1. Go to Plugins -> Add New
  2. Search for “Remove Protected Title”
  3. Install the plugin
  4. Activate it

Through FTP:

  1. Download the plugin
  2. Unzip remove-protected-title.zip and upload the folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Changelog

3.1

  • Compatibility update

3.0

  • Compatibility update

2.0

  • Compatibility update

1.0

  • Initial version

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Remove Protected In Title: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026

Is Remove Protected In Title free?

Yes. Remove Protected In Title is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Remove Protected In Title safe to use in 2026?

Remove Protected In Title shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Remove Protected In Title?

Remove Protected In Title is active on 1K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 17,510 times since it launched in June 2014. It was downloaded 259 times in the last 30 days.

Does Remove Protected In Title work with WordPress 7.1?

Remove Protected In Title is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.21, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Remove Protected In Title last updated?

The latest version, 3.1, was released on November 23, 2020 (6 years ago).

Who makes Remove Protected In Title?

Remove Protected In Title is developed and maintained by dblazeski.

What are the best alternatives to Remove Protected In Title?

The most popular alternatives to Remove Protected In Title are Title Remover (70K+ installs), Hide Page And Post Title (40K+ installs) and Extended Title Remover (1K+ installs).

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