Documentation: Access Key plugin
Changelog
Access Key plugin - v2.1.0 5 6
2 June 2026
- Security: Fixed a whitelist bypass. If your site runs behind a reverse proxy or load balancer, enable Behind Load Balancer in Joomla's Global Configuration (Server tab) so the forwarded IP is honoured again.
- Change: More reliable detection of whether the access key is present in the URL. Your existing key links (?yourkey) keep working exactly as before.
- Fix: Internal code modernised for Joomla 6
Access Key plugin - v2.0.0 4 5 6
29 September 2025
- Change: Migrate the plugin to a namespace-based structure, update to Joomla coding standards, and improve modularity with helper and exception classes.
- Language: language localization improvements and update plugin metadata.
Access Key plugin - v1.2.0 4 5 6
24 August 2025
- Change: Joomla 6 Compatibilty
Access Key plugin - v1.1.0 4 5
26 February 2025
- Addition: Install / Uninstall message
- Fix: Deprecated code
- Change: Reformat Code
- Language: Update en-GB
- Language: Added nl-NL
- Language: Added de-DE
- Language: Added fr-FR
- Language: Added es-ES
- Language: Added it-IT
Access Key plugin - v1.0.0 4 5
22 October 2023
- Addition: First release