WP Basic Authentication
Basic Authentication for protected your development WordPress site like .htpasswd
5(5 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, WP Basic Authentication is a WordPress protected plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 41K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.7+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Force Login.
5/55 reviews
2.0K+active installs
41K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
WP Basic Authentication is a plugin for protected your development WordPress site like .htpasswd and support Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)
Features:
- Easy for setting Basic Authentication
- Basic Authentication works like .htpasswd
- Protected development website or demo website without .htpasswd
- Support Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)
- The plugin is lightweight.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Very useful plugin
by WimScholtes·1 year ago
Like the title says, a very useful and easy to use plugin.
This was exactly what I needed to make my blog only visible for some next to kin followers. Great job! 🙂
Still working perfectly
by Sea Jay·2 years ago
This plugin is still working perfectly, just as described.
(Can you update the compatibility version? It shows this on install: “Warning: This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress.”)
- This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Sea Jay. Reason: Added suggestion to remove warning
Works perfectly
by lighthaus205·3 years ago
Works just as expected.
Thanks a lot!
Very Nicely Done
by brokercarrier·4 years ago
This plugin perfectly reproduces the functionality of .htpasswd on Apache. We needed a solution like this for a website that is running on OpenLiteSpeed, and it works perfectly. Thank you!
- This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by brokercarrier.
Great for basic privacy
by Adam Blodgett·4 years ago
Plugin does what it promises: easy and quick HTTP-like authentication. Easy to install and use.
Download Trends
Today: 32Yesterday: 45This week: 291Period total: 14K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
65.6%
v1.1
34.4%
Top Alternatives to WP Basic Authentication
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.1
- Fix small issue on setting page
Contributors
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