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Block New Admin

Description

This plugin prevents the creation of new administrators, either by code, or by acting directly on the database. Ideal for locking possible backdoor hidden in code.
BE CAREFULLY: DEACTIVATING THE PLUGIN YOU DON’T REMOVE THE BLOCK. YOU MUST USE THE PASSWORD IN SETTINGS / BLOCK NEW ADMIN AND DEACTIVATE THE BLOCK BEFORE DEACTIVATING THE PLUGIN

It provides:

  1. A setting item to create a password to block o unblock a new administrator creation

Screenshots

  • screenshot-1.png: Block new admin activation
  • screenshot-2.png: View of blocked administrator

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Use the Block New Admin settings under Settings to configure the password

FAQ

Installation Instructions
  1. Upload the plugin files to the plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Use the Block New Admin settings under Settings to configure the password
How may I unblock the administrator’s creation ?

Use the Block New Admin settings under Settings, insert the password you chose then click on Deactivate Block

Reviews

August 10, 2017 6 replies
Works as advertised!!! Must be included in the core, sadly the core devs don’t care or are clueless about security.
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Contributors & Developers

“Block New Admin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0

  • First version of the plugin