Password Protect the Directory

To password protect the wp-admin page only and to avoid authentication pop-up window on the other website pages

Follow the following steps :

• First password protect the directory using the "Password Protect Directories" in the cPanel.
• After that add the following code in the htaccess of the domain.

                    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

                     RewriteEngine On

                     RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !=""

                     RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^p=.*

                     RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^s=.*

                     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/wp-admin.*

                     RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /$1? [R=301,L]

                    </IfModule>

• It will show the authnetication request only for the wp-admin page