al3x.de

User/File Management, downloadable files are session bound and .htaccess protected against hot-linking. 
Users are not wp users. Files are displayed in a jQuery powered filetree. 
Now with public download area, public downloads are not session bound. 
You can even tell wp which subdirectory of the public folder should be used as root-directory.

al3x_file_manager

A neat User/File Management with a jQuery frontend to display customizable directory/file tree. Now with public download area.

nutttaro

WP Basic Authentication is a plugin for protected your development WordPress site like .htpasswd and support Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)
Features:
<ul>
<li>Easy for setting Basic Authentication</li>
<li>Basic Authentication works like .htpasswd</li>
<li>Protected development website or demo website without .htpasswd</li>
<li>Support Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)</li>
<li>The plugin is lightweight.</li>
</ul>

WP Basic Authentication

Basic Authentication for protected your development WordPress site like .htpasswd

al3x_file_manager vs WP Basic Authentication