Basic Authentication
With this plugin, you can ask users to authenticate before they can see your Wordpress site.
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·50 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Basic Authentication is a WordPress login plugin with 50 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.
1/51 reviews
50active installs
16K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
With this plugin, you can ask users to authenticate before they can see your WordPress site.
You can either use the WordPress logins to authenticate, or a given password.
This plugin can be useful when your website is still under construction or in beta fase.
No HTTP Authentication is used.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
- first version of this plugin
Contributors
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