Title: Password Protect Staging Author: benlumley Published: October 16, 2014 Last modified: October 16, 2014 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/password-protect-staging.svg) # Password Protect Staging By [benlumley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/benlumley/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/password-protect-staging.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/password-protect-staging/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/password-protect-staging/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/password-protect-staging/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/) ## Description Enable, set a user and PW via WP admin and users will be prompted via HTTP AUTH for a user/pw before being able to view the frontend. Aim of the plugin is to protect staging sites from the prying eyes of search engine robots, and to keep out anyone who might stumble across it accidentally. This isn’t particularly secure – password is in the database. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a23890554293f6d6aae9227288e288773d3c7c995b21790da1041a7428efd391? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Handy and simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/handy-and-simple/)󠁿 [consolidated](https://profiles.wordpress.org/consolidated/) September 3, 2016 Gets the job done if you need one simple step between your staging site and the outside net. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0f47d83fa02cec3abb9528f9e5814cd60d79d678f67cf6ee59e94700b3bf7f78? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I made the plugin… it does what I need](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-made-the-plugin-it-does-what-i-need/)󠁿 [benlumley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/benlumley/) September 3, 2016 1 reply So yeah – this does just what I needed, unsurprisingly seeing as I wrote it to do just what I need…. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Password Protect Staging” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ benlumley ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/benlumley/) [Translate “Password Protect Staging” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/password-protect-staging) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-protect-staging/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/password-protect-staging/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/password-protect-staging/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/password-protect-staging/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **12 years ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **5** * Tags * [auth](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/auth/)[htpasswd](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/htpasswd/) [http](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/http/)[password](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/) [staging](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/staging/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/password-protect-staging/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ benlumley ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/benlumley/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/password-protect-staging/)