How To

How to Add a Custom Config File for Nginx Servers

Hide My WP Ghost allows you to change the default configuration file/path when the website root path is not writable.

Prerequisites:

Access to your server’s Nginx configuration.

Step 1: Create a Custom Configuration File

Connect to your server using SSH or your preferred method.
Navigate to your WordPress root directory, typically located at /path_to_root/wp-content/.
Create a new file named hidemywp_custom.conf inside the wp-content directory using the following command:

   touch /path_to_root/wp-content/hidemywp_custom.conf

Step 2: Modify Nginx Configuration

Open your Nginx server configuration file using a text editor. The location of this file may vary depending on your system setup. Commonly, it’s located at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf or in a directory like /etc/nginx/sites-available/.
Inside the server block of your Nginx configuration, add the following line:

   server {
       # Other existing configurations...
       include /path_to_root/wp-content/hidemywp_custom.conf;
       # Other existing configurations...
   }

path_to_root

Change path_to_root with the actual path to website root (WordPress instalation folder).

Step 3: Edit wp-config.php

Access your WordPress installation folder on the server.
Locate the wp-config.php file and open it in a text editor.
Add the following code snippet at the end of the file, or after WP_DEBUG definition:

   add_filter('hmwp_config_file', function(){
       return ABSPATH . 'wp-content/hidemywp_custom.conf';
   });

Step 4: Save Hide My WP Ghost Settings

Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
Navigate to Hide My WP > Custom Paths
Click the “Save Changes” button to save the new custom config path.

Step 5: Restart Nginx

To apply the changes and load the new config path into memory, restart Nginx using the following command:

   sudo service nginx restart

Congratulations! You have successfully added a custom config path in Hide My WP Ghost for Nginx servers. This custom path enhances the security of your WordPress website by moving the configuration file to a different location, making it harder for potential attackers to locate it.

Please note that whenever you make changes to the custom config path, you must restart Nginx to ensure the modifications take effect.

How To Setup Plesk To Work As Apache

Category: How To

To set up Plesk to work like Apache and configure the Hide My WP Ghost plugin, follow these steps:

Log in to Plesk as an administrator.
Go to “Websites & Domains” and click on “Apache & nginx Settings” for the desired domain.
Scroll down to the “nginx settings” section.
Select the “Proxy mode” checkbox. This enables nginx to act as a reverse proxy for Apache.
Clear the “Smart static files processing” checkbox. This ensures that all static files are passed through to Apache for processing.
Clear the “Serve static files directly by nginx” checkbox. This instructs nginx to pass all static file requests to Apache for handling.
Click “Apply” to save the changes.

With these settings, Apache will handle all content, both static and dynamic, while nginx acts as a reverse proxy. This configuration allows you to set up the Hide My WP Ghost plugin specifically for Apache.

Please note that using Apache as the sole handler for all content may have performance implications.

More details: https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/customer-guide/websites-and-domains/hosting-settings/web-server-settings/apache-and-nginx-settings.72320/#serve-all-static-and-dynamic-content-via-apache

Configure the Hide My WP Ghost plugin specifically for Apache

After setting up Plesk to work like Apache, follow these steps to configure the Hide My WP Ghost plugin specifically for Apache:

Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
Navigate to “Hide My WP” in the sidebar and click on it.
From the sub-menu, choose “Advanced.”
In the “Compatibility” tab, locate the “Server type” section.
Select “Apache server” from the available options. This ensures that the plugin’s settings are compatible with Apache.
Click “Save” to save the changes.

By specifying the server type as Apache within the Hide My WP Ghost plugin, you ensure that the plugin’s functionality aligns with the configuration you’ve set up in Plesk. This ensures proper compatibility and optimal performance when hiding your WordPress site’s information from prying eyes.

Redirect Images From The Old Paths to The New Paths

Category: How To

If you change the image paths using Hide My WP Ghost plugin, it is important not to have the same image on two different URLs on a website to avoid duplicate content issues and to maintain good search engine optimization (SEO) practices.

When search engines like Google detect duplicate content, it can negatively impact the website’s visibility and rankings in search results.

Set a new uploads path. Choose a directory name in Hide My WP > Change Paths > WP Core Security like “storage” where you want to store the uploaded images.

Add the below code in the config file.

For Apache/Litespeed, locate the .htaccess file in the root directory of your website and add the following code at the beginning of the file:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /wp-content/uploads/[^\.]+(\.jpg|\.png|\.jpeg|\.webp|\.gif) [NC]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-content/uploads/(.*)$ /storage/$2  [L,R=301]
</IfModule>

For Nginx servers add this code before the Hide My WP Ghost include line in the Nginx config file:

  if ($request_uri ~* ^/wp-content/uploads/[^\.]+(\.jpg|\.png|\.jpeg|\.webp|\.gif)){
    rewrite ^/wp-content/uploads/(.*)$ /storage/$1 redirect;
  }

This code utilizes mod_rewrite, a module that allows URL rewriting. It checks if the request is for an image file within the /wp-content/uploads/ directory and redirects it to the corresponding file in the /storage/ directory.

By implementing this solution, any requests for images in the old /wp-content/uploads/ the directory will be redirected to the new /storage/ directory, preventing duplicate URLs for the same image.

Learn how to hide the old image paths from users:

https://hidemywpghost.com/faqs/how-can-i-hide-the-old-images-paths/

Setup Hide My WP Ghost on Cloud Panel Server

Category: How To

If you’re looking to protect your website from malicious attacks, Hide My WP Ghost is an excellent plugin that can help you secure your website. Hide My WP Ghost can be installed on a Cloud Panel server, and this article will guide you through the process.

Before you begin, make sure that you have a Cloud Panel server with Nginx installed and a WordPress websited.

Here are the steps to set up Hide My WP Ghost on a Cloud Panel server:

Step 1: Install Hide My WP Ghost on the Cloud Panel website.

The first step is to install Hide My WP Ghost on the Cloud Panel website. You can do this by downloading the plugin from the WordPress directory or the Hide My WP Ghost website and installing it like any other WordPress plugin.

Step 2: Select Cloud Panel server type

After you’ve installed Hide My WP Ghost, go to Hide My WP > Advanced > Compatibility and select the server type as Cloud Panel. This will ensure that the plugin is compatible with the Cloud Panel server.

Step 3: Setup new paths in Hide My WP Ghost

Once you’ve selected the server type as Cloud Panel, you’ll need to set up the custom paths in Hide My WP Ghost.

After you’ve set up the custom paths, save the settings and follow the notification to include the hidemywpghost.conf file in the Cloud Panel Vhost file on the Cloud Panel dashboard.

To do this, add the include file above the {{settings}} line in the Vhost file. Save the Vhost file and restart Nginx from the Cloud Panel admin section.

Step 4: Check the frontend and login page

Once you’ve restarted Nginx, check the frontend page and login page with Hide My WP Ghost. You can confirm that the plugin is working by clicking on “Yes, it’s working“.

Note! The custom wp-admin will be redirected to the default wp-admin once the used is logged to the server. This is because Cloud Panel can’t rewrite the wp-admin through Nginx config file.

Congratulations! You’ve successfully set up Hide My WP Ghost on a Cloud Panel server. With this plugin, you can protect your website from malicious attacks and ensure that your website is secure.

Hummingbird Cache and Hide My WP Plugin

Category: How To Tags: hide my wp ghost compatibility, hummingbird cache

If you’re looking to optimize your WordPress website’s performance, Hummingbird is a great plugin to help you achieve that. And the best part is that it’s compatible with Hide My WP Ghost, allowing you to keep your website secure while improving its speed.

To take full advantage of Hummingbird, you need to activate the caching feature, which will store your website’s files on the server for faster delivery to your visitors. Once caching is enabled, you can use the Identify Cached Files option to find out which files are cached and where they’re located.

However, if you’re using Hide My WP Ghost, you need to make sure that the paths to these cached files are changed to prevent detection by potential attackers. To do this, you can use the plugin’s Change Paths in Cache Files option, which will automatically update the paths to your cached files.

But that’s not all. Hummingbird also comes with an Assets Optimization feature that can minify and combine your website’s CSS and JS files for faster load times. To take advantage of this feature, you need to activate the Minification option in the Basic Options section.

Once the Minification option is activated, Hummingbird will automatically combine and minify your website’s CSS and JS files, reducing their size and improving your website’s performance. And as with the caching feature, you can use Hide My WP Ghost’s Change Paths in Cache Files option to change the paths to these optimized files and keep your website secure.

Another important thing to keep in mind is that Hummingbird allows you to change the location of your cache files. By default, Hummingbird stores your cache files in the /wp-content/cache/hummingbird/ directory. However, you can change this location to a custom directory like /wp-content/cache/optimization in the Assets Optimization > Settings section.

By changing the location of your cache files, you can further improve your website’s security by making it harder for potential attackers to find your cached files.

By combining it with Hide My WP Ghost, you can keep your website secure while improving its speed. Just remember to activate the Minification option in Hummingbird’s Basic Options section, use the Identify Cached Files option to find your cached files, and change their paths using Hide My WP Ghost.

Breeze Cache Plugin and Hide My WP Ghost

Category: How To Tags: breeze plugin, hide my wp ghost compatibility

If you are looking for a cache plugin that works perfectly with Hide My WP Ghost, then Breeze is definitely the plugin for you. Breeze is a free, powerful and user-friendly WordPress cache plugin that helps improve the speed of your website. When you combine Breeze with Hide My WP Ghost, you can easily optimize your website speed and also secure it from hackers.

One of the features that make Breeze such a great match for Hide My WP Ghost is the plugin’s minification option, which is located in the Basic Options section. When you activate the minification option, Breeze will automatically minify and combine your CSS and JS files. This helps to reduce the number of HTTP requests and also the file size, which ultimately results in a faster loading website.

When using Hide My WP Ghost, it’s important to hide your plugins and themes from all Theme Detectors. With Breeze and Hide My WP Ghost, you can easily achieve this. By hiding your plugins and themes, you can make it more difficult for hackers to find vulnerabilities in your website. This is important because hackers often target websites that are easy to hack and leave themselves open to vulnerabilities.

In order to use Breeze with Hide My WP Ghost, you’ll need to follow these steps:

Install and activate Breeze and Hide My WP Ghost plugins.
Go to Breeze settings and activate the minification option in the Basic Options section.
Once you have activated minification, go to the Advanced Options section and select the “Don’t cache these pages” option.
Next, add the following pages to the “Don’t cache these pages” option: custom login path, custom admin, and any other pages that require user interaction.
Finally, go to Hide My WP Ghost settings and activate the option “Change Paths in Cache Files”. This will automatically change the paths in background using the cron option.

By following these steps, you can easily optimize your website speed and secure it from hackers. With Breeze and Hide My WP Ghost working together, your website will load faster, and your plugins and themes will be hidden from all Theme Detectors.

In addition to minification, Breeze also offers other optimization features such as Gzip compression, browser caching, and database optimization. When combined with Hide My WP Ghost, you can achieve the perfect balance between website speed and security.

In conclusion, if you are looking for a cache plugin that works perfectly with Hide My WP Ghost, then Breeze is the plugin for you. With Breeze’s minification option and Hide My WP Ghost’s ability to hide plugins and themes from all Theme Detectors, you can easily optimize your website speed and secure it from hackers. By following the steps outlined above, you can achieve a faster-loading, more secure website.

7G Firewall for WordPress

Category: How To, Security Feature

WordPress is the most widely used content management system (CMS) on the web, powering more than 40% of all websites. However, its popularity makes it a prime target for hackers and cybercriminals. As a website owner, it’s your responsibility to secure your site and protect it from malicious attacks. One way to do that is by using a firewall.

Firewalls are security programs that protect your website from unauthorized access and malicious traffic. They can help block suspicious traffic, prevent brute-force attacks, and protect against SQL injections and other types of attacks.

The 7G Firewall is an advanced firewall created by Jeff Starr, a well-known WordPress security expert. It offers lightweight, server-level protection against a wide range of threats, including malicious requests, bad bots, automated attacks, spam, and other types of nonsense. The firewall works by analyzing incoming traffic and blocking any suspicious requests before they reach your website.

One of the benefits of using the 7G Firewall is that it’s highly customizable. You can choose from several levels of protection, including minimal, medium, and maximum. The minimal level is suitable for most websites and provides basic protection against common threats. The medium level offers additional protection against more advanced threats, while the maximum level is recommended for high-traffic websites that are frequent targets of attacks.

However, it’s worth noting that the 7G Firewall may not work with all server configurations. If you’re not sure whether it’s compatible with your server, you can select minimal or medium protection to ensure compatibility.

If you’re using Hide My WP Ghost to secure your WordPress website, you can easily activate the 7G Firewall by following the tutorial provided by the plugin. Once activated, the firewall will run silently in the background, protecting your website from a wide range of threats without impacting its performance.

In conclusion, if you’re looking to secure your WordPress website, a firewall is an essential tool to have in your security arsenal. Hide My WP Ghost’s 7G Firewall protection for Apache-based servers is a powerful and customizable solution that can help keep your site safe from malicious attacks.

By following the plugin’s tutorial, you can easily activate the firewall and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing your website is protected.

Disable Hide My WP Ghost for User Roles

Category: Developers, How To, Security Feature

Our plugin is designed to provide users with the highest level of security and customization. One unique feature of our plugin is the ability to whitelist specific IP addresses, which allows users to grant access to certain users while blocking others.

This can be particularly useful for businesses or organizations that want to grant access to employees or trusted partners while blocking access to unauthorized users.

If you want to disable the plugin for logged users with specific roles, you can add this code in the functions.php file of the theme:

add_action('template_redirect','hidePathsByUserRole');
function hidePathsByUserRole(){
    if (function_exists('wp_get_current_user')) {
        $user = wp_get_current_user();
        $allowed_roles = array(
            'administrator',
            'editor', 
            'author'
        );
        if( isset($user->roles) && is_array($user->roles) && array_intersect($allowed_roles, $user->roles ) ) {
            add_filter('hmwp_process_paths', '__return_false');
            add_filter('hmwp_process_buffer', '__return_false');
            add_filter('hmwp_process_hide_disable', '__return_false');
            add_filter('hmwp_process_find_replace', '__return_false');
        }
    }
}

The code will disable Hide My WP Ghost for administrators, editors and authors. You can add new roles or remove roles from the code.

Hide wp-admin and wp-login.php from Source Code

Category: How To

Hiding the wp-admin and wp-login.php paths from source code it’s important especially when you use obscurity through security solution like Hide My WP Ghost.

The fastest way to change it is to use the mapping feature from Hide My WP Ghost. This way you can simply change the /wp-admin to a random name which will redirect the user to a page or to a 404 page.

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Setup Hide My WP Ghost on Ploi.io Server Management

Category: How To

Ploi.io service is similar with RunCloud and it helps you install your WordPress websites in minutes without being an expert. We found Ploi being a secure and accessible service.

To install Hide My WP Ghost plugin on a websites using Ploi.io, follow this tutorial.

1. Create a Server with Ubuntu + Nginx + PHP > 8

2. Create a website and add WordPress CMS

After you add WordPress on your server through Ploi, go to the website and finish the WordPress installation.

3. Install and setup Hide My WP Ghost

Now, follow the Hide My WP install & configuration like in this tutorial:

https://hidemywpghost.com/kb/hide-my-wp-ghost-tutorial/

4. Ploi.io with NGINX Server Type

When you select the Safe Mode or Ghost Mode in Hide My WP Ghost will detect the Nginx and will show you the hidemywp.conf file you need to add in Ploi.io panel in order to load the rewrite rules.

First, create the hidemywp.conf file on the website root directory through File Manager

Now, save the Safe Mode in Hide My WP Ghost and you will get the line you need to include in Ploi.io.

On Ploi.io panel, go to Manage and click on Edit NGINX configuration.

Add the include line that you copied from Hide My WP Ghost notification and add it before the ssl protocol definition.

Save the NGINX configuration and the changes will be applied automatically.

Go back to your website and test the login page. If the login is loading correctly, confirm the changes and you’re done.

WPMUDEV Server – Hide My WP Ghost Setup

Category: How To

Attention all users!

We’ve received valuable feedback from many of you about challenges faced while configuring Nginx with WPMUDEV support. Based on this feedback, we want to ensure a smooth experience for everyone using our tutorial. Therefore, we recommend considering an alternative hosting solution for Nginx or utilizing the plugin solely for customizing/hiding the login path, rather than applying it to all WordPress common paths.

Here’s how to set up the Hide My WP Ghost plugin on WPMUDEV server:

Configure Hide My WP Ghost for your site the way you want it and make sure to save your settings using the Save button;

Go to the website root directory using File Manager and download the hidemywp.conf file;

Open a support ticket with WPMUDEV’s support team and send them the hidemywp.conf file in order to add the new paths to your website (your host will add the hidemywp.conf file in the Nginx and restart the server);

(your host will be able to add the config line in the Nginx and restart the Nginx server);

Back up the settings in HMWP Ghost from Hide My WP > Backup / Restore and deactivate the plugin until the rules are added by WPMUDEV support.

Once you get the reply that the rules have been added, activate HMWP Ghost plugin and restore the settings in HMWP Ghost.

Verify the login and confirm if the website loads correctly with the new paths.

You can learn more about how to use the Back Up and Restore feature here >>

Kinsta Server – Hide My WP Ghost setup

Category: How To

Here’s how to set up the Hide My WP Ghost plugin on Kinsta server:

Configure Hide My WP Ghost for your site the way you want it and make sure to save your settings using the Save button;

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Go to the website root directory using File Manager and download the hidemywp.conf file;

Contact Kinsta’s support team and send them the hidemywp.conf file in order to add the new paths to your website (your host will add the hidemywp.conf file in the Nginx and restart the server);

Back up the settings in HMWP Ghost from Hide My WP > Backup / Restore and deactivate the plugin until the rules are added in Nginx and the Nginx server is restarted.

Once the rules are added, activate HMWP Ghost plugin and restore the settings to load the new paths.

Verify the login and confirm if the website loads correctly with the new paths.

You can learn more about how to use the Back Up and Restore feature here >>

Ideal Hide My WP Ghost Settings – Best Practice 2023

Category: How To

Learn how to set up Hide My WP Ghost in Ghost Mode and activate all security features you need for a stronger and safer website in just 6 minutes.

VIDEO OUTLINE

Min. 1.00 – 1.33: Select and Save GHOST MODE
Min. 1.33 – 2.24: Change Paths Settings
Min. 2.25 – 3.43: Tweaks Settings
Min. 3.43 – 4.07: Brute Force Settings
Min. 4.08 – 4.36: Events Log Settings
Min. 4.36 – 5.29: Security Check
Min. 5.29 – 6.28: View Changes

👉 Min. 01.00 – 1.33: Select and Save GHOST MODE

Recommended Actions:

Select Ghost Mode
A pop-up will appear showing you all the predefined paths that Hide My WP Ghost sets in Ghost Mode. READ the info.
Click on Continue, and then SAVE.
Run the Frontend Login test.
SAVE your login URL (!very important that you do this)
SAVE your SAFE URL (!also very important, you’ll need this in case you can’t login)
If the test is successful, click on Yes, it’s working.

👉 Min. 1.33 – 2.24: Change Paths Settings

Admin Security

Custom Admin Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide wp-admin – Recommended: ON
Hide wp-admin From Non-Admin users – Recommended: ON
Hide the New Admin Path – Recommended: ON

Custom Login Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide wp-login.php – Recommended: ON
Hide login Path – Recommended: ON
Custom Lost Password Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Custom Register Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Custom Logout Path – Recommended action: Leave as is

Ajax Security

Custom admin-ajax Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide wp-admin from Ajax URL – Recommended: ON
Change Paths in Ajax Calls – Recommended: ON

User Security

Custom Author Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide Author ID URL – Recommended: ON

WP Core Security

Custom wp-content Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Custom wp-includes Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Custom uploads Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Custom comment Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide WordPress Common Paths – Recommended: ON
Hide File Extensions – Recommended action: Leave as is

Plugins Security

Custom plugins Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide Plugin Names – Recommended: ON
Hide All the Plugins – Recommended: OFF
Hide WordPress Old Plugins Path – Recommended: ON
Show Advanced Options– Recommended: OFF

Themes Security

Custom themes Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide Theme Names – Recommended: ON
Hide WordPress Old Themes Path – Recommended: ON
Custom theme style name – Recommended action: Leave as is
Show Advanced Options – Recommended: OFF

API Security

Custom wp-json Path – Recommended action: Leave as is
Hide REST API URL link – Recommended: ON
Disable REST API access – Recommended: OFF
Disable XML-RPC access – Recommended: ON
Disable RSD Endpoint from XML- RPC – Recommended: ON

Firewall and Headers

Add Security Headers for XSS and Code Injection Attacks – Recommended: ON
Strict-Transport-Security – Recommended: ACTIVE, leave as is
Content-Security-Policy – Recommended: ACTIVE, leave as is
X-XSS- Protection – Recommended: ACTIVE, leave as is
X-Content-Type- Options – Recommended: ACTIVE, leave as is
Cross-Origin-Embedder- Policy – Recommended action: ADD then leave as is
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy – Recommended action: ADD then leave as is
X-Frame-Options – Recommended action: ADD then leave as is
Remove Unsafe Headers – Recommended: ON
Block Theme Detectors Crawlers – Recommended: ON
Firewall Against Script Injection – Recommended: ON

👉 Min. 2.25 – 3.43: Tweaks Settings

Redirects

Redirect Hidden Paths – Recommended action: Leave as is (redirects hidden paths to your front page)
Do Login & Logout Redirects – Recommended: OFF

Feed and Sitemap

Hide Feed and Sitemap Link Tags – Recommended: ON
Change Paths in RSS feed – Recommended: ON
Change Paths in Sitemaps XML – Recommended: ON
Hide Paths in Robots.txt – Recommended: ON

Change Options

Change Paths for Logged Users – Recommended: ON
Change Relative URLs to Absolute URLs – Recommended: OFF

Hide Options

Hide Admin Toolbar – Recommended: ON
Select User Roles – Recommended action: Select the users roles for whom you DON’T want the Admin Toolbar to be visible.
Hide Version from Images, CSS and JS in WordPress – Recommended: ON
Hide IDs from META Tags – Recommended: ON
Hide WordPress DNS Prefetch META Tags – Recommended: ON
Hide WordPress Generator META Tags – Recommended: ON
Hide HTML Comments – Recommended: ON
Hide Emojicons – Recommended: ON
Hide Embed Scripts – Recommended: ON
Disable WLW Manifest scripts – Recommended: ON

Disable Options

Disable Right-Click – Recommended: ON
Disable Click Message – Recommended action: Leave as is, customization is not mandatory
Disable Inspect Element – Recommended: ON
Disable Inspect Element Message – Recommended action: Leave as is, customization is not mandatory
Disable View Source – Recommended: ON
Disable View Source Message – Recommended action: Leave as is, customization is not mandatory
Disable Copy/Paste – Recommended: ON
Disable Copy/Paste Message – Recommended action: Leave as is, customization is not mandatory
Disable Drag/Drop Images – Recommended: OFF
Disable DB Debug in Frontend – Recommended: ON

👉 Min. 3.43 – 4.07: Brute Force Settings

Blocked IPs report – Recommended action: Activate Brute Force Protection
Bruce Force Settings >> Use Brute Force Protection – Recommended: ON

!! In most cases, the Math reCAPTCHA is enough to protect your website against Brute Force login attacks.

Max fail attempts – Recommended action: Leave as is or customize based on preferences
Ban Duration – Recommended action: Leave as is or customize based on preferences
Lockout Message – Recommended action: Leave as is, customization is not mandatory

👉 Min. 4.08 – 4.36: Events Log Settings

Events Log Report – Recommended action: Activate Log Users Events
Events Log Settings >> Log Users Events – Recommended: ON
Log User Roles – Recommended: Leave as is (Hide My WP will log all user roles), or select specific user roles whose activity you want Hide My WP Ghost to log.

👉 Min. 4.36 – 5.29: Security Check

Recommended Actions:

Click on Start Scan to run a new WordPress security check.
Check the list of Action Items that Hide My WP Ghost generated.
See if there are still issues that need to be resolved.
Follow the instructions to try and fix as many of them as possible.

By setting up Ghost Mode for your site, you’ve strengthened your site’s security, as shown by the graphic.

👉 Min. 5.29 – 6.28: View Changes

Recommended Actions:

Click on Visit Site to see the changes you’ve enabled using Hide My Ghost take effect.
Log out from your account if you want to test things like: Right Click, View Source, and you’ll see that this functionality has been disabled for your site (based on your settings)
Take a look at your site’s source code to see the modified paths.

IMPORTANT! The settings shown in this video will work best for most sites – and present a way to quickly, safely, and effectively set up Ghost Mode for your site.

However, the ideal settings can look different from case to case, and you can always further customize these settings based on your needs and wants.

We advise you to always read the documentation that we link to from within the plugin and ensure you clearly understand what each setting enables you to do.

NOTE!

👋 How to Fix 403 Forbidden Error in WordPress caused by ModSecurity (mod_security)

ModSecurity is an open-source firewall application (or WAF) supported by different web servers (such as Apache, Nginx, IIS) and used by a lot of hosts.

The issue: If they have rule #212340 in place – which they most likely do by default – then it will prevent the Code Editor from working in Ghost Mode from Hide My WP Ghost.

The solution: If you encounter this issue, make sure to contact your host to turn off Rule 212340 or whitelist you from it.

Once you do that, you should no longer see the 403 Forbidden Error.

Hide My WP Ghost Compatibility Themes List

Category: How To Tags: hide my wp ghost compatibility, themes compatible with hide my wp ghost

Hide My WP Ghost is compatible with the most popular themes. We are continuously working on this to further extend the list of themes that Hide My WP Ghost is compatible with.

We’ve tested Hide My WP Ghost with over 1,000 plugins and themes so far, and we’ll keep at it. But if you DON’T see a theme you may be using on our list here just yet, it doesn’t mean Hide My WP Ghost won’t work with it or cause issues.

Hide My WP Ghost doesn’t physically change any path or file. Rewrites happen when a browser accesses files and paths.

Here are some of the latest themes we checked to make sure they work with Hide My WP Ghost.

Themes

Compatibility issues are unlikely, especially if you use the Safe Mode from Hide My WP Ghost.

Compatibility problems were fixed for:

Builders
Server hosting
Cache Plugins
Security Plugins

We fixed for those, because that’s where most issues were found in the past and we keep working on making it more compatible with them.

If you want us to test other WordPress plugins or themes, please contact us and send us the plugin/theme URL.

We are open to testing Hide My WP Ghost with more plugins and themes, as we are continuously looking for new ways to make Hide My WP Ghost as valuable as possible for a wide range of users.

Hide My WP Ghost Exceptions

Category: How To

Hide My WP Ghost is compatible with all servers, hosting services, and also supports WordPress Multisite.

However, there are certain exceptions you need to take note of. We’ve documented these exceptions in this article, so make sure to keep reading.

Hide My WP Ghost with WordPress.com – Business plan

Automattic does NOT allow for the wp-admin and the wp-login paths to be customized. WordPress uses Jetpack for login security and doesn’t accept any changes made to wp-admin and wp-login.php.
you CAN, however, use Hide My WP Ghost to customize and hide other paths, such as WordPress Common Paths, in order to secure vulnerabilities related to plugins and themes. You can learn more about this here.

Hide My WP Ghost will not Work with Shared & Unmanaged NGINX Servers IF:

user is unable to add the hidemywp.conf file to nginx.conf (this is required in order for all rewrites to be loaded). So, in order to use Hide My WP Ghost, user needs to have access to NGINX config file and access to restart the service. Or, user needs to be able contact the host to add the path_to_file/hidemywp.conf file in NGINX and restart the service for them.
the host refuses to make changes in the nginx.conf file and restart NGINX.

Setup Hide My WP on RunCloud

Category: How To

If you run the service RunCloud, there are 2 easy options you can select on Application type who will run with Hide My WP Ghost plugin.

RunCloud – NGINX + Apache2 Hybrid

After you select to create the application WordPress on your server through RunCloud select the option NGINX + Apache2 Hybrid at the Web Application Stack. This way all the paths are loaded from .htaccess and there is no need for custom Nginx configuration.

Now, follow the Hide My WP configuration like in this tutorial:

https://hidemywpghost.com/kb/hide-my-wp-ghost-tutorial/#safeghostmode

RunCloud – Native NGINX

After you select to create the application WordPress on your server through RunCloud select the option Native NGINX at the Web Application Stack.

Hide My WP Ghost will detect the Nginx and will show you the hidemywp.conf file you need to add in RunCloud in order to load the rewrite rules.

First, create the hidemywp.conf file on the website root directory through File Manager

Now, save the Safe Mode in Hide My WP Ghost and you will get the line you need to include in RunCloud.

On RunCloud, go to NGINX Config and add the line from Hide My WP Ghost. Verify and save the settings.

For more configuration in Hide My WP Ghost, follow this tutorial:

https://hidemywpghost.com/kb/hide-my-wp-ghost-tutorial/#safeghostmode

To reload the Nginx config after you change the paths in Hide My Ghost click on Rebuild Web App Config and the plugin changes will take effect.

Hide The Old Image Paths with Hide My WP Ghost

Category: How To

Before hiding the images with old paths, it’s important to understand what this process entails and what are the risks involved.

Given the fact that images DON’T represent a security risk for your site, hiding them is NOT a necessity, or something we recommend doing to increase protection of your WordPress site.

From an SEO standpoint, if the images have already been indexed by Google, this is what will happen when someone lands on your site via Google Images: they will see a 404 Page Not Found error.

Even if you don’t use Hide My WP Ghost to hide images, over time, Google will index all images with the new paths without affecting SEO.

However, if you still wish to hide the images with the old paths, follow the steps below:

Hide Old Images

Add the following line to your wp-config.php:

define( 'HMW_HIDE_OLD_IMAGES', true );

Once you’ve added this, go to Hide My WP > Change Paths > WP Core Security, and you will see the option to hide Images files in the drop-down under the Hide WordPress Common Paths section (as shown in the screenshot below).

Select the IMAGE files option and Save your settings.

Once you do this, you can go ahead and check using another browser (or by going Incognito) to see if the old images can still be accessed.

Possible errors that might appear as a result of hiding old images

If your theme or other plugins load images into CSS or JS, then it’s possible for images not to load in frontend. A solution for this is using a cache plugin and activating the option to modify the paths in cache files using Hide My WP Ghost.

Use Hide My WP Ghost with SiteGround Security

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, SiteGround Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Does Hide My WP Ghost work for SiteGround hosted websites?

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents hacker bots access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
SiteGround Security prevent a number of threats such as brute-force attacks, compromised login, data leaks, and more.

HMWP Ghost will complement SiteGround Security Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, SiteGround Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add TWO DIFFERENT KINDS of security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Hide My WP Ghost

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

SiteGround Security

With the carefully selected and easy to configure functions the plugin provides everything you need to secure your website and prevent a number of threats such as brute-force attacks, compromised login, data leaks, and more.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security.

What Features to activate in Hide My WP Ghost when SiteGround Security plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	SiteGround
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Hide wp-admin For non-admin Users
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

Brute Force Protection
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts
Configurable lockout timings
Lockout Message

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with WP Cerber Security

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, WP Cerber Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents hacker bots access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
Wp Cerber Security defends WordPress against hacker attacks, spam, trojans, and malware.

Hide My WP Ghost will complement WP Cerber Security Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, WP Cerber Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add TWO DIFFERENT KINDS of security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Hide My WP Ghost

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

WP Cerber Security

WP Cerber Security mitigates brute-force attacks by limiting the number of login attempts through the login form, XML-RPC / REST API requests, or using auth cookies.

Tracks user and bad actors activity with flexible email, mobile and desktop notifications. tops spammers by using a specialized anti-spam engine.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

What Features to activate in Hide My WP Ghost when WP Cerber Security plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	Wp Cerber Security
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Hide wp-admin For non-admin Users
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

LOGIN SECURITY
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Website Security Monitor Report

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with BBQ Firewall

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, BBQ Firewall and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents hacker bots access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
BBQ Firewall protects your site against a wide range of threats.

HWMP Ghost will complement BBQ Firewall Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

BBQ Firewall

BBQ checks all incoming traffic and quietly blocks bad requests containing nasty stuff like:

eval(, base64_, and excessively long request-strings.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

What Features to activate in Hide My WP Ghost when BBQ Firewall plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	BBQ Firewall
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Hide wp-admin For non-admin Users
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

Brute Force Protection
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts
Configurable lockout timings
Lockout Message
SQL Injection Attacks Protection

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with Sucuri Security

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Sucuri Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents hacker bots access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
Sucuri Security defend your website against hacks and DDoS attacks and more.

Hide My WP Ghost will complement Sucuri Security Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Sucuri Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add TWO DIFFERENT KINDS of security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

Sucuri Security

Sucuri safely remove any malicious code in your website file system and database.

Sucuri website firewall (WAF) blocks attacks by filtering malicious traffic.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

What Features to Activate in Hide My WP Ghost when Sucuri Security plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	Sucuri Security
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Hide wp-admin For non-admin Users
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

Brute Force Protection
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts
Configurable lockout timings
Lockout Message

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Weekly Website Security Monitor

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with Anti-Malware Security

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents hacker bots access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.

Hide My WP Ghost will complement Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Anti-Malware Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add TWO DIFFERENT KINDS of security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall

Download Definition Updates to protect against new threats. Firewall block SoakSoak and other malware from exploiting Revolution Slider and other plugins with known vulnerabilites. Upgrade vulnerable versions of timthumb scripts.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

What Features to Activate in Hide My WP Ghost when Anti-Malware Security plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	AM Security
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Hide wp-admin For non-admin Users
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

Brute Force Protection
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts
Configurable lockout timings
Lockout Message

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with Limit Login Attempts Reloaded

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Limit Login Attempts Reloaded and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents hacker bots access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded works like a shield against brute force attacks on login page.

HWMP Ghost will complement Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

Limit Login Attempts Reloaded

Limit Login Attempts Reloaded stops brute-force attacks and optimizes your site performance by limiting the number of login attempts that are possible through the normal login as well as XMLRPC, Woocommerce and custom login pages.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

What Features to Activate in Hide My WP Ghost when Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	Loginizer
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Hide wp-admin For non-admin Users
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

Brute Force Protection
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts
Configurable lockout timings
Lockout Message

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with Loginizer

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Loginizer and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents hacker bots access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
Loginizer works like a shield against brute force attacks on login page .

HWMP Ghost will complement Loginizer Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

Loginizer

It helps you fight against brute force attack by blocking login for the IP after it reaches maximum retries allowed.

You can blacklist or whitelist IPs for login using Loginizer. You can use various other features like Two Factor Auth, reCAPTCHA, PasswordLess Login, etc

Use both plugins on your server to boost your security.

What Features to Activate in Hide My WP Ghost when Loginizer plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	Loginizer
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Hide wp-admin For non-admin Users
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

LOGIN SECURITY
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with Wordfence Security

Category: How To 2 Comments

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, WordFence and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
Wordfence works like a firewall to prevent Brute Force attacks, integrity scan, malware scan and more.

Hide My WP Ghost will complement Wordfence Security Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Wordfence Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add TWO DIFFERENT KINDS of security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

Wordfence Security

Wordfence firewall leverages user identity information in over 85% of the firewall rules, something cloud firewalls don’t have access to. And the firewall doesn’t need to break end-to-end encryption like cloud solutions.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

What Features to Activate in Hide My WP Ghost when Wordfence plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	Wordfence
WORDPRESS FIREWALL
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Change Themes Path
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping
Firewall Against Script Injection
Brute Force Attack Protection

LOGIN SECURITY
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Cloud Events Log
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
User Events Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Hide My WP Ghost vs WP Hide & Security Enhancer PRO

Category: How To

HWMP Ghost will complement WP Hide & SE PRO Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Hide My WP Ghost

Protect your site against hacker bots attacks, such as Script and SQL injection, brute-force, XSS, and more, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

WP Hide & SE PRO

Change the default WordPress login urls from wp-admin and wp-login.php to something totally arbitrary. No one will ever know where to try to guess a login and hack into your site.

Hide My WP Ghost vs WP Hide features

Features	HMWP Ghost	WP Hide
Levels Of Security (under 5 min setup)
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change/Hide comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Custom Plugins Name
Change Themes Path
Custom Themes Name
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Role
Login & Logout Custom Redirects
Firewall Against Script Injection
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping

LOGIN SECURITY
Two-factor authentication (2FA)	in progress
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts

WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log Report
Security Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

SECURITY SUPPORT
Default WordPress Permalinks ?p=ID
ManageWP.com Integration
Cache Plugins Full Integration
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Note! We included the features presented by WP Hide plugin on WordPress directory and the features found when we tested the plugin.

Use Hide My WP Ghost with Shield Security

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Shield Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
Shield Security works like a firewall against hackers and malicious bots, of all types and more.

HWMP Ghost will complement Shield Security Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, Shield Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add TWO DIFFERENT KINDS of security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

Shield Security

It gives you a toolkit with everything you need to expertly secure your site, without being a security expert.

Instead, Shield does most of the heavy lifting for you, so you can get back to focusing on the work you love to do.

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

What Features to Activate in Hide My WP Ghost when Shield Security plugin is activated.

Features	HMWP Ghost	Shield Security
WORDPRESS FIREWALL
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Change Themes Path
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Firewall Against Script Injection & Security Headers		partially

LOGIN SECURITY
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard		partially
Cloud Events Log
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report
User Events Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Use Hide My WP Ghost with iThemes Security

Category: How To

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, iThemes Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Advantages:

Both plugins have complementary features that will boost your website security.
Both plugins load fast and work with SEO and Cache plugins.
Both plugins work on all server types (Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, etc).
Hide My WP Ghost works as security through obscurity and prevents access to vulnerable files, plugins and themes.
iThemes works like a firewall to block bad bots, add login security , monitor site security and more.

HWMP Ghost will complement iThemes Security Plugin by offering an extra layer of protection that the other doesn’t offer:

With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find.
It does a bit more, as you will see on the Features list.
This offers an extra layer of protection that you don’t get from other plugins, because those focus on helping you while you are attacked and after you were attacked, by cleaning files, detecting malware, injections etc.
With Hide My WP Ghost you can avoid getting injections in the first place.

Even if both plugins are considered WordPress Security plugins, iThemes Security and Hide My WP Ghost work together to add TWO DIFFERENT KINDS of security layers on your websites by stopping the hackers’ attacks and preventing data loss.

Hide My WP Ghost:

Protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers.

Protect your site against common attacks, such as script and SQL injection and brute-force, by camouflaging those vulnerabilities without physically changing any file or directory.

iThemes Security

The iThemes Security setup and onboarding experience is designed to allow anyone to secure their WordPress website in under 10 minutes, without needing a degree in cybersecurity

User both plugins on your server to boost your security

See what features to activate on Hide My WP Ghost when using with iThemes Security

Features	HMWP Ghost	iThemes Security
WORDPRESS FIREWALL
Change/Hide wp-admin Path
Change/Hide wp-login Path
Change Author Path
Change Lost Password Path
Change Register Path
Change Logout Path
Change Activation Path
Change Paths in Ajax Calls
Change/Hide wp-content Path
Change/Hide wp-includes Path
Change/Hide uploads Path
Change comments Path
Change/Hide Plugins Path
Change Themes Path
Change/Hide Rest API Path
Hide RSD Endpoint
Disable Pinback & XML-RPC access
Hide WordPress Common Paths After They are Changed
Hide WordPress Common Files
Security Headers
Disable Right-Click , Copy-Paste, Inspect Element
URL Mapping
Class Name Mapping
CDN URL Mapping
Firewall Against Script Injection
Brute Force Attack Protection

LOGIN SECURITY
Google reCaptcha V2
Google reCaptcha V3
Ban IP addresses
Whitelist IP addresses
Blocked IPs Report
Limit Login Fail Attempts

WORDPRESS SECURITY MONITOR
Checks User Activity on Login & Admin Dashboard
Cloud Events Log
Weekly Website Security Monitor Report
User Events Email Alerts
Notification Email Address

Activate a New Website With Hide My WP Ghost

Category: How To

Depending on the purchased license and the limit of websites, you can connect websites to your account by installing the plugin on your websites.

To connect a new website to your account https://account.hidemywpghost.com/user/auth/connected follow these steps:

Download the plugin from Orders / Licenses and copy the Activation Token
Install the plugin on your WordPress site
Use the Activation Token to activate the plugin and connect the website to your account

Your website will automatically appear at the Connected Website on your account https://account.hidemywpghost.com/user/auth/connected.

Delete Connected Website

Use this option if you want to remove the license from a website from your account or want to move the license to a different website.

Click to delete the connected website and the license will automatically remove from that website.

Note! The custom paths will change to WordPress defaults paths on the deleted websites. You will need to reactivate the Hide My WP Ghost plugin on the deleted website.

Now you can connect a different website using the activation steps from above.

How to change database prefix in WordPress

Category: How To

Almost everything that you do in WordPress is stored in databases. Your new plugins will use a database as well as the core WordPress system. Since databases contain all your information, it is important that you do everything you can to make it more secure.

Because more often than not, hackers use bots to search for security flaws in your website, it is not a good idea to have a default database name and prefix for your WP database.

If you had installed WordPress by yourself, you will remember that you had to input database information like the name of your new database, username, and a database prefix. Standard WordPress prefix for databases is wp_ and that is the one you want to change.

iThemes Security Tool

To apply a new prefix, you just need to verify that the wp-config.php is writable and that the Alter rights of the database are enable.

A single entry is need : the new database prefix. The plugin will generate a new one for you. You only have to press the button if you are ok with the generated prefix. Of course, the prefix will be added randomly.

Go to the WordPress dashboard.
Go to the ‘plugins’ tab and click on ‘add new.’
Search iThemes Security in WordPress plugin repository.
Click the Install button to install iThemes Security on your site.
Click the Activate button to activate this plugin.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/

Now, go to Dashboard > Security and after you do the onboarding, go to Security > Settings > Tools and Run a database prefix change and you’re done.

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