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WP Hide & Security Enhancer
Protect your website by concealing vulnerable WordPress traces, plugins, themes, login/admin url. 2FA, Captcha, Firewall, Security Headers etc.
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v2.9.1 50,000+ installs WP 4.0+ PHP 5.4+

What you get inside
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Admin Interface.
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Sample front html code.
About this plugin
Effortlessly conceal your WordPress site from detection! With over 99.99% of hacks targeting specific plugin and theme vulnerabilities, this plugin significantly boosts site security by making it invisible to hackers’ web scanners.
By removing all traces of WordPress, including themes and plugins, potential exploits are rendered harmless. This method ensures that your site is safe without affecting SEO; in fact, it can enhance certain SEO aspects when used strategically.
WP-Hide has launched the easiest way to completely hide your WordPress core files, login page, theme and plugins paths from being shown on front side. This is a huge improvement over Site Security, since no one will know whether you are running or not a WordPress. It also provides a simple way to clean up html by removing all WordPress fingerprints.
No file and directory change!
No file and directory will be changed anywhere. Everything is processed virtually. The plugin code uses URL rewrite techniques and WordPress filters to apply all internal functionality and features. Everything is done automatically without user intervention required at all.
Real hide of WordPress core files and plugins
The plugin not only allows you to change default URLs of you WordPress, but it also hides/blocks such defaults. Other similar plugins, just change the slugs, but the defaults are still accessible, obviously revealing WordPress as CMS.
You can change the default WordPress login URL from wp-admin and wp-login.php to something totally arbitrary. No one will ever know where to try to guess a login and hack into your site. It becomes totally invisible.
Full plugin documentation available at WordPress Hide and Security Enhancer Documentation
When testing with WordPress theme and plugins detector services/sites, any setting change may not reflect right away on their reports, since they use cache. So, you may want to check again later, or try a different inner URL. Homepage URL usage is not mandatory.
Being the best content management system, widely used, WordPress is susceptible to a large range of hacking attacks including brute-force, SQL injections, XSS, XSRF etc. Despite the fact the WordPress core is a very secure code maintained by a team of professional enthusiast, the additional plugins and themes make ita vulnerable spot for every website. In many cases, those are created by pseudo-developers who do not follow the best coding practices or simply do not own the experience to create a secure plugin.
Statistics reveal that every day new vulnerabilities are discovered, many affecting hundreds of thousands of WordPress websites.
Over 99,9% of hacked WordPress websites are target of automated malware scripts, which search for certain WordPress fingerprints. This plugin hides or replaces those traces, making the hacking bots attacks useless.
It works well with custom WordPress directory structures,e.g. custom plugins, themes, and upload folders.
Once configured, you need to clear server cache data and/or any cache plugins (e.g. W3 Cache), for a new html data to be created. If you use CDN this should be cache clear as well.
Sample usage
Main plugin functionality:
- Customizes Admin URL
- Blocks default admin URL
- Blocks any direct folder access to completely hide the structure
- Customize wp-login.php filename
- 2FA – Two-factor Authentication
- 2FA – Two-factor Authentication – Email Verification Code
- 2FA – Two-factor Authentication – Authenticator App
- 2FA – Two-factor Authentication – Recovery Codes
- 2FA – Two-factor Authentication – Shortcode for front-side user settings interface
- 2FA – Two-factor Authentication – My Account > Account Details – area for 2FA user settings interface
- Google Captcha
- Blocks default wp-login.php
- Blocks default wp-signup.php
- Blocks XML-RPC API
- Creates New XML-RPC paths
- Adjusts theme URL
- Creates New child Theme URL
- Changes theme style file name
- Cleans any headers for theme style file
- Customizes wp-include
- Blocks default wp-include paths
- Blocks default wp-content
- Customizes plugins URL
- Changes Individual plugin URL
- Blocks default plugins paths
- Creates New upload URL
- Blocks default upload URL
- Removes WordPress version
- Blocks Meta Generator
- Disables the emoji and required javascript code
- Removes pingback tag
- Removes wlwmanifest Meta
- Removes rsd_link Meta
- Removes wpemoji
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Minifies Html, Css, JavaScript
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Security Headers
and many more.
No other plugin functionality will be blocked or interfered in any way by WP-Hide
This plugin allows to change the default Admin URL from wp-login.php and wp-admin to something else. All original links turn the default theme to “404 Not Found” page, as if nothing exists there. Besides the huge security advantage, the WP-Hide plugin saves lots of server processing time by reducing php code and MySQL usage since brute-force attacks target the weakURL.
Important: Compared to all other similar plugins which mainly use redirects, this plugin turns a default theme to“404 error” page for all blocked URL functionalities, without revealing the link existence at all.
Since version 1.2, WP-Hide change individual plugin URLs and made them unrecognizable. For example,the change of the default WooCommerce plugin URL and its dependencies from domain.com/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/ into domain.com/ecommerce/cdn/ or anything customized.
Plugin Sections
**Hide -> Scan
- Exhaustive system security examination with analysis and improvements guidance and fixes
Hide -> Rewrite > Theme
- New Theme Path – Changes default theme path
- New Style File Path – Changes default style file name and path
- Remove description header from Style file – Replaces any WordPress metadata information (like theme name, version etc.,) from style file
- Child – New Theme Path – Changes default child theme path
- Child – New Style File Path – Changes child theme style-sheet file path and name
- Child – Remove description header from Style file – Replaces any WordPress metadata information (like theme name, version etc.,) from style file
Hide -> Rewrite > WP includes
- New Include Path – Changes default wp-include path/URL
- Block wp-include URL – Blocks default wp-include URL
Hide -> Rewrite > WP content
- New Content Path – Change default wp-content path/URL
- Block wp-content URL – Blocks the default content URL
Hide -> Rewrite > Plugins
- New Plugin Path – Changes default wp-content/plugins path/URL
- Block plugin URL – Blocks default wp-content/plugins URL
- New path / URL for Every Active Plugin
- Customize path and name for any active plugins
Hide -> Rewrite > Uploads
- New Upload Path – Changes default media files path/URL
- Block upload URL – Blocks default media files URL
Hide -> Rewrite > Comments
- New wp-comments-post.php Path
- Block wp-comments-post.php
Hide -> Rewrite > Author
- New Author Path
- Prevent Access to Author Archives
- Block default path
Hide -> Rewrite > Search
- New Search Path
- Block default path
Hide -> Rewrite > XML-RPC
- New XML-RPC Path – Changes default XML-RPC path / URL
- Block default xmlrpc.php – Blocks default XML-RPC URL
- Disable XML-RPC authentication – Filters whether XML-RPC methods require authentication
- Remove pingback – Removes pingback link tag from theme
Hide -> Rewrite > JSON REST
- Clean the REST API response
- Disable JSON REST V1 service – Disables an API service for WordPress which is active by default
- Disable JSON REST V2 service – Disables an API service for WordPress which is active by default
- Block any JSON REST calls – Any call for JSON REST API service will be blocked
- Disable output the REST API link tag into page header
- Disable JSON REST WP RSD endpoint from XML-RPC responses
- Disable Sends a Link header for the REST API
Hide -> Rewrite > Root Files
- Block license.txt – Blocks access to license.txt root file
- Block readme.html – Blocks access to readme.html root file
- Block wp-activate.php – Blocks access to wp-activate.php file
- Block wp-cron.php – Blocks outside access to wp-cron.php file
- Block wp-signup.php – Blocks default wp-signup.php file
- Block other wp-*.php files – Blocks other wp-.php files within WordPress Root
Hide -> Rewrite > URL Slash
- URL’s add Slash – Add a slash to any links without it. This disguisesthe existence of a file, folder or a wrong URL, which will all be slashed.
Hide -> General / Html > Core
- Disabling Directory Listing
Hide -> General / Html > Meta
- Remove WordPress Generator Meta
- Remove Other Generator Meta
- Remove Shortlink Meta
- Remove DNS Prefetch
- Remove Resource Hints
- Remove wlwmanifest Meta
- Remove feed_links Meta
- Disable output the REST API link tag into page header
- Remove rsd_link Meta
- Remove adjacent_posts_rel Meta
- Remove profile link
- Remove canonical link
Hide -> General / Block Detectors
- Block Detectors
Hide -> General / Emulate CMS
- Emulate CMS
Hide -> General / Html > Admin Bar
- Remove WordPress Admin Bar for specified urser roles
Hide -> General / Feed
- Remove feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom links
Hide -> General / Robots.txt
- Disable admin URL within Robots.txt
Hide -> General / Html > Emoji
- Disable Emoji
- Disable TinyMC Emoji
Hide -> General / Html > Styles
- Remove Version
- Remove ID from link tags
Hide -> General / Html > Scripts
- Remove Version
Hide -> General / Html > Oembed
- Remove Oembed
Hide -> General / Html > Headers
- Remove Link Header
- Remove X-Powered-By Header
- Remove Server Header
- Remove X-Pingback Header
Hide -> General / Html > HTML
- Remove HTML Comments
- Minify Html, CSS, JavaScript
- Remove general classes from body tag
- Remove ID from Menu items
- Remove class from Menu items
- Remove general classes from post
- Remove general classes from images
Hide -> General / Html > User Interactions
- Disable Mouse right click
- Disable Text Selection
- Disable Copy
- Disable Cut
- Disable Paste
- Disable Print
- Disable Print Screen
- Disable Developer Tools
- Disable View Source
- Disable Drag / Drop
Hide -> Admin > wp-login.php
- New wp-login.php – Maps a new wp-login.php instead of the default one
- Block default wp-login.php – Blocks default wp-login.php file from being accessible
- Customize the default login page Logo image
Hide -> Admin > Admin URL
- New Admin URL – Creates a new admin URL instead of the default ”/wp-admin”. This also applies for admin-ajax.php calls
- Disable customized Admin Url redirect to the Login page
- Block default Admin Url – Blocks default admin URL and files from being accessible
Security -> 2FA
- Enable 2FA
- Enable the 2FA for specific roles
- Enforce User to Configure 2FA
- Primary option for Two-Factor
- Disable 2FA when using Temporary Login
Security -> 2FA Email
- Activate 2FA Email
Security -> 2FA Auth App
- Activate Authenticator app (TOTP)
Security -> 2FA Recovery Codes
- Activate 2FA Recovery Codes
Security -> Captcha
- Google Captcha V2
- Google Captcha V3
- CloudFlare Turnstile ( PRO )
Settings -> CDN
- CDN Url – Sets-up CDN if applied. Some providers replace site assets with custom URLs.
Security -> Headers
HTTP Response Headers are a powerful tool to Harden Your Website Security.
* Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy (COEP)
* Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy (COOP)
* Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy (CORP)
* Referrer-Policy
* X-Content-Type-Options
* X-Download-Options
* X-Frame-Options (XFO)
* X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies
* X-XSS-Protection
This free version works with Apache and IIS server types. For all server types, check with WP Hide PRO
This is a basic version that can hide everything for basic sites, example https://demo.wp-hide.com/. When using complex plugins and themes, the WP Hide PRO may be required. We provide free assistance to hide everything on your site, along with the commercial product.
Anything wrong with this plugin on your site? Just use the forum or get in touch with us at Contact and we’ll check it out.
A website example can be found at https://demo.wp-hide.com/ or our website WP Hide and Security Enhancer
Plugin homepage at WordPress Hide and Security Enhancer
This plugin is developed by Nsp-Code
Localization
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Questions
- Will the Plugin Alter Anything on My Server?
Under the hood, this plugin never writes to, deletes, or modifies any existing files or directories on your server. Instead, it leverages WordPress’s built-in hook system and virtual URL rewrite rules—applied in memory—to seamlessly redirect and mask asset links. Rest assured, your core files, themes, and plugins remain exactly as you left them, with zero risk of unintended changes.
- Is This Plugin Suitable for Someone Without PHP Knowledge?
Yes—100% beginner-friendly.
You don’t need to write a single line of PHP to customize or manage this plugin. Every feature is controlled via a clear, intuitive admin panel with descriptive labels, tooltips, and contextual help. Whether you want to hide common WordPress paths, rename your wp-content folder, or inject security headers, each option can be toggled on or off with a simple click. If you ever get stuck, hover over the question-mark icons for guidance, or check out our step-by-step documentation.- Is There a Demo Available to Explore?
Yes, you can check out a live demo at https://demo.wp-hide.com/. Additionally, you can visit our official website, WP Hide and Security Enhancer, for more information.
- Can I Use the Plugin on an Nginx Server?
Free Version: Does not auto generate native Nginx rewrite directives. However, you can still run it behind an Nginx reverse proxy or on hybrid setups (e.g., Apache + Nginx). However, it is fully compatible with Apache, LiteSpeed, IIS, and Nginx when used as a reverse proxy.
For Nginx conside WP Hide PRO.WP Hide PRO: Includes a dedicated UI for generating Nginx configuration snippets—simply paste them into your server block to enable full URL masking, asset renaming, and security header rules. For more details, check out WP Hide PRO.
- Can I Still Update WordPress, Plugins, and Themes?
Yes, updates remain effortless.
Our plugin is designed to play nicely with the WordPress update process. You can upgrade your core, themes, and all other plugins through the dashboard or via WP-CLI without disabling WP Hide. All rewrite rules and filters persist through updates, so there’s no downtime or extra steps required.- Does the Plugin Affect My Website’s SEO?
Not in the slightest.
We only rewrite the paths to static assets (CSS, JS, images) and administrative URLs—your publicly visible content URLs (posts, pages, categories) remain unchanged. Search engines will continue to index your site normally, and any existing sitemaps or canonical tags will work exactly as before. In fact, by hiding version parameters and generic WordPress identifiers, you may see a slight improvement in perceived site quality.- Is the Plugin Compatible with My Site’s Cache?
Fully compatible.
Whether you’re using WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache, or any other popular caching layer, WP Hide integrates without conflict. All rewritten URLs are cached just like your standard assets. If you enable HTML, CSS, or JS minification in your cache plugin, WP Hide will automatically adjust to serve the correct file paths.- What Are HTTP Security Headers?
Critical defenses, made easy.
HTTP Security Headers (like Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security) instruct browsers to apply extra safeguards when serving your site. Normally, you’d have to edit .htaccess or web server config files—now you can add, customize, and test these headers directly from a graphical interface. No manual coding, no syntax headaches; just point and click level security hardening.
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