Title: HTTP Auth Author: Sami Ahmed Siddiqui Published: Ogwokubiri (Mukutulansanja) 18, 2016 Last modified: Kasambula 22, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/http-auth/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1795783) ![](https://ps.w.org/http-auth/assets/icon.svg?rev=1785371) # HTTP Auth By [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sasiddiqui/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/http-auth.1.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/#description) * [Reviews](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/#reviews) * [Installation](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/#installation) * [Development](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/) ## 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](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. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6f732f299fa8a6aedc0972b422b35764a016ed31e0cf7df253ab3e32c5590fc6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Seems to be working very well to me](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seems-to-be-working-very-well-to-me/)󠁿 [nipter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nipter/) Kasambula 9, 2023 Thanks a lot for having made this nice and simple plugin! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4669c06297f4c01d882eb533006680a08cbbed616c0fdea5ffd352a8179ade53? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Not working for complete site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-for-complete-site-2/)󠁿 [Fixdemonium](https://profiles.wordpress.org/problemizer/) Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 5, 2022 I checked the “complete site” radio button, but the auth only appeared on the wp- admin page. So the plugin is not working as advertised. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18e63dd189528c6e2759db273748065f63817b311957e41f3e58e5d256f1af90? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Plugin, Great work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-great-work-2/)󠁿 [melissalee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melissalee/) Ogwekkuminogumu (Museenene) 1, 2017 Great to see such a plugin available. Works like a charm and has more options than I thought. I appreciate that! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eabe0f981f8b1c5c7c46ceef0e12c2922a2b8a9888ce96691fef0668ee24db3f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It Works For Me Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-for-me-perfect/)󠁿 [sahir](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sahir1/) Mukulukusa bitungotungo 27, 2017 It Works For Me Perfect…. ThaNks. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e6b28a01cfeb6df0d74620b3d80f4b89ae2c9703ca5d9b7dc0126af2f0f4ba5c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Best Plugin and Easy to use!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-plugin-and-easy-to-use-2/)󠁿 [chrintinecase](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrintinecase/) Mukulukusa bitungotungo 2, 2017 I was use this plugin on my website. It work good on my website. I’m very much satisfied with this plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/62c7064eb20015124576165a8b11bff9e358a86ac9c2b50d54f13b24214fefba? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It’s simple and it works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-simple-and-it-works-16/)󠁿 [motokun](https://profiles.wordpress.org/motokun/) Ogwekkuminogumu (Museenene) 23, 2016 Generating .htaccess and .htpasswd by hand is pain. This little plugin does that Admin UI is okay It’s simple Source code is GPL2 and is short enough, I reviewed it and found no tricky things I’d better uninstall it when site goes live [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “HTTP Auth” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sami Ahmed Siddiqui ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sasiddiqui/) [Translate “HTTP Auth” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/http-auth) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/http-auth/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/http-auth/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/http-auth/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/http-auth/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## 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. ``` ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **1 omwaka ago** * Active installations **6akawula_ennukuta_mu_nkumi000+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.7** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/) * Tags * [Brute Force](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/brute-force/)[http auth](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/http-auth/) [restrict site](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/restrict-site/) * [Advanced View](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.2 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/http-auth/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sami Ahmed Siddiqui ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sasiddiqui/) ## Support Got something to say? 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