htaccess protect

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.

1. ★★★★★ sinanisler

   4.4y ago

   i dont know others but it works fine for me i just tried with wordpress 6.0 I recommend people to use this plugin if you have and know how to edit your ftp files ! if your server configuration has issues this plugin will have too… it is a simple but powerfull plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ reverseflash

   4.8y ago

   the plugin used to work, not anymore.

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3. ★★★★★ BigupJeff

   5.6y ago

   This is the first http pass plugin of several I had to sift through which actually does what you’d expect from a http password plugin. Provides simple, complete site-wide password protection. For me this is a very helpful tool to quickly block public access to staging and dev sites without having to manually create a pass file which I have to remember to delete before migration etc… Thank you to the dev for keeping it straight forward, the way tools should be.

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4. ★★★★★ markc369

   5.6y ago

   When working on websites, I like to add a site-wide password to stop user and search engines accessing the site during that period. I normally use another plugin for this, but it had not been updated for 6 months and on WP5.7 was causing the (known) issue of misreporting that there was an https issue with the site when doing a health check. So I decided to go with this one. At first I thought it would do the job, but when I went to check the site health, I got into the loop of it constantly asking for user/password. I enabled the (supposed) fix for this and then tried again – but same issue. At this point I decided to deactivate/uninstall the plugin – that did not help and the site was still asking for the password, but least at this point I could still access the site. I reinstalled – disabled everything and removed the user thinking that would fix it – now it was even worse. I was still asked for user/pw but now it was not recognised – basically I had been locked out of the site completely. The only fix was to ftp in, download the .htaccess file and manually remove the authentication section added by this plugin and re-upload it. Not sure what has been left in the file structure / db, but at least I am back in and have gone back to the original plugin. What is even worse, is that this plugin also causes the same https error when checking on site health. So it was all for nothing anyway… Needs some more work guys! Cheers, Mark. PS. If you do fix these issues and want me to give it another go – of course I will be happy to do so and will happily up the grading accordingly 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ Manoj Kumar

   5.6y ago

   Thanks for keeping it simple.

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6. ★★★★★ szaboi

   6.4y ago

   Simple and great. Thank you for your work

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Translated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-28 800+ → 700+ down after 134 days in tier
2. 2026-06-16 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-06-14 800+ → 900+ up after 17 days in tier
4. 2026-05-28 900+ → 800+ down after 131 days in tier
5. 2026-01-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 1201 days in tier
6. 2022-10-04 100+ → 1K+ up

Competes with

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htaccess protect: 700+ active installs, 3.7★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/zotya-htaccess-protect