Active installations6K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.2 / 5 from 6 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records HTTP Auth version 1.0.1 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.
Overview
About this plugin
This plugin empowers you to set up HTTP Authentication for your website. This adds an extra layer of security by requiring a username and password to access specific areas.
Here’s how it benefits you:
Enhanced Admin Security: Shield your admin pages from brute-force attacks by adding a login barrier.
Controlled Crawling: Restrict crawlers from accessing your site during development, preventing unnecessary indexing.
Post-Launch Access Control: Maintain control over admin page access even after your website goes live.
Easy Activation/Deactivation: Conveniently enable or disable HTTP Auth without deactivating the plugin entirely.
Help Us Improve!
I am constantly working to enhance this plugin and your feedback is valuable. org. Your positive feedback motivates us to keep improving!
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Bug Reports
com/samiahmedsiddiqui/http-auth. Please remember that GitHub is primarily for bug reporting, and issues not classified as genuine bugs may be closed.
From within WordPress
Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
Search for HTTP Auth
Activate HTTP Auth from your Plugins page.
Go to “after activation” below.
Manually
Upload the http-auth folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate HTTP Auth through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Go to “after activation” below.
After activation
Go to the plugin settings page and set up the plugin for your site.
You’re done!
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
brute attack
brute force
http auth
prevent crawl
restrict site
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.5 · PHP 5.6
Update activity22 Jul 20251y ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
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