Rename wp-login.php
Moves the WordPress login page to a custom URL slug by intercepting requests, without editing core files or adding rewrite rules. Suits sites that want to hide the default wp-login.php from casual bots. Deactivating it restores the default login. It is obscurity rather than real protection, and the old URL stops working.
Pros
- No core file changes and no rewrite rules added
- Deactivating the plugin restores the default login behaviour
- Works on multisite with a network-wide default slug
Cons
- Hides the login URL only; it is not brute-force protection
- Page caches must exclude the new login URL
- No support forum; support is through GitHub
Topics: Login plugins , Security plugins
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