Alternatives to Basic Authentication
With this plugin, you can ask users to authenticate before they can see your Wordpress site.
Snapshot
Rating: 1.0/5 (1 reviews)
Downloads: 16,756
Active installs: 60
Maintenance score: 22/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.3.2
Requires PHP: f
Top alternatives
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Limit Login Attempts(202)•Updated 1056d ago
Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.
300,000 installs2,266,151 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
100,000 installs893,287 downloads34/100 • Stale
Two-Factor(195)•Updated 171d ago
Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) using time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), Universal 2nd Factor (U2F), email, and backup verification codes.
90,000 installs1,358,009 downloads49/100 • Maintained
WP-Members Membership Plugin(271)•Updated 172d ago
The original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more.
50,000 installs3,857,637 downloads51/100 • Maintained
20,000 installs676,646 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Limit Login Attempts(300)•Updated 568d ago
Limit rate of login attempts and block IP temporarily. Brute force attack protection. GDPR compliant. Captcha enabled.
10,000 installs440,331 downloads37/100 • Possibly abandoned
Login for Google Apps(64)•Updated 291d ago
Simple secure login and user management through your Google Workspace for WordPress (using oAuth2 and MFA if enabled).
10,000 installs654,255 downloads44/100 • Stale
Email Login(27)•Updated 3349d ago
Use your email address instead of a username to log into your WordPress.
6,000 installs134,148 downloads16/100 • Possibly abandoned
Authorizer(19)•Updated 95d ago
Authorizer limits login attempts, restricts access to specific users, and authenticates against external sources (OAuth2, Google, LDAP, or CAS).
5,000 installs170,809 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Duo Two-Factor Authentication(39)•Updated 262d ago
Easily add Duo Security two-factor authentication to your WordPress website. Enable two-factor authentication for your admins and/or users.
4,000 installs182,212 downloads44/100 • Stale
Login Page Styler – Custom Login Page Designer | Secure Admin Login | Logo & Branding(174)•Updated 239d ago
Style, customize, and secure your WordPress login page like never before! Easily modify colors, fonts, backgrounds, login logo, and more – all without …
3,000 installs237,224 downloads47/100 • Stale
Shibboleth(7)•Updated 216d ago
Allows WordPress to externalize user authentication and account creation to a Shibboleth Service Provider.
3,000 installs55,221 downloads40/100 • Stale
Duo Universal(1)•Updated 278d ago
Easily add Duo authentication to your WordPress website. Enable multi-factor authentication for your admins and/or users.
2,000 installs11,867 downloads40/100 • Stale
Simple LDAP Login(18)•Updated 515d ago
Integrating WordPress with LDAP shouldn't be difficult. Now it isn't. Simple LDAP Login provides all of the features, none of the hassles.
1,000 installs109,396 downloads30/100 • Possibly abandoned
Sessions(8)•Updated 93d ago
Powerful sessions manager for WordPress with sessions limiter and full analytics reporting capabilities.
1,000 installs23,185 downloads52/100 • Maintained
OpenID(4)•Updated 1352d ago
Allows WordPress to provide and consumer OpenIDs for authentication of users and comments.
1,000 installs212,684 downloads12/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Face Login – Face Authentication For WordPress(2)•Updated 2299d ago
Enable face authentication login with ease
1,000 installs3,122 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
wpDirAuth(12)•Updated 920d ago
WordPress directory authentication plugin through LDAP and LDAPS (SSL).
700 installs46,965 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
700 installs20,919 downloads40/100 • Stale
700 installs14,095 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned