Easy Basic Authentication – Add basic auth to site or admin area vs Login for Google Apps

The Easy Basic Authentication plugin provides a simple method to add basic authentication to your WordPress site. You can enable basic authentication for the entire site or only for the admin area by setting a custom username and password. Secure your site by restricting access only to authorized users. Try it on a free mock site: click here Key Features Simple Configuration: With Easy Basic Authentication, you can easily set up basic authentication for your entire website or specifically for the admin area. Set a custom username and password to ensure secure access. Admin Area Protection: If you wish to restrict access to your WordPress admin area, Easy Basic Authentication allows you to do so quickly and effectively. Only users with the correct credentials will be able to access this critical part of your site. Entire site protection: If you wish, there is an option to extend the access limitation to the entire site and not just for your WordPress admin area, Easy Basic authentication allows you to do this quickly and effectively. Only users with the correct credentials will be able to access this critical part of your site. Failed Access Logging: The plugin keeps track of failed login attempts, helping you identify unauthorized access attempts. This is particularly useful for monitoring your site’s security. Access Log: If you choose to enable this feature, Easy Basic Authentication allows you to log successful logins, providing a comprehensive overview of login activities on your site. Easy Management: The plugin’s intuitive interface makes it simple to manage basic authentication settings. You can easily enable or disable basic authentication and adjust credentials to suit your needs. Email Alert Functionality: Easy Basic Authentication includes an email alert feature to notify you of unauthorized access attempts. You can receive email alerts when someone tries to access your site without proper credentials. White List Functionality: Easy Basic Authentication now includes a White List feature, allowing you to specify trusted IP addresses exempt from basic authentication. Configure this list to grant immediate access to known users or systems without requiring credentials, enhancing convenience while maintaining security. Protect your WordPress site with basic authentication quickly and reliably. Easy Basic Authentication gives you control to ensure that only authorized users can access your online resources. Maintain your site’s security and prevent unwanted access today with Easy Basic Authentication. Usage Visit the plugin settings page to configure your desired basic authentication options. Choose whether to enable basic authentication for the entire site or just the admin area. Set a custom username and password for secure access. Monitor failed access attempts and access logs for added security. Troubleshooting: Resetting Basic Authentication If you’re having trouble logging in due to the basic authentication, you can reset it and regain access by following these steps: 1 Connect to your website via FTP. 2 Navigate to the plugin directory: wp-content/plugins/easy-basic-authentication/class/ 3 Locate the file: easy-basic-authentication-class.php 4 Find the following line: add_action( 'init', array($this,'basic_auth_admin') ); 5 Comment out that line by adding a # at the beginning: #add_action( 'init', array($this,'basic_auth_admin') ); 6 Save the file and re-upload it to your server. This will disable the basic authentication temporarily, allowing you to log in. Once logged in, you can adjust the plugin settings as needed. If you need further assistance, feel free to reach out. GitHub Repository You can find the source code and contribute to the project on GitHub: Easy Basic Authentication on GitHub

Login for Google Apps allows existing WordPress user accounts to log in to your website using Google to securely authenticate their account. This means that if they are already logged into Gmail – they can simply click their way through the WordPress login screen – no username or password is explicitly required! Login for Google Apps uses secure oAuth2 authentication recommended by Google, including 2-factor authentication (2FA) if enabled for your Google Workspace (formerly known as Google Apps and G Suite) accounts. This is far simpler to configure than the older SAML protocol. Login for Google Apps is trusted by thousands of organizations from schools to large public companies. Login for Google Apps for WordPress is the most popular enterprise grade plugin enabling login and user management based on your Google Workspace domain. Its plugin setup requires you to have admin access to any Google Workspace domain, or a regular Gmail account, to register and obtain two simple codes from Google. Support and Premium features Full support and premium features are also available for purchase: Eliminate the need for Google Workspace (previously called “Google Apps and G Suite”) domain admins to separately manage WordPress user accounts, and get peace of mind that only authorized employees have access to your organization’s websites and intranet. See our website at wp-glogin.com for more details. The Premium version allows everyone in your Google Workspace (Google Apps / G Suite) domain to log in to WordPress – an account will be automatically created in WordPress if one doesn’t already exist. Our Enterprise version goes further, allowing you to specify granular access and role controls based on Google Group or Organizational Unit membership. You can also see logs of accounts created and roles changed by the plugin. Extensible Platform Login for Google Apps allows you to centralize your site’s Google functionality and build your own extensions, or use third-party extensions, which require no configuration themselves and share the same user authentication and permissions that users already allowed for Login for Google Apps itself. Using our platform, your website appears to Google accounts as one unified ‘web application’, making it more secure and easier to manage. Google Drive Embedder is an extension plugin allowing users to browse for Google Drive documents to embed directly in their posts or pages. Google Apps Directory is an extension plugin allowing logged-in users to search your Google Apps employee directory from a widget on your intranet or client site. Google Profile Avatars is available on our website. It displays users’ Google profile photos in place of their avatars throughout your site. Login for Google Apps works on single or multisite WordPress websites or private intranets. Requirements One-click login will work for the following domains and user accounts: Google Workspace Starter Google Workspace Business Standard Google Workspace Business Plus Google Workspace Enterprise Google Workspace for Nonprofits Google Workspace for Government Google Classroom (Google Workspace for Education) Personal gmail.com and googlemail.com emails Login for Google Apps uses the latest secure OAuth2 authentication recommended by Google. Other 3rd party authentication plugins may allow you to use your Google username and password to login, but they do not do this securely unless they also use OAuth2. This is discussed further in the FAQ. Translations This plugin currently operates in multiple languages. We welcome volunteers to translate into their own language. If you would like to contribute a translation, please open the WordPress.org Translation portal. Website and Upgrades Please see our website https://wp-glogin.com/ for more information about this free plugin and extra features available in our Premium and Enterprise upgrades, plus support details, other plugins, and useful guides for admins of WordPress sites and Google Apps. The Premium and Enterprise versions eliminate the need to manage user accounts in your WordPress site – everything is synced from Google Apps instead. If you are building your organization’s intranet on WordPress, try out our All-In-One Intranet plugin.