Change Default WP Login URL For For Better Brute Force Security

[SearchHoldings]

Hello,

I use a security plugin that allows me to change the default WP login from http://www.example.com/wp-login.php to a completely different one like http://www.example.com/?somethingelse=3.

The problem is that the theme and PMP are using: http://www.example.com/wp-login.php with their logins.  Is there a way in the child theme functions.php (or elsewhere) to change the default login URL so that the theme and PMP plugins will use it instead?

Thanks!

[SearchHoldings]

Also, iThemes Security (https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/) also redirects http://www.example.com/wp-login.php and http://www.example.com/wp-admin.php to 127.0.0.1 if anyone access it directly so it doesn’t appear that I can simply redirect in .htaccess since the above security is already there.

[Laura]

Hello, will assign the ticket to a higher support level who can help and advise you in your query.
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[Radu]

Hi,

In pop-up, you can change the login URL from this file: /wp-content/themes/kleo/page-parts/general-popups.php

You will have to copy this file to the child theme ( wp-content/themes/kleo-child/page-parts/ ) to can update the theme without losing the changes.

See the next screenshot, change wp-login.php to your new route
http://seventhqueen.com/public-files/radu/general-popups.php_-_kleo_-_ApplicationsXAMPPhtdocskleo_2017-05-09_16-17-32.png

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R.

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[Radu]

Also this can be helpful https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/tag/login-link/

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R.

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[SearchHoldings]

Hi,

Thanks for your help. Yes, making the changes to the popups.php in the child theme works. One issue we experience also is that the modal popup redirects to the WordPress login and the user has to login a second time with their credentials. It doesn’t happen every time but most times. Any idea why that would be happening?

Thanks – Derrick.

[Radu]

Hi,

Sincerely not an idea, can be related to the plugin that changes the login endpoint, try also to ask them about that.

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[SearchHoldings]

Thanks

[Radu]

No problem

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