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Opened 16 years ago

Closed 16 years ago

Last modified 4 years ago

#7194 closed enhancement (wontfix)

Change hard-coded WP-Admin to variable like $table_prefix

Reported by: dempsey's profile dempsey Owned by:
Milestone: Priority: normal
Severity: normal Version:
Component: Administration Keywords: wp-admin, rename
Focuses: Cc:

Description

Another way to try limit security problems when found is by allowing users to change the path to the wp-admin folder.

Other PHP scripts allow this, such as MyBB for example.

Change History (11)

#1 @sambauers
16 years ago

-1

It's security through obscurity and it would be a world of pain for the person who takes on the task.

#2 @DD32
16 years ago

It's security through obscurity

Completely agree

and it would be a world of pain for the person who takes on the task.

Well, If everything uses admin_url(), Then it would be a rather simple task actually.. The major problem would be the admin locating the wp-load.php file if it was moved out of the main wordpress folder.

I dont think its needed myself though.

#3 @jacobsantos
16 years ago

  • Type changed from defect to enhancement

#4 @markjaquith
16 years ago

It wouldn't be too hard to figure out the directory.

#5 @jacobsantos
16 years ago

  • Milestone 2.7 deleted
  • Resolution set to wontfix
  • Status changed from new to closed

Out voted. Sorry, this feature will not be implemented.

#6 @SergeyBiryukov
11 years ago

#13118 was marked as a duplicate.

#7 @pento
8 years ago

#38444 was marked as a duplicate.

#8 @SergeyBiryukov
7 years ago

#42025 was marked as a duplicate.

#9 @swissspidy
6 years ago

#44552 was marked as a duplicate.

#10 @SergeyBiryukov
5 years ago

#49124 was marked as a duplicate.

#11 @SergeyBiryukov
4 years ago

#51386 was marked as a duplicate.

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