by nutttaro 5 (5 reviews)

WP Basic Authentication

Name: WP Basic Authentication
Rating: 5.0 (5 reviews)
Author: nutttaro

Basic Authentication for protected your development WordPress site like .htpasswd

WP Basic Authentication ranks #4,298 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #149 of 1,578 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated May 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.2.1 Current Version v1.2.1

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 25 May, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#149 of 1,578 in Authentication Top 10% by installs Downloads -12.8% this week

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Rank

#4,298

-1 this week

Active Installs

2K+

-33%

KW Avg Position

10.3

0.4 better

Downloads

41.2K

+9 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (5 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 98.5%

2K+ 3K+

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

5 reviews

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.1
Last Updated: May 25, 2026
Requires WP: 5.7+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: nutttaro

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 5
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for developers who need to restrict access to development or demo WordPress sites, including those running on Docker or Kubernetes. It solves the problem of protecting non-public sites the way .htpasswd does, without requiring .htpasswd configuration.