Currently, the plugin is completely translated to Spanish and Romanian. (that’s in addition to English).
Also, we have plans to translate the plugin in more languages, as you can see on our Roadmap here >>
We are always looking to our customers to help us prioritize, so if you have a language you’d like to see Hide My WP Ghost translated to, we’d love to get your input.
Yes, you can use Hide My WP Ghost with the AppMySite plugin.
By default, for both Safe Mode and Ghost Mode, Hide My WP Ghost will leave the default wp-json as the custom wp-json Path.
When using Hide My WP Ghost with the AppMySite plugin, make sure NOT to change the REST API Path or disable the REST API access.
For more details on this, please check out this resource >>
The rewrite rules are added in .htaccess file for Apache Servers.
Rewrites happen when a browser accesses files and paths.
The files aren’t changed physically. We also add the security filters in .htaccess so no other config file is changed.
QUESTION: Will Hide My WP Ghost help my WP sites against all bots in general? I have a problem with my sites reaching the allowed inode quota due to bots. Will this be a solution for this issue?
Yes, once you change the common WordPress paths and hide them from bots, it will show a 404 error instead of loading the server resources.
What Hide My WP Ghost can’t stop are manually-triggered actions on your website, such as:
But it will stop the automated posts to the old wp-comments-post.php file.
You can use Hide My WP Ghost together with a plugin like Wordfence to boost your site’s security by enabling both proactive protection and website integrity protection.
Yes, Hide My WP Ghost has 7G Firewall protection for Apache-based servers.
7G Firewall is the most advanced firewall supported by Jeff Starr: https://perishablepress.com/7g-firewall/
The 7G Firewall offers lightweight, server-level protection against a wide range of malicious requests, bad bots, automated attacks, spam, and many other types of threats and nonsense.
Note! 7G Firewall may not work with all server configurations. Select minimal or medium protection for more compatibility.
To activate 7G Firewall in Hide My WP Ghost follow this tutorial:
https://hidemywpghost.com/kb/customize-paths-in-hide-my-wp-ghost/#firewall_script_injection
When activating either Safe Mode or Ghost Mode, you will be asked to perform a test (enables you to check website functionality from a preview popup).
If you notice any issues at this point, you can abort.
You will also receive a SAFE URL (it’s very important that you save this). This way, you will be able to simply copy the safe URL to be able to login if there is a compatibility issue.
You can learn more about this process here >>
Also read: How to Disable Hide My WP Ghost In Case Of an Error.
Yes, from Tweaks > Disable Options
To reach the Disable options available in Hide My WP Ghost, navigate to Hide My WP > Tweaks > Disable Options. There is where you will find the Disable Inspect Element option.
By activating this option, Hide My WP Ghost will disable the key combination that shows the Inspect Element on your website.
To learn more about the Disable Options that Hide My WP Ghost currently provides, please check out this resource >>
Events Logs will be saved on our Cloud Servers for 30 days, and you can always export the logs directly from the cloud in an Excel format.
Information-wise, what you see in the User Events Log (in the cloud) is the same as what you see in the Events Log report (inside the plugin).
We don’t store the logs longer than 30 days and there is nothing saved in the user’s database.
Question: When linking to PDFs and other documents in wp-content/uploads, does the plugin rewrite links on the front-end, or would we update buttons and things that link to files with aliases that the plugin creates?
When you make the settings for the uploaded documents, the plugin will rewrite the paths to the PDFs. The change will be made automatically and all your buttons will work and send to the re-written path:
https://www.florinmuresan.com/florinhasfile/2021/10/Speed$%#@#$.pdf << it will look like this.
Just added those characters to hide the actual pdf file. It now uses the florinshasfile instead of the common upload path.
The Backup & Restore feature in the Hide My WP Ghost plugin offers you a convenient way to preserve your security configurations. With this feature, you can save your customized setup, making it possible to effortlessly restore it at any time.
Imagine you’ve configured a security setup that you find absolutely perfect. Instead of worrying about remembering every detail, you can create a backup of this setup. This way, you’ll always be assured of restoring it whenever you need it.
But that’s not all! Many of our clients also use the Backup and Restore feature in the following manner:
This approach offers a remarkably simple way to replicate your favorite settings across multiple sites. Picture effortlessly maintaining your preferred configurations on a multitude of websites, perhaps even on a scale of 100 sites or more. With the Backup & Restore feature, it’s a breeze!
No, WordPress Migration Plugins don’t get affected, because the files themselves remain the same.
Rewrites happen when a browser accesses files and paths.
The files aren’t changed physically.
Most of the compatibility concern is around Cache plugins, and that’s why we’ve worked hard to make many of them compatible with Hide My WP Ghost.
You can check out the list of plugins Hide My WP Ghost is compatible with here >>
We’ve tested Hide My WP Ghost with over 1,000 plugins and themes so far, and we are always working to increase the list of plugins and themes that Hide My WP Ghost is compatible with.
We are open to testing Hide My WP Ghost with more tools. And if you encounter any compatibility issues, you can reach out to our support team and we’ll do our best to help and find a solution.
We focused on making the plugin as easy to use as possible.
No coding skills or advanced technical knowledge are required to be able to use this WordPress plugin to enhance the security of your site.
Furthermore, you can choose from pre-built security levels and configure the plugin with just one click.
We are very excited to see that the majority of those who reviewed our plugin mentioned that they found it to be extremely user-friendly and intuitive.
That said, HMWP Ghost is indeed a complex plugin, which is why we made sure to provide access to lots of knowledge support and guidance to help you easily set up HMWP Ghost for your site.
There are already many helpful resources (articles, tutorials, how-tos) that you can access right from the plugin so that you always know how to use every feature.
But we’re constantly working to create more resources (including videos) to serve this purpose.
We are always striving to make HMWP Ghost easier to use and any feedback we receive helps us in this regard.
Question: I already have Sucuri Security Pro. Is it still worth getting this plugin? Will there be conflicts & problems? Would this add to my Sucuri Security experience?
Hide My WP Ghost will complement Sucuri 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:
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.
You can learn more about using Hide My WP Ghost with Sucuri here >>
Compared to the one on Code Canyon, Hide My WP Ghost:
Plus, at the time of us writing this, they are not compatible with many of the plugins and servers on our compatibility list.
We are continuously working to make Hide My WP Ghost the best it can be. If you want to know what we are currently working on, check out our Roadmap here >>
Hide My WP Ghost and Wp Hide & security enhancer have similar features, but a lot of users switch over to us, because the other plugin is way too hard to use, slows down the site, and it feels too geeky for our userbase.
That said, it’s important to mention that we don’t intend to replace the other security plugins out there. Our purpose is to add an extra layer of protection (not available in the others), in order to prevent hacking attempts.
RELATED: Hide My WP Ghost Security Features
Being the most popular CMS on the internet, WordPress is also the most hacked.
Hide My WP Ghost helps you go undetected by hacker bots and prevent WordPress vulnerability exploitation (this targets multiple areas in WordPress that expose your site to attacks; more on this here).
Other security tools focus on malware scanning and fixing files that were already infected.
With Hide My WP Ghost, we focus on hiding the paths that hacker bots use to gain access or inject scripts. Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find, so this will automatically increase the level of protection of any WP site.
Hide My WP Ghost also offers security reports and the option to set email alerts. This helps you uncover urgent vulnerabilities and fix security threats before they become a problem.
You can learn more about all the features that Hide My WP Ghost provides to help protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers here >>
Wouldn’t it be nice to know you can quit being stressed about updating all the old plugins on all the old sites you’ve worked on?
With Hide My WP Ghost, you won’t care if the other plugins in the site don’t get security patches, because hackers won’t even be able to find them and access their vulnerabilities.
Based on a quick research:
Hide My WP Ghost is more complex in terms of the security features it offers.
Being the most popular CMS on the internet, WordPress is also the most hacked. Hide My WP Ghost helps you go undetected by hacker bots and prevent WordPress vulnerability exploitation (this targets multiple areas in WordPress that expose your site to attacks; more on this here)
Plus, Hide My WP Ghost allows you to monitor security level and uncover and fix security threats before they become a problem.
That said, it’s important to mention that our purpose is not to replace other security tools but to add an extra layer of protection (not available in the others), in order to prevent hacking attempts.
Instead of focusing on fixing files that were already infected, we focus on hiding the paths that hacker bots use to gain access or inject scripts.
Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t find, so this will automatically increase the level of protection of any WordPress site.
Based on a quick research:
There are several features that Hide My WP Ghost and Clearfy both offer, such as:
Another thing that we noticed is that, at the time of us writing this, Clearfy has a lot of coming soon features that Hide My WP Ghost already offers, like:
You can learn more about all the features that Hide My WP Ghost provides to help protect your WordPress site against hacker bots and spammers here >>
Hide My WP Ghost is not meant to be an all in one security plugin, and we don’t intend to replace the other security plugins out there. Our purpose is to add an extra layer of protection (not available in the others), in order to prevent hacking attempts.
You can use HMWP Ghost with the security plugin you already use on your website or you can install a free plugin like Wordfence, iThemes, or Shield Security.
Hide My WP Ghost will complement those tools by offering an extra layer of protection that the others don’t offer.
With Hide My WP Ghost, we focus on hiding the paths that hacker bots use to gain access or inject scripts. Hackers and hacker bots can’t attack what they can’t see/find.
With Hide My WP Ghost you prevent attacks from happening, by hiding vulnerabilities in themes, WP core and plugins.
Other security tools focus on different things, such as malware scanning and fixing files that were already infected.
Using HMWP Ghost is a prevention method not a cure method.
So we recommend using Hide My WP Ghost alongside other security plugins that focus on that for increased protection.
We have many clients using Hide My WP Ghost alongside tools such as:
Notes!
If you have file cleaners / malware removal, etc. from your hosting company, then you may not need to pair Hide My WP Ghost up with another security plugin. Otherwise, we recommend that you use something like WP Cerber, WordFence, or others.