{"id":11391,"date":"2021-08-24T09:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T09:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11391"},"modified":"2024-04-24T07:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T06:32:59","slug":"add-password-wordpress-admin-wp-admin-directory-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/add-password-wordpress-admin-wp-admin-directory-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Password to WordPress Admin (wp-admin) Directory via cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can access the WordPress admin area of your website from the WordPress admin(wp-admin) directory. Password protecting your wp-admin directory will create an additional security layer for your wp-admin area. This article will show you how to add a password to the WordPress admin (wp-admin) directory via cPanel.<\/p>\n<h2>To Add Password to wp-admin Directory<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your cPanel account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>FILES<\/strong> section and click on <strong>Directory Privacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_directory_privacy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1133\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will display the list of all the directories on your cPanel account.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0You will have to locate the <strong>wp-admin<\/strong> folder. You can find it within the folder with the name of your WordPress account.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click the <strong>EDIT<\/strong> button for the wp-admin folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_wp-admin_directory_censored.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Security Settings<\/strong> for the wp-admin directory will open.<\/p>\n<p>5. Here, you have to carry the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the <strong>Password protect this directory<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/li>\n<li>Type a name in the <strong>Enter a name for the protected directory<\/strong>\u00a0field.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_wp-admin_security_settings_censored.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will display a screen with a message saying you have\u00a0successfully created the protected directory.<\/p>\n<p>6. Click <strong>Go Back<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_wp-admin_security_settings_back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1452\" height=\"117\" \/>The <strong>Create User<\/strong> section will appear with some fields for your login details.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Username<\/strong>: Enter the username for your login<\/li>\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong>: Enter\/generate a password<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confirm Password<\/strong>: Retype the password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_wp-admin_security_settings_createuser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Once you have filled in all details, click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button at the end.<\/p>\n<p>This is how you add password protection to the wp-admin directory via cPanel. The next time you try to access your WordPress admin area, a new login window will appear, prompting you to log in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can access the WordPress admin area of your website from the WordPress admin(wp-admin) directory. Password protecting your wp-admin directory will create an additional security layer for your wp-admin area. This article will show you how to add a password to the WordPress admin (wp-admin) directory via cPanel. To Add Password to wp-admin Directory 1. 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