Prevent Direct Access 2.6.0

Does Prevent Direct Access work with WordPress 5.4.2 and PHP 7.2.16? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
40Unrecognized messages in the PHP error log
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 141.26 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.059 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment
WordPress version5.4.2
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=31038b298e
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.543 s
Memory usage 3.78 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 0.432 s
Memory usage 3.76 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Prevent Direct Access → IP Restriction

Page screenshot: Prevent Direct Access → IP Restriction
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_pda_options&tab=iplock
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.217 s
Memory usage 3.65 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 0.280 s
Memory usage 3.65 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 1.271 s
Memory usage 3.78 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 0.374 s
Memory usage 3.37 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.344 s0.348 s+0.004 s3.64 MiB3.81 MiB+ 171.48 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.203 s0.253 s+0.050 s3.67 MiB3.81 MiB+ 153.33 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php1.233 s1.611 s+0.378 s5.43 MiB5.6 MiB+ 179.97 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.426 s0.645 s+0.219 s3.5 MiB3.66 MiB+ 168.35 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.418 s0.225 s-0.193 s3.58 MiB3.65 MiB+ 67.98 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.209 s0.247 s+0.038 s3.48 MiB3.66 MiB+ 182.99 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.167 s0.255 s+0.088 s3.58 MiB3.75 MiB+ 165.8 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page1.088 s1.243 s+0.155 s5.42 MiB5.59 MiB+ 179.91 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.356 s0.373 s+0.017 s3.48 MiB3.66 MiB+ 179.2 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.230 s0.247 s+0.017 s3.59 MiB3.75 MiB+ 164.12 KiB
/0.336 s0.212 s-0.124 s3.43 MiB3.37 MiB- 59.24 KiB
Average 0.455 s0.514 s+0.059 s3.89 MiB4.03 MiB+ 141.26 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 41 lines

[13-Jun-2020 04:14:33 UTC] create new table
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:33 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:33 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:33 UTC] 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:33 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:33 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:34 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:34 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:34 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:35 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:36 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:36 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:39 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:39 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:39 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:39 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:40 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:40 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:41 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:41 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:41 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:41 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:41 UTC] 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:41 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:42 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:42 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:42 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:43 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:43 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:44 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:44 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:45 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:45 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:45 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:45 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:46 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:46 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:46 UTC] 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:46 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:46 UTC] .htaccess is writeable: 1
[13-Jun-2020 04:14:46 UTC] 
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Prevent Direct Access Admin Menus