Lock your PrestaShop front office behind a password for launches and private sales
PrestaShop password protection gives your storefront a shared access gate so unfinished, private or staging shops are not exposed to casual visitors. Password Protection helps your team prepare launches, private catalogues or review environments while authorised shoppers and staff can still reach the store after entering the password.
The module checks storefront visits before protected pages are shown, then redirects unauthorised visitors to a standalone password page. A correct password sets session access in the PrestaShop front cookie, while the optional employee bypass follows PrestaShop maintenance bypass logic for logged-in staff and whitelisted IP behaviour.
The gate page can show your shop logo, custom message, error state and password form without normal header, footer or columns. Optional noindex mode sends a temporary-unavailable response with noindex headers, helping keep private work away from search results.
- Storefront access gate. The module checks storefront requests before the target page loads, then redirects unauthenticated visitors to the password page.
- Session access after entry. A correct password grants session access and redirects the visitor back to the homepage or validated redirect URL.
- Employee bypass follows maintenance logic. When enabled, the bypass follows PrestaShop maintenance access rules for logged-in staff and maintenance-whitelisted IPs.
- Standalone password page. The password page removes the normal storefront layout and shows a compact screen with shop logo, configured message, error state, and password form.
- Search crawler protection. With noindex enabled, the gate tells search crawlers not to index the private storefront and marks the access limit as temporary.
- Existing settings are migrated. On install, the module moves older password-protection settings into the current configuration so upgrades keep their setup.
PrestaShop password protection for private storefronts
Password Protection puts a shared password gate in front of your PrestaShop storefront while keeping the shop functional for authorised visitors. This is useful when you are preparing a launch, running a staging shop, limiting access to a private catalogue or hiding unfinished work from search engines and casual visitors. Instead of full maintenance mode or fragile server rules, the module gives you a clean storefront password screen, employee bypass options and session access after the password is entered.
Protect unfinished stores from public damage
An unfinished store can hurt trust if customers find broken pages, test products or incomplete content. That reputational damage can happen before launch and may be indexed by search engines if the site is visible too early. Password Protection keeps visitors behind a gate until you are ready, helping you control first impressions.
Keep teams working while visitors are blocked
Maintenance mode can be too blunt when staff still need to browse, test and prepare the storefront. The module can let logged-in Back Office employees bypass the gate, and maintenance-whitelisted IPs can pass through as well. That means the business can keep preparing products, content and checkout tests without exposing the store to the public.
Create a better private-store experience
A raw server password or broken maintenance page can make a private store look unprofessional. The module shows a clean branded gate with your logo, message and clear error feedback. Once authorised visitors enter the password, they can browse normally for the session, which is smoother for wholesale buyers, reviewers or launch partners.
Staff bypass, noindex mode, and branded access
Password Protection is a focused PrestaShop module for storefront privacy, with settings for enabling the gate, choosing the password, customising the message and allowing staff bypass. It does not change product prices, tax rules or checkout logic; it simply controls access before visitors reach the shop. It also offers an optional noindex and temporary-unavailable behaviour, which helps keep a private store from being treated like a normal public page.
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In stock2147483647 Items
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PrestaShop CompatibilityPS 1.7 – 9.x
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Pricing ModelOne-time Purchase
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Module TypeFront & Back-office
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GDPR RelevantNo
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Business GoalLegal & Compliance
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External Account NeededNo
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Module ComplexityFeature-Rich Module
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Customer Journey StageManage Store
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Works With PlatformNo External Platform
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Password Protection lets you place a password gate in front of your PrestaShop storefront for pre-launch previews, private catalog access, or temporary maintenance periods. Visitors enter one shared password before they can browse, while your team can keep controlled access during setup.
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v1.0.182026-05-27
- Addedcomplete FR/DE/ES/IT/PL translations
- FixedMigrate password protection config storage
- FixedSync nested module copy with ConfigTable migration
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Works Well With Password Protection
Modules our team genuinely pairs with this one — and exactly why each belongs in the same setup.
Governance
Using the free Password Protection means you are gating an unfinished, private or staging storefront so casual visitors cannot see it, while authorised people still reach the shop after entering the password. That covers access while you prepare, but it is not protection for a live, public store.
Security Revolution addresses the broader, ongoing security picture once the store is open. It brings malware scanning, firewall controls, monitoring and operational cleanup into one back-office workflow, helping reduce damage from risky requests, spam, fake registrations and suspicious traffic before they cost staff time or shopper trust. It is a separate, paid module aimed at a running shop, not a launch gate.
Together they fit different phases of a store's life. Password Protection keeps a not-yet-public site behind a gate during preparation, while Security Revolution defends the live storefront against active threats, so you have a sensible answer for both keeping a build private and protecting it once real traffic and orders arrive.
Complement
The free Password Protection puts a shared access gate in front of your storefront so unfinished, private or staging shops are not exposed to casual visitors, redirecting anyone without the password. It is a blanket on/off gate covering the whole site.
Visitor Control offers finer, rule-based access management for a store that needs to stay open to most people. It checks rules as pages start loading and can ban exact IPs, wildcard IPs, IP ranges, CIDR blocks, country codes and browser patterns, returning your configured 403 message to blocked visitors. It is a separate, paid module that targets specific unwanted traffic rather than gating everyone.
Together they give you both coarse and precise control over who reaches the store. Password Protection is ideal for sealing off a whole site during a build or review, while Visitor Control selectively blocks abusive or unwanted traffic on a live shop, so you can lock down completely when needed and filter narrowly when the store is public.
Workflow
Reaching for the free Password Protection often means you are preparing a launch, private catalogue or review environment, sealing the storefront behind a password while you get things ready. That setup and teardown phase tends to leave behind test data and clutter.
Database Cleanup helps tidy what accumulates during that work. It removes old operational data such as stale carts, search statistics, expired specific prices, logs, connections, guest records and old mail records from one maintenance screen, with a review step before anything is deleted. It is a separate, free module focused on housekeeping rather than access.
Used together, they suit the rhythm of preparing and opening a store. Password Protection keeps the site private while you build and test, and Database Cleanup clears the test carts, logs and records that build up during that period, so when you lift the gate the store is both private beforehand and tidier afterwards.
Bundle
If you are using the free Password Protection, you are very likely in launch mode, keeping the storefront private while you finish setup before real traffic arrives. That gate is one piece of getting ready, but a store needs more than privacy on day one.
Store Launch Kit bundles the other launch essentials: a lightweight cookie banner with accept/deny consent, reCAPTCHA & hCaptcha bot protection, a usable menu and a contact form that filters spam, as four paid modules plus two free extras. It is a separate package aimed at the same moment Password Protection serves, the run-up to opening.
Together they round out launch preparation. Password Protection keeps the work-in-progress hidden while you build, and the Launch Kit equips the store with consent, bot protection, navigation and spam-filtered contact for the moment you go public, so the same project covers both the private build phase and a ready-for-traffic opening.
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