Plugin info

Total downloads: 61,248
Active installs: 6,000
Total reviews: 6
Average rating: 4.2
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 3
Last updated: 7/22/2025 (162 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 2/18/2016 (9 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 162 days ago • 6 reviews

52/100

Is HTTP Auth abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 162 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.5
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 5.6

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Description

This plugin empowers you to set up HTTP Authentication for your website. This adds an extra layer of security by requiring a username and password to access specific areas.

Here’s how it benefits you:

  • Enhanced Admin Security: Shield your admin pages from brute-force attacks by adding a login barrier.
  • Controlled Crawling: Restrict crawlers from accessing your site during development, preventing unnecessary indexing.
  • Post-Launch Access Control: Maintain control over admin page access even after your website goes live.
  • Easy Activation/Deactivation: Conveniently enable or disable HTTP Auth without deactivating the plugin entirely.

Help Us Improve!

I am constantly working to enhance this plugin and your feedback is valuable. If you are happy with the plugin, consider leaving a review on WordPress.org. Your positive feedback motivates us to keep improving!

Link to Reviews: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/?rate=5#new-post

Bug Reports

We welcome bug reports for HTTP Auth on GitHub: https://github.com/samiahmedsiddiqui/http-auth. Please remember that GitHub is primarily for bug reporting, and issues not classified as genuine bugs may be closed.

From within WordPress

  1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
  2. Search for HTTP Auth
  3. Activate HTTP Auth from your Plugins page.
  4. Go to “after activation” below.

Manually

  1. Upload the http-auth folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate HTTP Auth through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to “after activation” below.

After activation

  1. Go to the plugin settings page and set up the plugin for your site.
  2. You’re done!

Installation

This process defines you the steps to follow either you are installing through WordPress or Manually from FTP.

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

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Changelog

1.0.1 – Dec 23, 24

Fix minor WPCS issues and change text for better understanding.

1.0.0 – July 28, 2023

* Fix WPCS issues

Earlier versions

* For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to the separate changelog.txt file.