HTTP Auth
Provides comprehensive security during development by protecting your entire site and your admin pages from brute-force attacks.
4.2(6 reviews)
·6.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 months agoAs of April 2026, HTTP Auth is a WordPress http auth plugin with 6.0K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 63K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Downloads are up 56% this week. Top alternative: WP Cron HTTP Auth.
4.2/56 reviews
6.0K+active installs
63K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
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.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Seems to be working very well to me
by nipter·2 years ago
Thanks a lot for having made this nice and simple plugin!
Not working for complete site
by Fixdemonium·3 years ago
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.
Great Plugin, Great work
by melissalee·8 years ago
Great to see such a plugin available. Works like a charm and has more options than I thought. I appreciate that!
It Works For Me Perfect
by sahir·8 years ago
It Works For Me Perfect….
ThaNks.
Best Plugin and Easy to use!
by chrintinecase·8 years ago
I was use this plugin on my website. It work good on my website. I’m very much satisfied with this plugin.
Download Trends
Today: 28Yesterday: 36This week: 183Period total: 11K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
85.7%
v0.3
14.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.1 – Dec 23, 24
Fix minor WPCS issues and change text for better understanding.
Contributors
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