Title: http-authentication
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# http-authentication

 *  [samag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samag/)
 * (@samag)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-authentication/)
 * I put http-authentication.php in my wp-content/plugins directory, however when
   I log in as admin and go to the plug-ins page, it is not listed there. Is there
   anything else I need to do to get WordPress to recognize it?
 * Tom

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 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-authentication/#post-368402)
 * Is it a real plugin for WordPress? Just putting a file in the plugins directory
   doesn’t do anything. Having the right header does.
 * Can you look inside the file and see if it has a header like the one below??
 * /*
    Plugin Name: Hello Dolly Plugin URI: [http://wordpress.org/#](http://wordpress.org/#)
   Description: This is not just a plugin, it symbolizes the hope and enthusiasm
   of an entire generation summed up in two words sung most famously by Louis Armstrong:
   Hello, Dolly. When activated you will randomly see a lyric from <cite>Hello, 
   Dolly</cite> in the upper right of your admin screen on every page. Author: Matt
   Mullenweg Version: 1.5 Author URI: [http://photomatt.net/](http://photomatt.net/)*/
 * Regards

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 * Last reply from: [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * Last activity: [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-authentication/#post-368402)
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