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by Stocker_jp 1 (0 reviews)

WP Admin Basic Auth

Enabling this plugin allows you to set up Basic authentication on your admin page using your WordPress user name and password.

WP Admin Basic Auth ranks #4,600 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #335 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Aug 23, 2013. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.5 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 13 years ago Last Update on 23 Aug, 2013
Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on
#335 of 5,058 in Security Top 10% by installs No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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Next Milestone 3K

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for WP Admin Basic Auth. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want an extra login barrier on their admin pages. It adds HTTP Basic authentication using existing WordPress username and password credentials.

  • Basic authentication for admin page
  • Uses WordPress username and password

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Admin Basic Auth

WP Admin Basic Auth has 2,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
WP Admin Basic Auth is developed by Stocker_jp and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
WP Admin Basic Auth requires WordPress 3.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 3.5.
WP Admin Basic Auth has been downloaded 5,510+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of WP Admin Basic Auth is trunk. It was last updated on August 23, 2013.
Yes. WP Admin Basic Auth is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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