01. Login in to cPanel
02. Click Directory Privacy
03. Click the folder icon next to public_html
04. Click wp-admin
05. Select Password protect this directory
06. Enter WordPress Admin for Name then click Save
07. Click Go Back
08. Under Create User enter a Username, click Password Generator to create a strong password.
09. Save the password, click I have copied this password in a safe place and click Use Password
10. Click Save at the bottom of the page
11. Go back to cPanel home page and click File Manager
12. Open public_html directory
13. Open wp-admindirectory
14. Select .htaccess and click Edit
15. Add below text in the file
ErrorDocument 401 "Unauthorized"ErrorDocument 403 "Forbidden"
# Allow admin-ajax.php access<files admin-ajax.php>Order allow,denyAllow from allSatisfy any</files>
17. Click public_html on the left
18. Select .htaccess and click Edit
19. At the top of the file enter the code below
ErrorDocument 401 "Unauthorized"ErrorDocument 403 "Forbidden"<filesmatch "wp-login.php">AuthType BasicAuthName "WordPress Admin"AuthUserFile "/home/USERNAME/.htpasswds/public_html/wp-admin/passwd"require valid-user</filesmatch>
20. Note: Replace *USERNAME* with your cPanel username
21. Click Save Changes