HTTP Basic Auth for WordPress Plugin Directory
HTTP Basic Auth is a WordPress app, with a 1.0 average rating from 1 review, as of Aug 31, 2026.
HTTP Basic Auth is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Grzegorz Rola. With a rating of 1.0★ from 1 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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HTTP Basic Auth is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 1 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Grzegorz Rola — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (1.0★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (1) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How HTTP Basic Auth works
With this plugin you can protect your WordPress installation with Basic Auth. Basic Auth can use custom password or WordPress users login data.
This plugin protects all dynamically generated content: posts, pages, archives, etc. Basic auth does not protect static content like images, scripts and CSS files.
You can protect: admin area (wp-admin), login page and frontend area.
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Frequently asked questions
What is HTTP Basic Auth?
HTTP Basic Auth is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 1.0-star rating from 1 merchant review, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Grzegorz Rola.