How to Protect Your Site with Password-Protected Directories in Webuzo

Sometimes you want part of your website hidden behind a login — a staging area, an admin folder, or files meant only for your team. Password protection adds a pop-up username-and-password prompt to a folder, so only people with the credentials can open anything inside it.

Password-protect a folder in Webuzo

1. Log in to your Webuzo Enduser Panel.
2. Open the Security section and click Protect Directories (also called Directory Privacy or Password Protection).
3. Browse to and select the folder you want to lock.
4. Enable protection, then create a username and password for it.
5. Save. Visiting that folder now shows a login prompt.

Good uses for this

• Hiding a staging or development copy of your site from the public and search engines.
• Locking an internal downloads or documents folder.
• Adding a second layer in front of a sensitive admin area.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the same as blocking by IP address?

No. Password protection asks everyone for a login. Blocking by IP allows or denies specific networks instead. You can combine both for tighter control.

Will it protect my whole WordPress site?

It protects the folder you choose. Protecting the WordPress wp-admin folder can interfere with the site, so for WordPress it is better to secure the login itself — see changing the WordPress admin login URL.

I forgot the directory password.

Return to the same page, remove the old user and create a new one with a fresh password.