Password protecting a permalink URL

  • MalcolmW

    (@malcolmw)


    12 years, 9 months ago

    I’ve set up a WP web site that has a folder /members with a set of WP pages underneath (obviously using permalinks).

    I’ve set up a password file outside the web root:

    /.htpasswds/public_html/wp-content/.htpasswd

    I created a 401.html file in a new folder called /public_html/forms/

    And finally, I created a folder called /public_html/members and put an .htaccess file in it with the following contents:

    ErrorDocument 401 /public_html/forms/401.html
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName “member access”
    AuthUserFile “/.htpasswds/public_html/wp-content/.htpasswd”
    require valid-user

    When I go to http://www.[url].com/members I get a challenge response box, which is great. So, it’s reading the htaccess file. But, if I click Cancel, I go through to the protected area anyway.

    Any ideas as to why this might be, and how I can actually protect the folder fully?

    Thanks!

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