WP BASIC Auth
by wokamoto · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 11.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enabling this plugin allows you to set up Basic authentication on your site using your WordPress's user name and password.
43 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1375 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
432
now · peak 6.4K
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.8y ago
latest release · v1.1.4
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-04-23 · 1,430 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Rhand10.7y ago
Great plugin. Instead of setting up ht authentication yourself you can use this plugin and it will allow you to use an existing user and password to authenticate instead of adding one on top or for creating this type of authentication yourself connection it to the users in the admin. Only thing I missed was some more documentation so 4/5 starts. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Amber Hinds11.0y ago
All media files can still be accessed via direct paths.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zangetsu111.7y ago
Does exactly what’s expected.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gondoSVK11.7y ago
doesnt work with nginx and this is not mentiond anywhere in plugin description
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vajaah13.2y ago
No need to add .htpasswd with the benefit of using user WP credentials.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jim91213.4y ago
Can introduce the basic authentication very easily. nice!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ suna_p13.4y ago
easy to use, works well
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2026-01-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 104 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-09 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 6K+ → 5K+ down after 187 days in tier
- 2025-04-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 7K+ → 6K+ down after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- H HTTP Basic Auth 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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VA Simple Basic Auth 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Similar Basic Auth 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - A authLdap 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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WP Basic Authentication 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Cron HTTP Auth 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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