Description
With this plugin, you can ask users to authenticate before they can see your WordPress site.
You can either use the WordPress logins to authenticate, or a given password.
This plugin can be useful when your website is still under construction or in beta fase.
No HTTP Authentication is used.
Screenshots
Overview of the options for this plugin
Installation
- Upload all files to a folder in the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Activate/deactive authentication and edit preferences in the Option page
FAQ
- Any Questions?
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No, not yet
Contributors & Developers
“Basic Authentication” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0
- first version of this plugin
1.3
- fix for people with older PHP
1.4
- fix use site_url for redirection
1.5
- typo fix
1.6
- description
- flood message
- better flood protection
- defined blocked time
- if using predefined pwd, you are not loggedin when the pwd changes (even though you’re sessions can still be active)
1.6.1
- debug fix
1.7
- fix for xmlrpc
1.8
- fix redirect_url when WP isn’t installed in root directory. Thx @ Rob Record
1.8.1
- bugfix
1.9
- make compatible with WordPress 3.3
