Hide My WordPress is one of the top WordPress security plugins out there and for good reason. This easy to use WordPress security plugin hide all of your login information and security symbols, but what does it do? In this article I am going to show you exactly how it will hide your username, password, categories, homepage and more.
One of the most annoying things that happens when using WordPress is when someone uses a WordPress theme or plugin and changes the title or version number. When you see the change log, you are often surprised with a number of new login areas that have been added. The most common is changing the login name. The problem with this is whenever somebody changes their username they often times change their password as well.
To hide your username and password every time you start your WordPress installation, you can use the Hide My WP Security Plugin. You simply search for the security plugin in your WordPress installation and add it to your installation. Once installed the Hide My WordPress Plugin will start working right away. This plugin will hide your username and password in the About Me section of your blog.
The most common reason people get a username and password reset is from someone changing their email address or WordPress id. By hiding wp-admin Retweet you can prevent anybody else from taking over your WordPress blog and changing your usernames and passwords. This also stops spammers from sending you scam emails asking for money. Just like with any other WordPress feature this also requires that you login to your WordPress site and visit the “Add Your User” area where you can enter the new user name and password.
Another common reason that people get their usernames and passwords changed is from phishing scams. Phishers will send phishing emails to tell you that you need to give them your PayPal or credit card details in exchange for a free WordPress theme or plugin. WordPress security plugins such as the Retweet plugin will help you to tell these phishers are not real. They will show a message saying “This plugin is not supported by WordPress.” You will then see a redirect to the WordPress support website, where you can change the username and password.
Some phishers will also use a version number trick to change your usernames and passwords. They will send a fake version number in the email asking that you enter that number to activate the feature. WordPress security plugins such as the Hide My WordPress Plugin will catch this. You can then change the username and password immediately at the WordPress support website. Also, there are several different version number detector scripts available online so that you can easily detect when a phishing scam is going around so that you don’t end up giving out your information to hackers.
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