{"id":3424,"date":"2021-10-25T11:19:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=3424"},"modified":"2021-10-25T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:19:13","slug":"how-to-add-password-to-wordpress-admin-wp-admin-directory-via-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-add-password-to-wordpress-admin-wp-admin-directory-via-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Password to WordPress Admin (wp-admin) Directory via cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can access the WordPress admin dashword of your web site from the WordPress admin(wp-admin) directory. Password protecting your wp-admin directory can produce an additional security layer for your wp-admin area. This tutorial can show you the way 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\u00a0<strong>FILES<\/strong>\u00a0section and click on\u00a0<strong>Directory Privacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3425\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-1-300x69.png\" alt=\"cp-directory-privacy-1\" width=\"764\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-1-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-1.png 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/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\u00a0<strong>wp-admin<\/strong>\u00a0folder. You can find it within the folder with the name of your WordPress account.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click the\u00a0<strong>EDIT<\/strong>\u00a0button for the wp-admin folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3426\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-2-300x65.jpg\" alt=\"cp-directory-privacy-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-2-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-2-768x165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Security Settings<\/strong>\u00a0for 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\u00a0<strong>Password protect this directory<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/li>\n<li>Type a name in the\u00a0<strong>Enter a name for the protected directory<\/strong>\u00a0field.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3427\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-3-300x86.jpg\" alt=\"cp-directory-privacy-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-3-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-3-768x219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will display a screen with a message saying you have\u00a0successfully created the protected directory.<\/p>\n<p>6. Click\u00a0<strong>Go Back<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3428\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-4-300x24.jpg\" alt=\"cp-directory-privacy-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-4-300x24.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-4-768x61.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Create User<\/strong>\u00a0section 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=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3429\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-5-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"cp-directory-privacy-5\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-5-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-5-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cp-directory-privacy-5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Once you have filled in all details, click the\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong>\u00a0button 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 dashword of your web site from the WordPress admin(wp-admin) directory. Password protecting your wp-admin directory can produce an additional security layer for your wp-admin area. This tutorial can show you the way to add a password to the WordPress admin (wp-admin) directory via cPanel. 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