Rename wp-login.php - Version 2.1.1

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  # Rename wp-login.php
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  **Contributors:** avryl
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- **Tags:** rename, login, wp-login, wp-login.php, brute force attacks, custom login url
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  **Requires at least:** 3.8
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  **Tested up to:** 3.8
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- **Stable tag:** 2.1
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  **License:** GPLv2 or later
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  **License URI:** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
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  ## Description
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- With this plugin you can change wp-login.php to anything you want. The default is example.com/login/, but you can change this under Settings › Permalinks › Rename wp-login.php.
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- Please bookmark or remember your login url, accessing wp-login.php or wp-admin will not work.
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  ### Compatibility
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- Requires WordPress 3.8 or higher. The registration form, lost password form, login widget and expired sessions will keep working.
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- Compatible with plugins like:
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  * BuddyPress,
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  * bbPress,
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  * Limit Login Attempts,
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- * User Switching,
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- * and any other plugin that hooks into the standard login form.
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- It does’t work with plugins that hardcoded wp-login.php, obviously.
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- Works with multisite. Activating it for a network allows you to set a networkwide default. Individual sites can still rename their login page to something else.
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- If you’re using a **page caching plugin** like **W3 Total Cache** or **WP Super Cache**, add the word you renamed wp-login.php to (e.g. login) to the list of pages not to cache.
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- * For W3 Total Cache go to Performance › Page Cache › Advanced › Never cache the following pages, add your new login page on a new line and save all settings.
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- * For WP Super Cache go to Settings › WP Super Cache › Advanced › Accepted Filenames & Rejected URIs, add your new login page on a new line and save.
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  ### Benefits
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- Not only does it allow you to further customise your login page, it also prevents brute force attacks that are targeted specifically to wp-login.php. wp-login.php, and wp-admin if not logged in, won't be accessible.
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  While you could use this plugin to prevent a lot of brute force attacks, it does not mean you don’t need a strong password. Read [this codex article](http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks) for more information on how to protect your website.
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- If you want to keep your login url secret, you should make sure there aren’t any links pointing to it on your website.
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  ## Installation
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  1. Go to Plugins › Add New.
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  2. Search for *Rename wp-login.php*.
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  3. Look for this plugin, download and activate it.
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- 4. The page will redirect you to the settings. Rename wp-login.php in the section Login.
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  5. You can change this option any time you want, just go back to Settings › Permalinks › Rename wp-login.php.
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  ## Frequently Asked Questions
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  # Rename wp-login.php
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  **Contributors:** avryl
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+ **Tags:** rename, login, wp-login, wp-login.php, brute force attacks, custom login url, security
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  **Requires at least:** 3.8
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  **Tested up to:** 3.8
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+ **Stable tag:** 2.1.1
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  **License:** GPLv2 or later
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  **License URI:** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
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  ## Description
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+ *Rename wp-login.php* is a very light plugin that lets you easily and safely change wp-login.php to anything you want. It doesn’t literally rename or change files in core, nor does it add rewrite rules. It simply intercepts page requests and works on any WordPress website. The wp-admin directory and wp-login.php page become inaccessible, so you should bookmark or remember the url. Deactivating this plugin brings your site back exactly to the state it was before.
 
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  ### Compatibility
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+ Requires WordPress 3.8 or higher. All login related things such as the registration form, lost password form, login widget and expired sessions just keep working.
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+ It’s also compatible with any plugin that hooks in the login form, including
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  * BuddyPress,
24
  * bbPress,
25
  * Limit Login Attempts,
26
+ * and User Switching.
 
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+ Obviously it doesn’t work with plugins that *hardcoded* wp-login.php.
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+ This also works with multisite! Activating it for a network allows you to set a networkwide default. Individual sites can still rename their login page to something else.
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+ If you’re using a **page caching plugin** you should add the slug of the new login url to the list of pages not to cache. For W3 Total Cache and WP Super Cache this plugin will give you a message with a link to the field you should update.
 
 
 
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  ### Benefits
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+ Not only does it allow you to further customise your login page, it also prevents brute force attacks that are targeted specifically to wp-login.php. Both the wp-login.php page and the wp-admin directory (if not logged in) become inaccessible.
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  While you could use this plugin to prevent a lot of brute force attacks, it does not mean you don’t need a strong password. Read [this codex article](http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks) for more information on how to protect your website.
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+ Of course, if you want to keep your login page secret, you should make sure there aren’t any links pointing to it on your website.
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  ## Installation
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  1. Go to Plugins › Add New.
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  2. Search for *Rename wp-login.php*.
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  3. Look for this plugin, download and activate it.
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+ 4. The page will redirect you to the settings. Rename wp-login.php in there.
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  5. You can change this option any time you want, just go back to Settings › Permalinks › Rename wp-login.php.
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  ## Frequently Asked Questions
readme.txt CHANGED
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  Contributors: avryl
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  Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=49WXVSPP2HUKG
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- Tags: rename, login, wp-login, wp-login.php, brute force attacks, custom login url
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  Requires at least: 3.8
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  Tested up to: 3.8
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- Stable tag: 2.1
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  License: GPLv2 or later
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  License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
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  == Description ==
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- With this plugin you can change wp-login.php to anything you want. The default is example.com/login/, but you can change this under Settings › Permalinks › Rename wp-login.php.
17
- Please bookmark or remember your login url, accessing wp-login.php or wp-admin will not work.
18
 
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  = Compatibility =
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- Requires WordPress 3.8 or higher. The registration form, lost password form, login widget and expired sessions will keep working.
22
 
23
- Compatible with plugins like:
24
 
25
  * BuddyPress,
26
  * bbPress,
27
  * Limit Login Attempts,
28
- * User Switching,
29
- * and any other plugin that hooks into the standard login form.
30
 
31
- It does’t work with plugins that hardcoded wp-login.php, obviously.
32
 
33
- Works with multisite. Activating it for a network allows you to set a networkwide default. Individual sites can still rename their login page to something else.
34
 
35
- If you’re using a **page caching plugin** like **W3 Total Cache** or **WP Super Cache**, add the word you renamed wp-login.php to (e.g. login) to the list of pages not to cache.
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-
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- * For W3 Total Cache go to Performance › Page Cache › Advanced › Never cache the following pages, add your new login page on a new line and save all settings.
38
- * For WP Super Cache go to Settings › WP Super Cache › Advanced › Accepted Filenames & Rejected URIs, add your new login page on a new line and save.
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  = Benefits =
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- Not only does it allow you to further customise your login page, it also prevents brute force attacks that are targeted specifically to wp-login.php. wp-login.php, and wp-admin if not logged in, won't be accessible.
43
 
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  While you could use this plugin to prevent a lot of brute force attacks, it does not mean you don’t need a strong password. Read [this codex article](http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks) for more information on how to protect your website.
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- If you want to keep your login url secret, you should make sure there aren’t any links pointing to it on your website.
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  = GitHub =
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  1. Go to Plugins › Add New.
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  2. Search for *Rename wp-login.php*.
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  3. Look for this plugin, download and activate it.
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- 4. The page will redirect you to the settings. Rename wp-login.php in the section Login.
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  5. You can change this option any time you want, just go back to Settings › Permalinks › Rename wp-login.php.
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  == Frequently Asked Questions ==
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  Contributors: avryl
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  Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=49WXVSPP2HUKG
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+ Tags: rename, login, wp-login, wp-login.php, brute force attacks, custom login url, security
6
  Requires at least: 3.8
7
  Tested up to: 3.8
8
+ Stable tag: 2.1.1
9
  License: GPLv2 or later
10
  License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
11
 
13
 
14
  == Description ==
15
 
16
+ *Rename wp-login.php* is a very light plugin that lets you easily and safely change wp-login.php to anything you want. It doesn’t literally rename or change files in core, nor does it add rewrite rules. It simply intercepts page requests and works on any WordPress website. The wp-admin directory and wp-login.php page become inaccessible, so you should bookmark or remember the url. Deactivating this plugin brings your site back exactly to the state it was before.
 
17
 
18
  = Compatibility =
19
 
20
+ Requires WordPress 3.8 or higher. All login related things such as the registration form, lost password form, login widget and expired sessions just keep working.
21
 
22
+ It’s also compatible with any plugin that hooks in the login form, including
23
 
24
  * BuddyPress,
25
  * bbPress,
26
  * Limit Login Attempts,
27
+ * and User Switching.
 
28
 
29
+ Obviously it doesn’t work with plugins that *hardcoded* wp-login.php.
30
 
31
+ This also works with multisite! Activating it for a network allows you to set a networkwide default. Individual sites can still rename their login page to something else.
32
 
33
+ If you’re using a **page caching plugin** you should add the slug of the new login url to the list of pages not to cache. For W3 Total Cache and WP Super Cache this plugin will give you a message with a link to the field you should update.
 
 
 
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  = Benefits =
36
 
37
+ Not only does it allow you to further customise your login page, it also prevents brute force attacks that are targeted specifically to wp-login.php. Both the wp-login.php page and the wp-admin directory (if not logged in) become inaccessible.
38
 
39
  While you could use this plugin to prevent a lot of brute force attacks, it does not mean you don’t need a strong password. Read [this codex article](http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks) for more information on how to protect your website.
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+ Of course, if you want to keep your login page secret, you should make sure there aren’t any links pointing to it on your website.
42
 
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  = GitHub =
44
 
49
  1. Go to Plugins › Add New.
50
  2. Search for *Rename wp-login.php*.
51
  3. Look for this plugin, download and activate it.
52
+ 4. The page will redirect you to the settings. Rename wp-login.php there.
53
  5. You can change this option any time you want, just go back to Settings › Permalinks › Rename wp-login.php.
54
 
55
  == Frequently Asked Questions ==
rename-wp-login.php CHANGED
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  Description: Change wp-login.php to whatever you want. It can also prevent a lot of brute force attacks.
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  Author: avryl
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  Author URI: http://profiles.wordpress.org/avryl/
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- Version: 2.1
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  Text Domain: rename-wp-login
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  License: GPLv2 or later
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  License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
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  Description: Change wp-login.php to whatever you want. It can also prevent a lot of brute force attacks.
7
  Author: avryl
8
  Author URI: http://profiles.wordpress.org/avryl/
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+ Version: 2.1.1
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  Text Domain: rename-wp-login
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  License: GPLv2 or later
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  License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html