success 60100 apache-htaccess-wp 2008-12-17T21:17:15Z 2008-12-17T21:17:16Z DescriptionIf you are worried about your WordPress blog getting hacked, this can help immensely. It adds a 2nd layer of security to your blog by requiring a username and password to access anything in the /wp-admin/ folder. How it worksThe plugin is simple, you just choose a username and password and you are done. It writes the .htaccess file, without messing it up. It also encrypts your password and creates the .htpasswd file, as well as setting the correct security-enhanced file permissions on both. SettingsThis plugin automatically picks all the right settings for where to save the .htpasswd and .htaccess files, but you can easily change those settings to anything you want. You can change it whenever you want right from your WordPress Admin Panel. Installationpload aa-password-protect.zip to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory nzip into its own folder /wp-content/plugins/aa-password-protect/aa-password-protect.php ctivate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress by clicking "AskApache Password Protect" o to your Options Panel and open the "AskApache Password Protect" submenu. hoose a username and password and hit the "Password Protection" button. Example OutputHere is a sample of the .htpasswd file output by the plugin. # BEGIN AskApache Password Protect askapache:$1$UUNC/Y4z$2HrLVf23pizdtlUXazGbN1 # END AskApache Password Protect/wp-admin/.htaccess # BEGIN AskApache Password Protect AuthName "Authorization Required" AuthUserFile /htdocs/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null AuthType Basic Require user askapache # END AskApache Password Protect http://code.google.com/p/apache-htaccess-wp apache-htaccess-wp 0 0 gpl GNU General Public License 2.0