How to Secure and Hide Your Joomla Administrator Area Using jSecure

jSecure is a commercial extension so you'd have to purchase it first and then download.

Go to Extensions >> Extension Manager >> Browse... >> Upload & Install

If you're using Joomla 1.5, it would be Extensions >> Install & Uninstall >> Browse... >> Upload & Install

Go to Components >> jSecure Authentication >> Basic Configuration >> Key

Enter a Key word that will be used as part of the URL to find the location of the new administrative backend. The key should contain only alphanumeric characters(a-z-0-9), therefore no special characters (e.g. %$#). The key is case sensitive, so be careful with shifts and caps lock. The key will be part of the new secret URL to your administrative area, yoursite.com/administrator/?yourkey

For example, my key is OST4Me. The URL will be www.mysite,com/administrator/?OST4Me

Save & Close

Do you want to receive an email every time someone tries to access the old administrator section and/or the new one? Do you want to ban or white-list certain IPs? Do you want an additional password to new admin area? Do you want to be notified when jSecure's configuration settings are changed? Do you want to configure how long the logs should be kept?

If so, configure the Mail, IP, Master Password, Master Mail, and Log settings appropriately. The following screen shots illustrate the available settings.

In case you get any 404 errors or are locked out, we have a jSecure troubleshooting tutorial available. Click here to visit the troubleshooting tutorial.

jSecure's support forum is available by clicking on this link.