Prevent Direct Access 2.3.8

Does Prevent Direct Access work with WordPress 4.9.5 and PHP 7.0.16? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
93Unrecognized messages in the PHP error log
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 125.15 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment
WordPress version4.9.5
PHP version7.0.16
MySQL version5.7.17
PHP memory limit256M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 10,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/
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Pages 4

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?activate=true&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s=
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=prevent-direct-access%2Fprevent-direct-access.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=25aa8ea86b
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.140 s
Memory usage 3.18 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Prevent Direct Access

Page screenshot: Prevent Direct Access
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_pda_options
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.066 s
Memory usage 3.26 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Prevent Direct Access → Go Pro

Page screenshot: Prevent Direct Access → Go Pro
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_pda_gopro
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.062 s
Memory usage 3.09 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.149 s
Memory usage 2.81 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.148 s0.069 s-0.079 s2.97 MiB3.12 MiB+ 152.88 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.117 s0.124 s+0.007 s3 MiB3.13 MiB+ 129.68 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.188 s0.112 s-0.076 s3.07 MiB3.21 MiB+ 145.87 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.100 s0.045 s-0.055 s2.9 MiB3 MiB+ 106.5 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.089 s0.086 s-0.003 s2.89 MiB3 MiB+ 114.63 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.045 s0.088 s+0.043 s2.88 MiB3 MiB+ 123.73 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.085 s0.105 s+0.020 s2.92 MiB3.01 MiB+ 84.9 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.179 s0.069 s-0.110 s3.07 MiB3.22 MiB+ 145.79 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.084 s0.075 s-0.009 s2.89 MiB3 MiB+ 119.54 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.083 s0.131 s+0.048 s2.93 MiB3.07 MiB+ 148.23 KiB
/0.080 s0.134 s+0.054 s2.71 MiB2.81 MiB+ 104.95 KiB
Average 0.109 s0.094 s-0.015 s2.93 MiB3.05 MiB+ 125.15 KiB

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 1

Options wp_options 4

PHP Error Log 94 lines

[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] Installed ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC]  Different 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] Installed ver: 1.1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] Installed ver: 1.2
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:30 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:31 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:34 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:34 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:34 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:34 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:34 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:34 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:34 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:36 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:37 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] Installed ver: 1.3
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] Jal db ver: 1.0
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC]  Same 
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[12-Apr-2018 07:13:38 UTC] 
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Prevent Direct Access Admin Menus