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Ideal Hide My WP Ghost Settings – Best Practice 2026

November 16, 2021

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Learn how to set up WP Ghost using the Ghost Mode preset to activate all essential security features and protect your site from hacker bots in under 4 minutes.

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 (8G 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 the Restore section and back up your current settings.
  • Select the Ghost Mode preset and click Load Preset to apply the best-practice hack prevention configuration instantly.

👉 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 (Paths Security)

Neutralize fingerprints by hiding your theme and plugin identity from scanners.

  • Text Mapping – Hide CSS class names to block theme detector bots.
  • URL Mapping – Obfuscate file URLs in your source code.
  • CDN Support – Add your CDN domain to ensure all external paths are secured.

👉 Min. 3:23 – 3:44: Security Check

Recommended Actions:

  • Click on Start Scan to run a comprehensive WordPress security audit.
  • 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.