[wp-hackers] Rename the wp-admin directory

[Chris Williams]

Maybe you'd want to fix the type in the grep command?  I'm sure you meant
"public_html" not "puclic" :)

On 2/28/12 3:11 PM, "Dion Hulse (dd32)" <wordpress at dd32.id.au> 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 security issues thanks to running an out of date version), you'll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-w
>>>p-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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