Title: executing form requires access to wp-admin
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# executing form requires access to wp-admin

 *  Resolved [Ambyomoron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josiah-s-carberry/)
 * (@josiah-s-carberry)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-form-requires-access-to-wp-admin/)
 * I recently added a layer of security to my site, requiring authentication , via.
   htaccess and .htpasswd, for any user wishing to access the wp-admin directory.
   This, however, has broken the Mailchimp signup form, which now requests that 
   authentication after the user clicks on the mailchimp form button to sign up.
 * So, I have to find out if there is something to be done to avoid this issue, 
   while maintaining the authentication for access to wp-admin, or if I have to 
   find a different method for getting my users to sign up to the mailchimp list.
 * Thanks in advance.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * (@eherman24)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-form-requires-access-to-wp-admin/#post-7446876)
 * Hi Josiah,
 * Are you using the AJAX setting? Have you tried switching things over to non-ajax?
   I have a feeling that the .htpasswd is preventing the AJAX function from firing
   properly.
 * Thanks,
    Evan
 *  Thread Starter [Ambyomoron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josiah-s-carberry/)
 * (@josiah-s-carberry)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-form-requires-access-to-wp-admin/#post-7446879)
 * Yes, that was it. Thanks for your help.
 *  Plugin Author [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * (@eherman24)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-form-requires-access-to-wp-admin/#post-7446880)
 * No problem at all – thanks for letting us know that helped resolve things.
 * If you continue to use the plugin and find it helpful, we would love it if you
   could leave us a positive review here in the repository:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender)
 * Thanks so much!
    Evan

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## Tags

 * [authentication](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/authentication/)
 * [wp-admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-admin/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-form-requires-access-to-wp-admin/#post-7446880)
 * Status: resolved