another wordpress question...

JeWeLS · March 24th, 2006, 11:06 PM

Okay, I have another question i hope someone can answer for me. Well, I had a user that was a friend of mine, but a situation came up, and kept hacking into my private protected entries. I had to ban her IP(s) many times, because she simply wouldn't stop hacking into my site. So my question is: is there any way I can can approve of someone when they register with my site? Is there anyway I can activate/approve of people when they register onto my site, so i can prevent anyone from hacking into my site?

**pizzicar** · March 25th, 2006, 12:59 AM

I hesitate to venture too far here as I am not a Wordpress Pro but I have not seen a plugin that would require admin approval prior to allowing registration. Of course you can keep guests and registered users from leaving public comments until you approve the post.

There are plugins to prevent registration by IP address and plugins to allow finer control over registered users access to posts.

CMS systems, such as Joomla, can be enhanced to prevent registration unless the admin approves the request. I use this on a family website to prevent non-family members from seeing family content.

Kind of depends on how you use the blog as to what your options might be.

JeWeLS · March 25th, 2006, 1:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pizzicar

There are plugins to prevent registration by IP address and plugins to allow finer control over registered users access to posts.

CMS systems, such as Joomla, can be enhanced to prevent registration unless the admin approves the request. I use this on a family website to prevent non-family members from seeing family content.

thanks again!!!

I'll try those!!! I really appreciate all your help!

JeWeLS · April 1st, 2006, 11:43 AM

I have another question. Is there anyway that I can block protected or unknown IP's like this: Example 1 Example 2 If wordpress can't do it, can surpass block unknown/protected IP's? I wanna be extra cautious so that I won't get hacked again?

Also, when my old friend hacked into my wordpress site, she went straight into my profile, then registered. Is there any way I stop her from going straight into my wordpress admin or my profile? I wanna get my site up and running again, but I don't want her hacking into my site or profile again. This is also why I wanna know if i block/ban unkown protected IP's.

**tch3** · February 10th, 2007, 11:26 PM

You can completely turn off "anybody can register" within the dashboard. At that point, you have to create the IDs.

March 24th, 2006, 11:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
JeWeLS Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Jan 2006 Lives in *((((IOWA))))))* 46 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 0 times	another wordpress question... Okay, I have another question i hope someone can answer for me. Well, I had a user that was a friend of mine, but a situation came up, and kept hacking into my private protected entries. I had to ban her IP(s) many times, because she simply wouldn't stop hacking into my site. So my question is: is there any way I can can approve of someone when they register with my site? Is there anyway I can activate/approve of people when they register onto my site, so i can prevent anyone from hacking into my site?

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pizzicar Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Feb 2006 Lives in Arizona 344 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 16 times	I hesitate to venture too far here as I am not a Wordpress Pro but I have not seen a plugin that would require admin approval prior to allowing registration. Of course you can keep guests and registered users from leaving public comments until you approve the post. There are plugins to prevent registration by IP address and plugins to allow finer control over registered users access to posts. CMS systems, such as Joomla, can be enhanced to prevent registration unless the admin approves the request. I use this on a family website to prevent non-family members from seeing family content. Kind of depends on how you use the blog as to what your options might be. __________________ "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they are yours"

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tch3 Destroyer of Evil Robots Excelling Contributor Joined in Oct 2003 Lives in Atlanta, GA 760 posts Gave thanks: 17 Thanked 9 times	You can completely turn off "anybody can register" within the dashboard. At that point, you have to create the IDs. __________________ clair http://tch3.com (dedicated)

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April 1st, 2006, 11:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
JeWeLS Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Jan 2006 Lives in *((((IOWA))))))* 46 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 0 times	I have another question. Is there anyway that I can block protected or unknown IP's like this: Example 1 Example 2 If wordpress can't do it, can surpass block unknown/protected IP's? I wanna be extra cautious so that I won't get hacked again? Also, when my old friend hacked into my wordpress site, she went straight into my profile, then registered. Is there any way I stop her from going straight into my wordpress admin or my profile? I wanna get my site up and running again, but I don't want her hacking into my site or profile again. This is also why I wanna know if i block/ban unkown protected IP's.

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