AskApache Password Protect adds some serious password protection to your WordPress Blog. Not only does it protect your wp-admin directory, but also your wp-includes, wp-content, plugins, etc. plugins as well. Imagine a HUGE brick wall protecting your frail .php scripts from the endless attacks of automated web robots and password-guessing exploit-serving virii. Forget spam, these millions of zombie bots are too outrageous to ignore, they are attempting known (but strangely outdated) exploits looking for known vulnerabilities against blogs and other Internet software. Sooner or later some poor blogger is going to miss an upgrade and become a victim to this type of video-game-like-attack.
Unfortunately not all servers will support this plugin, mine included, so I haven’t been able to test it personally. But, it comes highly recommended by many people and certainly packs a ton of features. Install the plugin to see if it’s compatible with your server.
[...] The problem with this method is not all bloggers work from the same computer or IP address all the time. For those folk you’ll want to read the section about the AskApache Password Protect plugin. [...]
[...] The problem with this method is not all bloggers work from the same computer or IP address all the time. For those folk you’ll want to read the section about the AskApache Password Protect plugin. [...]