Who is Site Protection for?

Site Protection is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.

Does Site Protection have a free plan?

Yes — Site Protection is free to use.

What platforms does Site Protection run on?

Site Protection runs on the web.

Is Site Protection still maintained?

Unverified. Site Protection has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Site Protection?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Password Protected Site and Store, WP Protect Content, and Simple Member Protection.

Who develops Site Protection?

Site Protection is developed by Presslabs.

When did Site Protection launch?

Site Protection first shipped in 2013.

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Site Protection

Name: Site Protection
Author: Presslabs

wordpress.orgSecurity & compliance platforms

Site Protection is a free WordPress plugin designed for development environments. It restricts site access to logged-in users, returns a 403 status for others, and blocks search engine indexing, helping developers secure staging or test sites.

FreeWebCloud-managed

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Overview

4 features

Site Protection sits in PulseGate's Security & compliance platforms category. It focuses on preventing unauthorized access and search engine indexing of development WordPress sites. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress developers and site administrators. Site Protection costs nothing to use. Site Protection is available on the web.

It is developed by Presslabs, and it first shipped in 2013. Among its 4 catalogued features are access restriction, 403 forbidden status, and search engine blocking.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Access restriction
403 forbidden status
Search engine blocking
Plugin activation/deactivation

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tier

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jun · 18:50 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Site Protection

What does Site Protection do?: Site Protection focuses on preventing unauthorized access and search engine indexing of development WordPress sites. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
Who is Site Protection for?: Site Protection is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.
Does Site Protection have a free plan?: Yes — Site Protection is free to use.
What platforms does Site Protection run on?: Site Protection runs on the web.
Is Site Protection still maintained?: Unverified. Site Protection has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Site Protection?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Password Protected Site and Store, WP Protect Content, and Simple Member Protection.Password Protected Site and Store WP Protect Content Simple Member Protection
Who develops Site Protection?: Site Protection is developed by Presslabs.
When did Site Protection launch?: Site Protection first shipped in 2013.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: WordPress developers and site administrators
Model: B2B
Solves: Preventing unauthorized access and search engine indexing of development WordPress sites.

Registered as

WordPress.org: presslabs-site-protection

Developer

Presslabs

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 94.4
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: site-protection-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/presslabs-site-protection

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