=== Lockdown WP Admin === Contributors: sean212 Donate link: http://talkingwithsean.com/donate/ Link: http://talkingwithsean.com/2011/01/lockdown-wp-admin/ Tags: security, wp-admin, login, hide login, rename login, http auth, 404, lockdown, talkingwithsean, secure Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 3.2 Stable tag: 1.4 This plugin will hide /wp-admin/ when you aren't logged in. If a user isn't logged in and they attempt to access /wp-admin/ directly, they will be unable to and it will return a 404. Also, you can add HTTP authentication directly from WP admin and add custom username/password combinations for the HTTP auth, or use the WordPress credentials. This doesn't touch any .htaccess files or change the WordPress core files. All the CSS/Images under /wp-admin/ are still accessible, just not the .php ones. If you enable HTTP authencation, it will add HTTP auth to wthe PHP files in /wp-admin/. It will also rename the login URL from /wp-login.php to whatever you want (/login/, /random-stuff/, etc) == Description == This plugin will hide /wp-admin/ when you aren't logged in. If a user isn't logged in and they attempt to access /wp-admin/ directly, they will be unable to and it will return a 404. It can also rename the login URL. Also, you can add HTTP authentication directly from WP admin and add custom username/password combinations for the HTTP auth, or use the WordPress credentials. This doesn't touch any .htaccess files or change the WordPress core files. All the CSS/Images under /wp-admin/ are still accessible, just not the .php ones. If you enable HTTP authencation, it will add HTTP auth to the PHP files in /wp-admin/ == Installation == 1. Upload `/lockdown-wp-admin/` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 3. Navigate to the "Lockdown WP" menu == Frequently Asked Questions == None yet. == Changelog == = 1.0 = * Initial release = 1.0.1 = * Fixed a link to a broken file = 1.1 = * Fixed a bug on activating the plugin network wide, we disabled network wide activation. * Cleaned up the plugin and prevented a double loop of the HTTP check, unnecessary. = 1.2 = * Cleaned up more code. * Security fixes that will prevent somebody from possibly hijacking your website. (Props Jon Cave) = 1.3.1 = * Added the ability to change the login URL entirely. It will disable /wp-login.php and give it whatever you want to make it. = 1.4 = * Fixed a bug with user's with a index.php base * Added stats for us to collect about about URL setup and server configuration for our users. This will let us make the plugin even better. * Fixed bug for having private user management in WP Admin