{"id":8680,"date":"2023-03-13T23:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8680"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:47","slug":"secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Secret! Remove WordPress Login in Less Than Five Minutes and Protect Your Website Like a Pro!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6766cc3044857\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg 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class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Using_a_Plugin\" title=\"Using a Plugin\">Using a Plugin<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#WP_Private_Content_Plus\" title=\"WP Private Content Plus\">WP Private Content Plus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Login_Lockdown\" title=\"Login Lockdown\">Login Lockdown<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#WPS_Hide_Login\" title=\"WPS Hide Login\">WPS Hide Login<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Password_Protection\" title=\"Password Protection\">Password Protection<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_1\" title=\"Step 1\">Step 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_2\" title=\"Step 2\">Step 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_3\" title=\"Step 3\">Step 3<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Create_a_Custom_Login_Page_with_Code\" title=\"Create a Custom Login Page with Code\">Create a Custom Login Page with Code<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_1-2\" title=\"Step 1\">Step 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_2-2\" title=\"Step 2\">Step 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_3-2\" title=\"Step 3\">Step 3<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Deny_Access_to_wp-admin_folder_with_htaccess\" title=\"Deny Access to wp-admin folder with .htaccess\">Deny Access to wp-admin folder with .htaccess<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_1-3\" title=\"Step 1\">Step 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_2-3\" title=\"Step 2\">Step 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_3-3\" title=\"Step 3\">Step 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_4\" title=\"Step 4\">Step 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Step_5\" title=\"Step 5\">Step 5<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/secret-remove-wordpress-login-in-less-than-five-minutes-and-protect-your-website-like-a-pro\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understanding_WordPress_Login_Page_Security\"><\/span>Understanding WordPress Login Page Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress is a highly popular Content Management System (CMS) that serves millions of websites around the world. <!--What? Why is this even a problem?-->However, the default WordPress login page can be accessed by anyone with the website&#8217;s URL without any authentication, which may not always be desirable for website owners. The possibility of unauthorized access to the login page poses a significant threat to the website&#8217;s security. In this article, we look at various ways to remove WordPress login from a website to enhance its security.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_Plugin\"><\/span>Using a Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the easiest ways to remove WordPress login from your website is through a plugin. For instance, the Remove Dashboard Access plugin comes with a multitude of features that allow you to customize your login page, dashboard, and more. This plugin also allows you to control who has access to the WordPress Backend through custom roles. Some other popular plugins include:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WP_Private_Content_Plus\"><\/span>WP Private Content Plus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This plugin allows you to make your site entirely private by only allowing logged-in users to access its sections, pages, posts, comments, etc. <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Login_Lockdown\"><\/span>Login Lockdown<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Login lockdown restricts brute force login attempts by locking out IP addresses after several failed login attempts.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WPS_Hide_Login\"><\/span>WPS Hide Login<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The WPS Hide Login plugin allows you to change the default WordPress login URL to something else entirely.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Password_Protection\"><\/span>Password Protection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another way to restrict access to the WordPress login page is by adding password protection. To use this method, follow the following steps to set up password protection through your web hosting control panel:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1\"><\/span>Step 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Log in to your hosting account and navigate to the &#8220;Password Protection&#8221; menu.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2\"><\/span>Step 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Find the directory where the WordPress login page is located (usually &#8220;wp-admin&#8221; folder) and enable password protection on that folder.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3\"><\/span>Step 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Create a user account and password for the directory and save the changes.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve set up password protection, anyone attempting to access the WordPress login page will need to enter a valid username and password to proceed. This process makes the login process secure because the attacker must know both the URL and valid user credentials to log in to the website. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_Custom_Login_Page_with_Code\"><\/span>Create a Custom Login Page with Code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re comfortable coding, you can create a custom login page to remove WordPress login from your website. This method is more complex and requires some coding knowledge, but it&#8217;s also the most customizable approach. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1-2\"><\/span>Step 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Create a new page on your website and use an HTML editor to create a login form.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2-2\"><\/span>Step 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Add PHP code to the new page you created to verify user credentials and grant access.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3-2\"><\/span>Step 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once the user has been authenticated, the page can redirect to any other page on the site, including the WordPress Dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a custom login page can be challenging if you&#8217;re new to coding. But if done right, it could significantly enhance your website&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deny_Access_to_wp-admin_folder_with_htaccess\"><\/span>Deny Access to wp-admin folder with .htaccess<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another way to restrict access to the WordPress login page is by using .htaccess to prevent unauthorized access to the wp-admin folder. This folder contains the login page and other critical administrative files. Therefore, by restricting access to this folder, you can protect your website from unauthorized access. To use this method, you need to create two files: &#8220;.htaccess&#8221; and &#8220;.htpasswd&#8221;:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1-3\"><\/span>Step 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Log in to your hosting account using FTP or File Manager and navigate to the root folder of your website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2-3\"><\/span>Step 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Create a new file called &#8220;.htaccess&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3-3\"><\/span>Step 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Add the following code to the &#8220;.htaccess&#8221; file:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;`<files wp-login.php><br \/>\n   order deny,allow<br \/>\n   deny from all<br \/>\n   allow from Your.ip.address.here<br \/>\n<\/files>&#8220;`<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4\"><\/span>Step 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Save the &#8220;.htaccess&#8221; file and create another file called &#8220;.htpasswd&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5\"><\/span>Step 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Add a user account and password to the &#8220;.htpasswd&#8221; file.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve set up these files, anyone attempting to access the wp-admin folder or the WordPress login page will be denied access unless authorized. You can add multiple users to the .htpasswd file for added security.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Removing WordPress login from your website helps protect your website from unauthorized access and enhance its security. Depending on your needs and skills, you can choose any method discussed above to customize your login page to make it more secure. If you&#8217;re concerned about the security of your WordPress website, we recommend using multiple security methods, including keeping your website updated, making regular backups, and installing SSL certificates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding WordPress Login Page Security Introduction WordPress is a highly popular Content Management System (CMS) that serves millions of websites around the world. 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