Remove / Change password protected message in wordpress

Add this to your theme / child theme functions.php, make sure the first string is matching your original message.


add_filter( 'the_password_form', 'custom_function_the_password_form' );
function custom_function_the_password_form( $output ) {
$output = str_replace(
'This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below.',
'',
$output
);
return $output;
}