Title: HTTP Auth Author: Sami Ahmed Siddiqui Published: February 18, 2016 Last modified: July 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://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/#description) * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/#reviews) * [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/#installation) * [Development](https://frp.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/) July 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/) December 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/) November 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/) October 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/) October 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/) November 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 6 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 **9 months ago** * Active installations **6,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/http-auth/) * Tags * [Brute Force](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/brute-force/)[http auth](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/http-auth/) [restrict site](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/restrict-site/) * [Advanced View](https://frp.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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