by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui 4.2 (6 reviews)

HTTP Auth

Name: HTTP Auth
Rating: 4.2 (6 reviews)
Author: Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

Provides comprehensive security during development by protecting your entire site and your admin pages from brute-force attacks.

HTTP Auth ranks #2,762 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #107 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 4.2/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Jul 22, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.12 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.0.1 Current Version v1.0.1

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 22 Jul, 2025

Refreshed 20 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#107 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads -23.4% this week No update in over a year

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Active Installs

6K+

-11.1%

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Downloads

83.3K

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Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 58.2%

6K+ 7K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

6 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jul 26, 2023

HTTP Auth [http-auth] < 1.0.0

CVE-2023-27435 · Fixed in v1.0.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.1
Last Updated: Jul 22, 2025
Requires WP: 3.5+
Tested Up To: 6.8.12
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Brute Force brute attack http auth prevent-crawl restrict site

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for site owners and developers who need to protect their WordPress site during development or after launch. It solves the problem of brute-force attacks and unwanted crawler access by requiring HTTP username/password authentication for admin pages and the site.