Title: Protect RSS
Author: silence
Published: <strong>March 8, 2010</strong>
Last modified: March 8, 2010

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Protect RSS

 By [silence](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silence/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/protect-rss.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/protect-rss/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/protect-rss/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/protect-rss/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/protect-rss/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/protect-rss/)

## Description

This is a plugin that allows http authentication to the rss feeds of blog.

The plugin is based on post “A test post for a short lived experiment” by Mark Down
on:
 http://blog.samdevore.com/archives/2004/12/10/another-test-post/

To work on some sites that runs php as cgi like dreamhost hosted you can add to 
the htaccess file:
 AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php Tip from: http://codestacker.
com/codes/15-activing-php-auth-on-dreamhost

Tips to work on some other hosted sites are on article “HTTP Authentication with
PHP running
 as CGI/SuExec” from Best Host Ratings blog: http://www.besthostratings.
com/articles/http-auth-php-cgi.html

## Installation

Upload `sil_protect_rss.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory and activate
it.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Protect RSS” is open source software. The following people have contributed to 
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ silence ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silence/)

[Translate “Protect RSS” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/protect-rss)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/protect-rss/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/protect-rss/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/protect-rss/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/protect-rss/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.1

 * First release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **16 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.0.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.8**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/protect-rss/)
 * Tags
 * [password](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/)[rss](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/rss/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/protect-rss/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ silence ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silence/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/protect-rss/)

## Donate

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