wp-admin redirection glitch

  • Resolved eamonlaser

    (@eamonlaser)


    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hi – I have noticed an odd behaviour with a few websites that use WP Cerber and have changed the default login page from /wp-admin/

    If the “confirm admin email” page is triggered (which WordPress seems to do from time to time), and you have set Cerber to change/hide the default login page, the page initially loads with a 404 not found error. I have discovered that if I refresh the page I see the proper admin email verification page, then I can continue to log in.

    I’ve noticed this on my computer (MBP running Safari) and a customer has also reported it (another Mac user – don’t know what browser they are using)

    It can’t easily be recreated (afaik) because once you’ve confirmed the admin email the page doesn’t get shown again.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author gioni

    (@gioni)

    Hi! Please, remember that wp-admin is not a login page. Please see this explanation: https://wpcerber.com/quickhelp/#4

    Thread Starter eamonlaser

    (@eamonlaser)

    You’re right, a mistype on my part when I posted this message. But still; I’ve used the Cerber login redirection function to change the standard login page and when I use that address (in my case it’s domain.com/secret/) and the admin verification page is triggered, I see the error I mentioned above.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by eamonlaser.
    Plugin Author gioni

    (@gioni)

    How do you see that error? In what form?

    Thread Starter eamonlaser

    (@eamonlaser)

    I can’t recreate it, and I only mentioned it because a customer reported it to me as an error. Refreshing the page gets you through to the admin email verification page, so I’d always just put up with it.

    I thought you might like to know.

    The next time I see it I’ll take a screenshot.

    Thread Starter eamonlaser

    (@eamonlaser)

    Hi Gregory,

    I had to wait until a different website displayed the admin email confirmation screen and I have some screenshots which might help explain what I’m seeing.

    Visit the (moved) login page as normal by going to
    https://domain.com/secret/

    Enter username and password and click: Log in

    Site displays error:
    Not Found
    The requested URL /secret/ was not found on this server.

    Refresh the page and alert displays:
    Are you sure you want to send a form again?
    To reopen this page Safari must resend a form. This might result in duplicate purchases, comments or other actions.

    Click: Send

    Then it displays the Administration email verification page
    Administration email verification
    Please verify that the administration email for this website is still correct.

    Screengrabs of sequence when login page moved

    Plugin Author gioni

    (@gioni)

    Please make sure that a caching plugin is not involved. It’s also possible that your hosting provider has installed it for you.

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