Password Protect WP-Admin

This feature allows you to add an extra layer of security to your wp-admin login screen by setting a separate password screen. 

This way, you can prevent brute force attacks on your wp-admin login screen and unauthorized access to your wp-admin dashboard, even if someone knows your WordPress username and password.

How to Enable WP-Admin Protection:

To enable the WP-Admin protection for your WordPress site, follow these steps:

• Click the Security tab and navigate to the Wp-Admin Protection sub-tab in the Password Protected plugin.

• Enable the Password Protect WP-Admin Login toggle button. This will activate the admin lock password protection feature.

• Set your admin lock password from the Set your Admin Lock Password field and confirm your password in the Confirm Password field. 

• Enable or Disable Forgot Password Option. By default, this option is enabled for you, which means you can reset your admin lock password by email if you forget it. 

Note: If you disable the Forgot Password option, you cannot recover your admin lock password if you lose it, so be careful. If you try to disable this option, you will see a confirmation alert before proceeding.

• Save your Changes to apply those changes.

Now, whenever you try to access your wp-admin login screen, you will see an admin lock screen before it. You will need to enter the wp-admin lock’s password that you set to proceed to the wp-admin login screen.

How to Reset WP-Admin Lock Password:

If you forget your admin lock password, you can reset it by email if the forgot password option is enabled. To do so, follow these steps:

• Go to the admin lock screen and click the Forgot Password button.

• Enter your wp-admin email address in the Enter Your WP Admin Email field and click on the Get New Password button. You will receive an email with a link to reset your admin lock password. 

• Click on the link in the email, enter your new password, and confirm it in the Enter Your New Password and Confirm Your New Password fields. Click on the update/Change password button to save your new password.

• You will receive another email confirming that your admin lock password has been changed successfully. 

Note: This “Password Changed Successfully” email will also be sent to all admin users of your WordPress site with the admin email that has updated the admin lock password.

How to Disable Admin Lock Feature:

If you want to disable this feature, follow these steps:

• Go to the Security tab of the plugin settings.

• Click on the WP-Admin Protection sub-tab.

• Disable the WP-Admin Protection toggle button. This will deactivate the wp-admin password protection feature.

• Save the changes.

Now, you will no longer see the admin lock password screen, and you will be able to access your wp-admin login screen without any protection.