[wp-hackers] Rename the wp-admin directory

[Daniel Fenn]

Hey, I been trying to do that for some time, looking into that now.
Thankyou for sharing :)



On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 12:12 PM, zhaiziming at gmail.com
<zhaiziming at gmail.com> wrote:
> Why don't you put wp-admin into a subdomain, and block the access to the
> main domain of wp-admin?
> I use this method in one of my wordpress site, and all admin features work
> fine. Check here
> <http://www.zhaiziming.com/zZ/2012/put-wordpress-admin-into-a-subdomain/>.
>
> James
>
>
> On 2/28/2012 3:11 PM, Dion Hulse (dd32) wrote:
>>
>> It's a public mailing list. Do whatever you want with the reply, just
>> don't take things out of context.
>>
>> On 29 February 2012 07:25, 24/7<24-7 at gmx.net>  wrote:
>>>
>>> @Dion Hulse
>>>
>>> Would you mind if I copy/paste your answer to the Q for later readers?
>>>
>>> Am Montag, 27. Februar 2012 10:02:40 UTC+1 schrieb Dion Hulse (dd32):
>>>>
>>>> Put simply: You can't.
>>>>
>>>> Longer answer: You can hack around things, and get it working, but
>>>> you'll loose all ability to upgrade without issue (potentially causing
>>>> security issues thanks to running an out of date version), you'll
>>>> loose access to certain plugins that rely on /wp-admin/, you'll
>>>> potentially loose styling when images are embedded in some
>>>> stylesheets, etc.
>>>>
>>>> puclic_html/wordpress-trunk$ grep -r wp-admin * | grep -v '\.svn' |
>>>> grep -v 'wp-content' | grep '\.php'
>>>> provides 498 good reasons not to attempt it.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm just saying WordPress doesn't
>>>> support it, and that it's a waste of your time attempting it.
>>>> Both from a "you can do it" perspective, AND from a security
>>>> perspective, it's going to provide little protection, given the
>>>> alternatives available (proper passwords.. SSL, .htaccess HTTP
>>>> Authentication, combination of all of the previous.. etc)
>>>>
>>>> On 27 February 2012 19:48, 24/7<24-7 at gmx.net>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi list members,
>>>>>
>>>>> I stumbled upon this Q on WPSE<
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/43560/how-do-i-rename-the-wp-admin-folder-with-the-admin-url-filter#comment55078_43560
>>>>>
>>>>> .
>>>>> I found it interesting, but never tried it myself, so I have no
>>>>> starting
>>>>> point to help this guy.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Is it actually possible to change the /wp-admin directory name?
>>>>> 2) Is it the correct way he's trying it?
>>>>> 3) Where should he start debugging?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>> Kaiser.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *) I'm the 2nd guy in the comments.
>>>>>
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