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Data views: Add "Password Protected" to Page and Post Status Options for bulk changes #49012
Description
What problem does this address?
User would like to see the Password Protected option added to the possible statuses given in Bulk Edit for Pages and Posts.
Suggestion came from a user who wants to have all pages on their site Password Protected except the home page, but without having to add the password to each individual page manually.
Originally reported here: Automattic/wp-calypso#74356
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kathrynwp commentedon Mar 13, 2023
Hi @cuemarie - thanks for submitting this issue. Could you please confirm whether you're referring to the bulk-edit screen here:
If so, I think this would be a Core change, rather than a Gutenberg one, and a ticket should be opened in Core Trac.
Mamaduka commentedon Mar 15, 2023
The editor doesn't handle the bulk edit actions UI. The request should be submitted in Core Trac.
annezazu commentedon Sep 9, 2024
Reopening this considering data views is bringing bulk edit actions into Pages for now within the Site Editor cc @jameskoster for consideration as part of quick actions: #55628
[-]Bulk Edit - Add "Password Protected" to Page and Post Status Options[/-][+]Data views: Add "Password Protected" to Page and Post Status Options for bulk changes[/+]jameskoster commentedon Sep 10, 2024
Yup this should definitely be possible, ideally via quick edit (#55101) so that it can be applied in bulk as requested in the OP. The design should be aligned with the full screen editor which currently groups visibility options with status:
Adding it to quick actions could make sense too. It may be worth opening a separate issue for that one.
youknowriad commentedon Nov 13, 2025
You see the faint button on the screenshot, this is already possible in the quick edit in "pages". I would say that the fact that the button is "empty" is a small bug though.
youknowriad commentedon Oct 22, 2026
Thanks @cuemarie! This is now possible: in Pages, select the pages you want, choose "Quick Edit", open Status and turn on "Password protected". The change applies to every selected page. The password field came in #66567 and the bulk quick edit modal in #75173. The Status value showing blank in bulk mode is tracked in #68746, so I'm closing this one.