Active installations700Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.7 / 5 from 6 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records htaccess protect version 0.7.0 as active, updated 4y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.9.
Overview
About this plugin
Using the password protection will give you extra security layer of protection from brute force hacking attacks. Additionally, it’s also an easy way to password protect your entire site, without needing to create separate WordPress users for each visitor.
When you enable the password protection, the user won’t be able to see anything – not even see the protected page – until he/she inserts the username/password. You can password protect the whole website, including the administrator pages; you can password protect the administrator pages; or you can password protect the WordPress login page.
The plugin options include:
Enabling/disabling the password protection to wp-login.php, WordPress admin pages.
Modifying the existing users: you can change any.htaccess user’s password and remove the users.
Create/modify an unlimited number of.htaccess users;
Protect your whole site, making it accessible to only those who have the.htaccess user.
htaccess Site Access Control. That plugin was working fine but it was abandoned for years and not compatible with the latest WordPress. Most part of the plugin were refactored and translated.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
htaccess
htpasswd
protect
protection
security
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 5.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 5.6
Update activity23 Jan 20224y ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
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