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1. bluemitten
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Why is there a login button in the meta module in my sidebar? when it is clicked, it goes directly to my wordpress login. If I'm working on the site at the time, my blog is completely open to whoever clicks login. I'm sure I'm missing some elemental security thing, but not sure what. I'm still a newbie.

2. moviesatrapid
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   I have the same quiestion, and quite scare of this...let me know if you have found the answer to problem.

   Problem is reported here http://moviesatrapid.com

3. apljdi
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   bluemitten, unless your blog is doing something very unusual I don't see the problem. Yes, clicking on 'Login' will take you to the login page but you still need a username and password to actually login. If you have a good password, I don't see the problem. Are you saying that you click 'login' and automatically get admin access? If so, does this happen on computers other than yours? Or maybe you are concerned that your username and password are filled out for you? That is the browser, not WordPress. Browsers can, but can be told not to, save data like that but it is only a problem if other people have access to your computer. Again, does this happen on computers other than yours? I don't understand this line-- 'my blog is completely open to whoever clicks login'-- or how you came to that conclusion.

   However, if you don't like the Meta widget-- I don't, actually-- just remove it. Go to Appearance->Widgets and drag it out of the sidebar.

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