WordPress Tutorial: In simple steps, going to show you how to secure WordPress login page by ip address. The following codes are tested by using WordPress .htacces file and working fine.
Step 1: Please backup your wordpress .htaccess file before making any changes
Step 2: Open wordpress root .htaccess file for editing.
Step 3: Add this below code
# Secure WordPress Login Page by IP Address <Files wp-login.php> order deny,allow Deny from all # Change below IP Address to Allow Access allow from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX </Files>
Step 4: Replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your own ip address.
Step 5: Save it and you are done.
Note: If you don’t know what is your ip address then type “what’s my ip” in web browser address bar or in google search engine.