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Ideal Hide My WP Ghost Settings – Best Practice 2026

November 16, 2021

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Set up WP Ghost in under 4 minutes: load the Ghost Mode preset, then adjust each section in the order the video shows.

VIDEO OUTLINE

  1. Min. 0:13 – 0:44: Load Ghost Mode Preset (Instant Setup)
  2. Min. 0:45 – 1:16: Fine-Tune Change Paths
  3. Min. 1:17 – 1:40: Tweaks, Hide, and Disable Options
  4. Min. 1:41 – 2:13: Mapping (Hide from Theme Detectors)
  5. Min. 2:14 – 2:27: Firewall Settings (Firewall Strength: 2026 Ghost Firewall)
  6. Min. 2:28 – 2:44: Brute Force Protection
  7. Min. 2:45 – 3:07: Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
  8. Min. 3:08 – 3:22: Events Log (Cloud Monitoring)
  9. Min. 3:23 – 3:44: Security Check

👉 Min. 0:13 – 0:44: Load Ghost Mode preset

Recommended Actions:

  • Go to WP Ghost > Backup/Restore and click Backup Settings to save your current settings.
  • In WP Ghost > Change Paths > Level of Security, under Preset Security, select the preset that starts with Ghost Mode and click Load Preset to apply the Ghost Mode settings in one step.

👉 Min. 0:45 – 1:16: Fine-tune Change Paths

Admin Security

  • Custom Admin Path – Change to something unique (e.g., custom-admin).
  • Hide wp-admin – Recommended: ON

Login Security

  • Custom Login Path – Create a secure path (e.g., custom-login).
  • Hide wp-login.php – Recommended: ON

👉 Min. 1:41 – 2:13: Mapping (path security)

Change the theme and plugin names that scanners read in your page source.

  • Text Mapping: replace the CSS class names that theme detector bots match on.
  • URL Mapping: change the file URLs in your source code.
  • CDN Support: add your CDN domain so WP Ghost changes the paths in CDN URLs too.

👉 Min. 3:23 – 3:44: Security Check

Recommended Actions:

  • Click Start Scan to run the WordPress security check.
  • Review the Action Items and follow the instructions to reach a 100% optimization score.

Note

👋 How to Fix 403 Forbidden Error caused by mod_security

If your host uses ModSecurity rule #212340, it may prevent the Code Editor from working in Ghost Mode. If you encounter a 403 error, ask your host to whitelist Rule 212340 for your account.