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ShiftThis | URL Login

By ShiftThis.net
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Description

For WordPress sites needing an hidden login without using a page link. Simply type your desired login URL such as www.mywebsite.com/login or www.mywebsite.com/logout to access the login or logout pages. The login value, login redirect page and the logout value are all fully editable within the options page. This plugin makes use of your .htaccess file using 301 redirects. Your .htaccess file will need to be writable for automated use.

URL Login Options

  • Login Text – Set to the text you would like to use to redirect to login page (Default is “login”.) This will set the login URL to http://www.mywebsite.com/login
  • Login Redirect to – Choice of your Website home, Blog home or directly to WordPress Admin. You can also set a custom url to overide the default choices.
  • Logout Text – Set to the text you would like to use to redirect to logout page.

Example Code

Example of .htaccess code added:

# BEGIN ST_URLLogin
Redirect 301 /login http://www.mywebsite.com/wp-admin/
Redirect 301 /logout http://www.mywebsite.com/wp-login.php?action=logout
# END ST_URLLogin

Screenshots

  • The URL Login Options Page.

Installation

  1. Upload ‘st-url-login.php’ to the ‘wp-content\plugins’ directory
  2. Activate the plugin titled ‘ShiftThis | Swift SMTP’ through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Access the Options Tab in your Admin Panel and select the URL Login SubMenu Item.

FAQ

I get a Server Error message after installing or updating the Plugins Options

Something went wrong with the .htaccess file, you will need to either delete the .htaccess file and recreate it, or open the .htaccess file and remove everything between # BEGIN ST_URLLogin and # END ST_URLLogin

Where can I ask support questions for this plugin?

support.ShiftThis.net

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  • Version: 1.2
  • Last updated: 13 years ago
  • Active installations: Fewer than 10
  • WordPress Version: 2.0.2 or higher
  • Tested up to: 2.1.3
  • Language:
    English (US)
  • Tags:
    htaccessloginlogouturl
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