Title: Password protected admin folder problem.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Password protected admin folder problem.

 *  Resolved [intheshallow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intheshallow/)
 * (@intheshallow)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-admin-folder-problem/)
 * I recently password protected my wp-admin folder for added security. It’s all
   explained here:
 * [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-password-protect-your-wordpress-admin-wp-admin-directory/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-password-protect-your-wordpress-admin-wp-admin-directory/)
 * Because I did this, it somehow messed up the Subscription form people fill out
   on the Frontend of my site:
 * [http://www.mmcweb.com](http://www.mmcweb.com)
 * You’ll see when you click on Subscribe that it asks for the username and password
   first which is not right at all. I have am using Pro.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/knews/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/knews/)

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 *  Thread Starter [intheshallow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intheshallow/)
 * (@intheshallow)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-admin-folder-problem/#post-3880265)
 * Can I get some kind of answer? I’m a paying customer.
 *  Plugin Author [creverter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creverter/)
 * (@creverter)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-admin-folder-problem/#post-3880294)
 * Hello!
 * The subscription form uses an ajax call to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
 * This is ugly, but is the official WP way.
 * There are an update in the article, at the bottom, there is a solution:
 * Update: Here is how to fix the Admin Ajax Issue
 * If you password protect your WordPress Admin directory, then it will break the
   Ajax functionality in the front-end (if it is being used). In our case, we don’t
   have any plugins that is using ajax in the front-end. But if you do, then here
   is how you fix that issue.
 * Open the .htaccess file located in your /wp-admin/ folder (This is NOT the main.
   htaccess file that we edited above).
 * In the wp-admin .htaccess file, paste the following code:
 * <Files admin-ajax.php>
    Order allow,deny Allow from all Satisfy any </Files>
 * ===
 * If you are a Knews Pro user, please, use the Knews Priority Support form. If 
   you are bought Priority support, or can’t use the Priotity Support form, please,
   use our shop contact form
 * Kind Regards,
    Carles Reverter.

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-admin-folder-problem/#post-3880294)
 * Status: resolved