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HTTP Auth
v1.0.1Not updated in over a year
Provides comprehensive security during development by protecting your entire site and your admin pages from brute-force attacks.
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui · Website
brute attackBrute Forcehttp authprevent-crawlrestrict site
- Rank
- #2,790 24h 3 · 7d 2
- Est. installs
- 6,760 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 82K all time
- Rating
- 4.2 ★ 6 reviews
- Official installs
- 6,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 0 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- — of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 6.8.11 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
1.3 years ago
Last release
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- On WP.org since
- 2016
About HTTP Auth
HTTP Auth is a WordPress plugin by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui, first published on WordPress.org in 2016. It has 6,000+ active installations and 81,826 downloads in total, and ranks #2,790 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 2 places. Users rate it 4.2 out of 5 across 6 reviews. Version 1.0.1 was released 1.3 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.8.11 and requires WordPress 3.5 and PHP 5.6 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under brute attack, Brute Force, http auth, prevent-crawl and restrict site. Plugins with a similar focus include Stop XML-RPC Attacks, IP Geo Block and WPBruiser Security.
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