Looking for a quick and easy way to password-protect your WordPress site? Using .htaccess is one of the most effective ways to add an extra layer of security to your website. With this simple guide, you’ll learn how to password-protect your WordPress site using .htaccess in just a few easy steps.

To begin, we will need to access all of your website files. You can do this by using FTP, cPanel, or a File manager plugin. Once you have accessed the files, create a file named .htpasswd and use the following site to encrypt your password. Next, locate the exact location of the .htpasswd file. You can also create a PHP file and add the following code to get the location. Finally, paste the given code into the .htaccess file with the exact path of the .htpasswd file and save the code.

Now, anyone visiting your site or dashboard will require a username and password to access the site. If you encounter any issues, remove the code from the .htaccess file and then delete the .htpasswd file.