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: 16,954
Active installs: 50
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 1144d ago
Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.
300,000 installs2,284,168 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
Two Factor(202)•Updated 57d ago
Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) using time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), email, and backup verification codes.
100,000 installs1,608,228 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
100,000 installs944,558 downloads44/100 • Stale
WP-Members Membership Plugin(271)•Updated 85d ago
The original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more.
50,000 installs3,995,643 downloads67/100 • Actively maintained
20,000 installs705,345 downloads78/100 • Actively maintained
WP Limit Login Attempts(300)•Updated 657d ago
Limit rate of login attempts and block IP temporarily. Brute force attack protection. GDPR compliant. Captcha enabled.
10,000 installs442,373 downloads27/100 • Possibly abandoned
Login for Google Apps(64)•Updated 380d ago
Simple secure login and user management through your Google Workspace for WordPress (using oAuth2 and MFA if enabled).
10,000 installs664,788 downloads32/100 • Possibly abandoned
Email Login(27)•Updated 3437d 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 154d ago
Authorizer limits login attempts, restricts access to specific users, and authenticates against external sources (OAuth2, Google, LDAP, or CAS).
5,000 installs182,598 downloads64/100 • Maintained
Login Page Styler – Custom WordPress Login Page Customizer & Security(174)•Updated 76d ago
Customize and secure your WordPress login page with logo, backgrounds, templates, custom login URL, reCAPTCHA protection, and login activity logs — no …
3,000 installs238,123 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
Duo Two-Factor Authentication(39)•Updated 351d ago
Easily add Duo Security two-factor authentication to your WordPress website. Enable two-factor authentication for your admins and/or users.
3,000 installs186,686 downloads44/100 • Stale
Shibboleth(7)•Updated 86d ago
Allows WordPress to externalize user authentication and account creation to a Shibboleth Service Provider.
3,000 installs59,546 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Duo Universal(1)•Updated 137d ago
Easily add Duo authentication to your WordPress website. Enable multi-factor authentication for your admins and/or users.
2,000 installs16,615 downloads42/100 • Maintained
Simple LDAP Login(18)•Updated 604d 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 installs110,407 downloads30/100 • Possibly abandoned
OpenID(4)•Updated 1441d 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 2388d ago
Enable face authentication login with ease
1,000 installs3,122 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Sessions(8)•Updated 64d ago
Powerful sessions manager for WordPress with sessions limiter and full analytics reporting capabilities.
900 installs24,300 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
700 installs21,687 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
700 installs14,095 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Easy Basic Authentication – Add basic auth to site or admin area(3)•Updated 171d ago
Secure your WordPress site with easy and effective basic authentication. Restrict access, monitor attempts, and enhance security.
700 installs11,565 downloads52/100 • Maintained