Prevent Direct Access 2.5.1.1

Does Prevent Direct Access work with WordPress 5.3.2 and PHP 7.2.16? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
34Unrecognized messages in the PHP error log
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 152.45 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.043 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment
WordPress version5.3.2
PHP version7.2.16
MySQL version8.0.15
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 6

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?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=bfb2dfdc46
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.537 s
Memory usage 3.75 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
Load time 0.340 s
Memory usage 4.02 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Prevent Direct Access → IP Block

Page screenshot: Prevent Direct Access → IP Block
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_pda_options&tab=iplock
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.243 s
Memory usage 3.63 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Prevent Direct Access → FAQ/Troubleshooting

Page screenshot: Prevent Direct Access → FAQ/Troubleshooting
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_pda_options&tab=faq
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.215 s
Memory usage 3.63 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
Load time 1.201 s
Memory usage 3.75 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
Load time 0.329 s
Memory usage 3.35 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.342 s0.315 s-0.027 s3.61 MiB3.78 MiB+ 171.44 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.235 s0.269 s+0.034 s3.64 MiB3.79 MiB+ 145.33 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php1.329 s1.651 s+0.322 s5.36 MiB5.52 MiB+ 163.13 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.528 s0.758 s+0.230 s3.48 MiB3.64 MiB+ 167.86 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.336 s0.231 s-0.105 s3.56 MiB3.63 MiB+ 75.05 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.227 s0.266 s+0.039 s3.46 MiB3.63 MiB+ 178 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.218 s0.251 s+0.033 s3.56 MiB3.72 MiB+ 165.7 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page1.295 s1.333 s+0.038 s5.36 MiB5.52 MiB+ 168.31 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.264 s0.282 s+0.018 s3.46 MiB3.62 MiB+ 165.6 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.261 s0.268 s+0.007 s3.57 MiB3.73 MiB+ 164.07 KiB
/0.328 s0.213 s-0.115 s3.25 MiB3.36 MiB+ 112.46 KiB
Average 0.488 s0.531 s+0.043 s3.85 MiB4 MiB+ 152.45 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 35 lines

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[20-Dec-2019 21:30:46 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:46 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
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[20-Dec-2019 21:30:46 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:47 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:47 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:48 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:48 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:49 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:52 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:52 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:52 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:52 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:54 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:54 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:54 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:54 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:54 UTC] 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:54 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:55 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:55 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:55 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:55 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:56 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:57 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:57 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:58 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:58 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:58 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:59 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:59 UTC] 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:59 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[20-Dec-2019 21:30:59 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
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See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Prevent Direct Access Admin Menus