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
Limit Login Attempts
Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.
(202)
Updated 1056d ago
300,000 installs2,266,151 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
WPS Limit Login
WPS Limit Login
WPS Limit login limit connection attempts by IP address
(83)
Updated 244d ago
100,000 installs893,287 downloads34/100 • Stale
Two-Factor
Two-Factor
Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) using time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), Universal 2nd Factor (U2F), email, and backup verification codes.
(195)
Updated 171d ago
90,000 installs1,358,009 downloads49/100 • Maintained
WP-Members Membership Plugin
WP-Members Membership Plugin
The original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more.
(271)
Updated 172d ago
50,000 installs3,857,637 downloads51/100 • Maintained
Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator for your WordPress blog.
(134)
Updated 1330d ago
20,000 installs676,646 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Limit Login Attempts
WP Limit Login Attempts
Limit rate of login attempts and block IP temporarily. Brute force attack protection. GDPR compliant. Captcha enabled.
(300)
Updated 568d ago
10,000 installs440,331 downloads37/100 • Possibly abandoned
Login for Google Apps
Login for Google Apps
Simple secure login and user management through your Google Workspace for WordPress (using oAuth2 and MFA if enabled).
(64)
Updated 291d ago
10,000 installs654,255 downloads44/100 • Stale
Email Login
Email Login
Use your email address instead of a username to log into your WordPress.
(27)
Updated 3349d ago
6,000 installs134,148 downloads16/100 • Possibly abandoned
Authorizer
Authorizer
Authorizer limits login attempts, restricts access to specific users, and authenticates against external sources (OAuth2, Google, LDAP, or CAS).
(19)
Updated 95d ago
5,000 installs170,809 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Duo Two-Factor Authentication
Duo Two-Factor Authentication
Easily add Duo Security two-factor authentication to your WordPress website. Enable two-factor authentication for your admins and/or users.
(39)
Updated 262d ago
4,000 installs182,212 downloads44/100 • Stale
Login Page Styler – Custom Login Page Designer | Secure Admin Login | Logo & Branding
Login Page Styler – Custom Login Page Designer | Secure Admin Login | Logo & Branding
Style, customize, and secure your WordPress login page like never before! Easily modify colors, fonts, backgrounds, login logo, and more – all without …
(174)
Updated 239d ago
3,000 installs237,224 downloads47/100 • Stale
Shibboleth
Shibboleth
Allows WordPress to externalize user authentication and account creation to a Shibboleth Service Provider.
(7)
Updated 216d ago
3,000 installs55,221 downloads40/100 • Stale
Duo Universal
Duo Universal
Easily add Duo authentication to your WordPress website. Enable multi-factor authentication for your admins and/or users.
(1)
Updated 278d ago
2,000 installs11,867 downloads40/100 • Stale
Simple LDAP Login
Simple LDAP Login
Integrating WordPress with LDAP shouldn't be difficult. Now it isn't. Simple LDAP Login provides all of the features, none of the hassles.
(18)
Updated 515d ago
1,000 installs109,396 downloads30/100 • Possibly abandoned
Sessions
Sessions
Powerful sessions manager for WordPress with sessions limiter and full analytics reporting capabilities.
(8)
Updated 93d ago
1,000 installs23,185 downloads52/100 • Maintained
OpenID
OpenID
Allows WordPress to provide and consumer OpenIDs for authentication of users and comments.
(4)
Updated 1352d ago
1,000 installs212,684 downloads12/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Face Login – Face Authentication For WordPress
WP Face Login – Face Authentication For WordPress
Enable face authentication login with ease
(2)
Updated 2299d ago
1,000 installs3,122 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
wpDirAuth
wpDirAuth
WordPress directory authentication plugin through LDAP and LDAPS (SSL).
(12)
Updated 920d ago
700 installs46,965 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Logged-in-only
Logged-in-only
A Plugin to lock down the whole site to prevent public access.
(7)
Updated 291d ago
700 installs20,919 downloads40/100 • Stale
OTP-less one tap Sign in
OTP-less one tap Sign in
One-tap mobile number & email based social login.
(5)
Updated 388d ago
700 installs14,095 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned