[hcthomas]

Is it possible to protect all the forums on a site with a single password? I have a large group of users (several hundred) and want to send a single password in a monthly newsletter without having to manage a set of users/passwords/logins.
I can’t seem to manage this using the cPanel since I’m using a WordPress installation, nor have I had success editing .htaccess.
Thanks in advance for any guidance …

[danbp]

Hi @hcthomas,

if you already can’t edit your htaccess, how would handle an htpasswd file ?

Please indicate hostname and hostplan.
Can use FTP on your site or are you obligated to manage exclusively your site throught your host’s cPanel ?

Also ask on the bbPress forum, which is better indicated to answer forum related questions.

[hcthomas]

I can edit the htaccess file, but couldn’t figure out where to put a htpasswd file due to the WordPress rewrite rules. So, I can edit the file but was unable to edit it in such a way that it worked.

I’m using Bluehost, their basic plan. It’s a shared host / shared IP. I can access FTP.

I have already searched the forum on this topic, but not found anything specifically addressing this. Someone did cryptically answer a similar question, describing a solution as, “difficult” without elaborating why/how.

[danbp]

OK !
maybe this can help you go further….

[hcthomas]

Hi,
I followed the instructions in the link above (using file paths specific to my site), but was unable to get it to work. Have you had success with this method?