Title: Hint
Author: Mitch
Published: <strong>July 21, 2016</strong>
Last modified: November 1, 2016

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![](https://ps.w.org/hint/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1461082)

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/hint/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1461082)

# Hint

 By [Mitch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lowest/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hint.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hint/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hint/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hint/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hint/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hint/)

## Description

By default, WordPress shows error messages when someone enters incorrect usernames
or passwords on the login page. These error messages can be used as a hint to guess
a username, user email address, or password.

This lightweight plugin is here to replace these login errors with something like
it should have been from the start of WordPress: “Invalid login credentials”.

While this plugin can replace login hints, it cannot save you from more sophisticated
hacking attempts or bruteforce attacks.

## Installation

 1. Upload the ‘hint’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. All done! The login messages have been replaced.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Hint” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Mitch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lowest/)

[Translate “Hint” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hint)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hint/), check out the
[SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hint/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hint/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hint/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2

 * Fixed an security vulnerability regarding `target="_blank"` ([read more](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/36809))
 * Added support for WordPress 4.7

#### 1.0.1

 * Merged the hint remover function
 * Support for WordPress 4.6

#### 1.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.7.33**
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hint/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Mitch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lowest/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hint/)

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