Password Protecting Admin Control Panel

[Bow Walker]

Hello - My name is Dan and I own a small site, and I am definitely not "tech savvy".
I am wondering how to password protect the Admin Control {Panel so that I would be the only one able to go in there and affect changes.
Specifically, I want to keep my moderators from entering the Admin Control Panel.

Thank you for your help and patience.
Dan.

 

[ekool]

Hello - My name is Dan and I own a small site, and I am definitely not "tech savvy".
I am wondering how to password protect the Admin Control {Panel so that I would be the only one able to go in there and affect changes.
Specifically, I want to keep my moderators from entering the Admin Control Panel.

Thank you for your help and patience.
Dan.

Moderators shouldn't have access to the admin control panel even if you don't password protect it. But to password protect it, it would depend on your webserver. You would need to do a .htaccess if you use Apache or custom Nginx rules otherwise.

 

[Chromaniac]

if you are on cloudflare already, @digitalpoint cloudflare addon offers pretty solid protection for admin panel using cloudflare platform.

 

[Bow Walker]

As I mentioned - I am not tech savvy.

I am in the process of upgrading to XenForo 2.2.16 Patch 2 which is about beyond my capabilities.
I do not mess around in the ACP as I don't want to screw things up, and I don't want anyone else in there either.

I don't know about "Apache" or "Cloudflare"

Is it possible for me to go in and password protect my ACP?

 

[Chromaniac]

check the hosting panel of your web host (where you manage your account). if you are using something like cpanel, iirc it has a simple option where you can password protect directory easily.

on the other hand. your moderators would not have same access to the admin panel depending upon how you setup their moderation powers. superadmins have way more capabilities than regular mods. so password protecting the admin panel directory is not even needed in most cases.

 

[Bow Walker]

I do have a cPanel account.
I have looked but cannot find where to password protect a directory.

I usually have a tech helper to do things for me but they have moved on.

 

[Chromaniac]

see if this guide helps. does not have images though.

Directory Privacy | cPanel & WHM Documentation

This interface allows you to protect specific directories in your cPanel account's files.

docs.cpanel.net

this one has screenshots.

How to Password Protect a Directory in cPanel

Need to add extra security to a directory? Use this tutorial on how to password protect a directory in cPanel to beef up your security.

www.liquidweb.com

 

[Bow Walker]

Thank you Chromaniac.

 

[jeb35]

Moderators don't have access to the control panel only admins. And you if you have other admins, you can choose what permissions they have.