Move your login page to a non-default URL

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An exposed admin panel — a login page at a predictable path like /wp-admin, /admin, or /administrator — is the first thing automated attack bots probe for on every site on the internet, whether or not they're specifically targeting you.

A publicly accessible admin login page is a permanent brute-force target. Every automated bot on the internet probes /wp-admin, /admin, and /phpmyadmin constantly.

How to fix it

1

Confirm your admin panel is where automated scanners expect

Check if /wp-admin, /admin, /administrator, or similar resolves for your platform.
2

Add IP allowlisting if you have a fixed location

If you always log in from the same office or home IP, restrict admin panel access to that IP range at the server or firewall level.
3

Enforce strong authentication regardless

Two-factor authentication on the admin account matters more than hiding the URL — a hidden-but-weak login is still weak.
4

Consider rate limiting login attempts

Locks out brute-force attempts after a handful of failures, independent of where the login page lives.

Common mistakes

Simply renaming/hiding the admin URL ("security through obscurity") is weak on its own — real protection is strong passwords, 2FA, and rate limiting, with URL obscurity as a bonus layer, not the main defense.

How you'll know it's done

Admin access is protected by strong authentication (ideally 2FA) and, where practical, restricted by IP or rate-limited against brute force.

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Fix it, then re-scan — the check confirms itself. No manual checkbox, the scan is the truth.

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Move your login page to a non-default URL

How to fix it

Common mistakes

How you'll know it's done

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