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Forget Post Passwords When the Browser Closes

Makes the cookie that remembers a protected post's password last only until the browser is closed, instead of the default 10 days, which matters on shared and public computers.

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Code

add_filter( 'post_password_expires', '__return_zero' );

Notes

Visitors need to enter the password again in each new browser session.

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