cnpau

Just a quick question, the reason i did this in the first place was because the login page looked different.

Everything was left aligned, the input boxes where square (like windows classic) with times new roman font and the logo was instead a large blue underline text that said powered by wordpress and was clickable.

Thats why i was concerned it was a phishing site.

Has anyone had this before?

thanks,
cn

thanks barnez.

yeah i have access back now but even when i removed the wp-simple-firewall file it still occurred. only when the .htaccess file was renamed did it work.

the help is specifically for shield security. maybe im not the only one! thanks mate

• This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by cnpau. Reason: addition

Thanks for your help and patience, i really appreciate it.

Ive put months into that site for free so i was quite panicked!

Its going on 1am so ill try the .htaccess file tomorrow.

Thanks,
cn

Ok, so i just use the basic WP code to overwrite the current code?

i had a look and cant see a .htaccess in the wordpress insall files?

if i re download wordpress and upload a fresh .htaccess do you think it would work?

i did and it went back to redirect.

So with the dashboard open, just put everything back the way it was?

Firoz you legend! thankyou it worked mate.

Now do i need a new .htaccess file?
I renamed it .old_htaccess and a new one hasn’t been made.

and do i just reinstall plug-ins like normal? or should i copy what plugins i need to a new plugins folder?

and how does this affect the data from the plug-ins that is still in the database?

Thankyou for everyones help!

Yes it is live.
Its for my mate but i did it for him so i could practice.
Its currently live and in use.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by cnpau.

most recent:
easy-wp-smtp (was deactivated)
login-page-styler (was deactivated)
mesmerize-companion (was deactivated)
remove-dashboard-access-for-non-admins (was deactivated)
string-locator (was deactivated)
theme-my-login (was deactivated)
what-the-file (was deactivated)
wp-protect-content
wp-simple-firewall
wpforo (was deactivated)

Would you like most recent?

Its my first site so i try different things on it so i dont keep it very tidy in the files department and there is a lot of plugins.

Hi Firoz,

The only folder i can find is wp-simple-firewall, but im certain the plugin was not called that. i renamed it but it didnt work.

thanks

The one with the green shield.
I cant remember the exact name sorry

Thanks for your time

Ive been doing a bit more researching. i have an SSL certificate for my site that encrypts user to server.

Then ive found a plugin called WP mail SMTP that can send emails securely via gmail, yahoo etc

If i use this plugin, the outgoing emails from my site will be secured by using the softare provided by gmail or yahoo or whatever i select.

is my understanding correct?

to ask my question in simple terms; if ‘bobs fish&chips’ had a site with a contact form what security wolud he be required to implement?

thanks again