Protect WP Admin
Protect your WP site by changing the default wp-admin URL and customizing the login page for enhanced security.
3.6(50 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Protect WP Admin is a WordPress admin url plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 3.6/5 rating from 50 reviews. It has been downloaded 534K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 12% this week. Top alternative: Custom WP-Admin URL.
3.6/550 reviews
10K+active installs
534K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Protect WP Admin adds an extra security layer to your WP site by allowing you to rename and secure the wp-admin and wp-login.php URLs.
- Change default admin URL (e.g., /wp-admin to /myadmin)
- Restrict access to dashboard by roles or specific user IDs
- Customize login page colors and logo
- Block access to default login URLs
Stop bots and hackers from brute-forcing your login page. This plugin is ideal for any site looking to increase login security without modifying core files.
Video Demo:
https://youtu.be/Mxr2MLDNACE
Pro Add-on Available:
Click here to download add-on
Features
- Define Custom WP Admin Login URL (e.g., http://yourdomain.com/myadmin)
- Add custom logo and styling to login page
- Restrict wp-admin access to only admin or defined user IDs
- Redirect all unauthorized users and bots
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Simple Its all done.
by truekandyan·4 years ago
Thank you for giving us Simple and Amazing plugin.
Please check Login form customizing is not working. Hide wp-admin is working good.
Thanks again.
A loophole has been found by hackers
by samuel·4 years ago
A loophole has been found by hackers. My websites have been attacked by login brute-force thousands times everyday. Hackers could access wp-login.php directly when Protect-wp-admin was enabled. I try disabling the file access to wp-login.php in .htaccess but it also disable accessing the login page via the URL defined in Protect-wp-admin. Finally, it makes this plugin useless.
Plugin created a redirect loop after WordPress version update
by elasticio·5 years ago
After updating the WordPress version to 5.6, none of my team could log in any longer. Both URLs, the one created through the plugin and the original wp-admin link, kept redirecting to the Homepage. I had to deactivated all the plugins via MyPHPAdmin to get back the control of our website. This plugin was the first I reactivated and I could immediately replicate the issue. This is imho not acceptable.
Works perfect & Awesome support
by ichmirmich·5 years ago
The plugin works as expected and after a recent WP update, it didn’t work anymore. contacted the support and they helped me out super quick.
NOT compatible with WP 5.6
by bsp7744·5 years ago·2 replies
Junk, do not use. Updated to WordPress 5.6 and I am now locked out of ALL my websites. Avoid at all costs.
Download Trends
Today: 62Yesterday: 45This week: 322Period total: 26K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.2
36.1%
v4.0
19.5%
Other
16.5%
v4.1
13.3%
v3.8
7.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
4.0
- Fixed major bug
- Tested with WordPress 6.6.2
Contributors
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