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.htaccess Site Access Control

By Miina Sikk

Security & Privacy / Security Scanning & Malware Protection

.htaccess Site Access Control Review - In-Depth Analysis

Enhance your site's security with password protection using .htaccess. Prevent unauthorized access and brute force attacks easily.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.52/10

User Rating

4/5 (based on 3+ reviews)

Active Installations

800+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Using the password protection will give you an extra layer of security against brute force hacking attacks. Additionally, it is an easy way to password protect your entire site without needing to create separate WordPress users for each visitor.

When you enable the password protection, users will not be able to see anything until they enter the correct username and password. You can password protect the whole website, including the administrator pages, or just the WordPress login page.

Free plugin options include enabling or disabling password protection for wp-login.php and WordPress admin pages. You can also modify existing users by changing their passwords or removing them. You can add one .htaccess user.

Premium plugin options allow you to create or modify an unlimited number of .htaccess users and protect your whole site, making it accessible only to those with the .htaccess user credentials.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free .htaccess Site Access Control plugin.

Htaccess

Htpasswd

Securing

Security

WPSOS

Screenshots

FAQ

As of version 1.0, you can choose between the following options:
1. Enabling/disabling the password protection to wp-login.php, WordPress admin pages, and/or the whole site. Note that you’ll be asked to re-type the .htaccess username/password you created before enabling any of the settings – to ensure that you wouldn’t enable the password protection without even knowing the password yourself!
2. Modifying the existing users: you can change any .htaccess user’s password and remove the users.
3. Adding a new .htaccess user.

Note that you have to have at least one user to be able to enable any of the options: otherwise you would be locked out!

For more information and support, check out: http://www.wpsos.io/wordpress-plugin-htaccess-site-access-control/