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WP Basic Authentication · Version history

WP Basic Authentication changelog and version history

Latest version
1.2.1
May 25, 2026 (5 months ago)
Releases
5
since 2026
In the last year
5
about one every 24 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8
PHP 7.4 or later

20265 releases

  1. WP Basic Authentication 1.2.1Latest

    • Tested up to WordPress 7.0
    • Use CSS custom properties for admin color scheme compatibility

  2. WP Basic Authentication 1.2.0

    • Add REST API (/wp-json/) authentication toggle
    • Add path exclusion list for health checks, webhooks, and other endpoints
    • Add IP allowlist to bypass authentication for trusted addresses
    • Add production environment warning when plugin is active
    • Add uninstall cleanup — plugin options are now removed on deletion
    • Fix output escaping for translatable strings with HTML
    • Refactor shared password hash detection into a single helper function

  3. WP Basic Authentication 1.1.2

    • Fix password authentication failure caused by double-hashing during save
    • Fix hash detection to support all WordPress password hash formats
    • Fix warning message HTML on settings page

  4. WP Basic Authentication 1.1.1

    • Fix small issue on setting page

  5. WP Basic Authentication 1.1.0

    • Hash password with automatic migration from older versions
    • Automatic password migration for users updating from pre-1.1.0 versions
    • Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Questions about WP Basic Authentication’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Basic Authentication?

1.2.1, released on May 25, 2026 (5 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is WP Basic Authentication updated?

5 releases in the last year, about one every 24 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from February 2026.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Basic Authentication’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.