Title: WPSiteSync for HTTP Authentication Author: Dave Jesch Published: May 6, 2017 Last modified: June 12, 2020 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication.svg) # WPSiteSync for HTTP Authentication By [Dave Jesch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davejesch/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/) ## Description This plugin provides the ability to configure WPSiteSync with an HTTP Authentication username and password to be used when communicating with a Target server that is set up with Authentication. **Usage Scenarios:** If you’re using WPSiteSync with a staging server but want to limit access to the staging server via HTTP Authentication, this is the plugin for you. This add-on plugin for WPSiteSync allows you to configure an HTTP Authentication username and password that will be used in communicating with the Target server; allowing you to PUSH and PULL changes from your local site to your password protected staging site. This plugin works the same whether your Source Site is a local install via DesktopServer or other local development environment, or a publicly hosted site. For more information on DesktopServer and local development tools, please visit our web site at: [https://serverpress.com/get-desktopserver/](https://serverpress.com/get-desktopserver/) **How it Works:** The WPSiteSync for HTTP Authentication add-on plugin sends the username and password with each API request made to the Target site. This allows you to configure your Target site with .htaccess rules that will limit access to user that have the password. **Support:** > **Support Details:** We are happy to provide support and help troubleshoot issues. > Visit our Contact page at [http://serverpress.com/contact/](http://serverpress.com/contact/). > Users should know however, that we check the WordPress.org support forums once > a week on Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm PST (UTC -8). ServerPress, LLC is not responsible for any loss of data that may occur as a result of using this tool. We strongly recommend performing a site and database backup before testing and using this tool. However, should you experience such an issue, we want to know about it right away. We welcome feedback and Pull Requests for this plugin via our public GitHub repository located at: [https://github.com/ServerPress/wpsitesync-httpauth](https://github.com/ServerPress/wpsitesync-httpauth) ## Installation Installation instructions: To install, do the following: 1. From the dashboard of your site, navigate to Plugins –> Add New. 2. Select the “Upload Plugin” button. 3. Click on the “Choose File” button to upload your file. 4. When the Open dialog appears select the wpsitesync-httpauth.zip file from your desktop. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions and wait until the upload is complete. 6. When finished, activate the plugin via the prompt. A confirmation message will be displayed. or, you can upload the files directly to your server. 1. Upload all of the files in `wpsitesync-httpauth.zip` to your `/wp-content/plugins/ wpsitesync-httpauth` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/508bf242f40df8610b0a8223a1df6497d15a3d48927099af19568686e80a8f02? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This worked like a charm.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-worked-like-a-charm/)󠁿 [jamestryon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jamestryon/) May 18, 2019 It does what it says it does It allowed me to configure my target site with .htaccess rules that will limit access to the user that has that password. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WPSiteSync for HTTP Authentication” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Dave Jesch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davejesch/) * [ ServerPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/serverpress/) * [ SpectrOMTech ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spectromtech/) * [ Steveorevo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/steveorevo/) [Translate “WPSiteSync for HTTP Authentication” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1 – Jun 11, 2020 * enhancement: Update .htaccess rules for Apache 2.4. * enhancement: Check for minimum WPSiteSync version and disable plugin if WPSiteSync not found or not minium version. #### 1.0.0 – May 4, 2017 Initial release to WordPress repository. #### 1.0.0 – Mar 31, 2017 * Initial Release ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **6 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.3.21** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/) * Tags * [content](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content/)[content sync](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-sync/) [data migration](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/data-migration/)[synchronization](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/synchronization/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsitesync-for-http-authentication/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Dave Jesch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davejesch/) * [ ServerPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/serverpress/) * [ SpectrOMTech ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spectromtech/) * [ Steveorevo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/steveorevo/) ## Support Got something to say? 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