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WP Basic Authentication

by nutttaro · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP Basic Authentication is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Basic Authentication
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master17 Sep 2020 to 17 Sep 2020, 1 commits
nutttaro18 Sep 2020 to 25 May 2026, 17 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Basic Authentication
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20263
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 5 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Basic Authentication
4 May 2026639
11 May 2026729
18 May 20261,260
25 May 20261,163
1 Jun 2026588
8 Jun 2026534
15 Jun 2026468
22 Jun 2026327
29 Jun 2026328
6 Jul 2026348
13 Jul 2026231
20 Jul 2026295
27 Jul 2026278
3 Aug 2026461
10 Aug 2026314
17 Aug 2026257
24 Aug 2026305
31 Aug 2026257
7 Sep 2026313
14 Sep 2026341
21 Sep 2026214
28 Sep 2026344
5 Oct 2026316
12 Oct 2026370
19 Oct 2026629
26 Oct 2026417
2 Nov 202695

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

LoginizerScore 93 · 1,000,000+FluentAuth - Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social LoginScore 93 · 10,000+All In One LoginScore 92 · 60,000+WPS Hide LoginScore 91 · 2,000,000+Temporary Login Without PasswordScore 91 · 90,000+

Facts

Version1.2.1
Authornutttaro
Added18 Sep 2020
Last updated25 May 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.7
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsprotected, Basic auth, authentication

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Questions

Is WP Basic Authentication still maintained?

WP Basic Authentication was last updated on 25 May 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP Basic Authentication safe?

WP Basic Authentication has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP Basic Authentication?

The wordpress.org author is nutttaro. Recent committers: nutttaro, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Basic Authentication?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Loginizer, FluentAuth - Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login, All In One Login, WPS Hide Login, Temporary Login Without Password.

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