In response to my post about brute force attacks against the admin username in WordPress yesterday many users have contacted me asking how to remove the admin user from their installations. In this video I demonstrate how to remove the user completely and attribute all its posts with a new administrator account. Feel free to share it far and wide.
Tag: admin
Brute force attacks call for an end to the default “admin” WordPress user
UPDATE: Chris Rudzki filed ticket #24078 in Track on April 13th to get the suggested username removed. There is some contention in the comments but overall it looks like this may be implemented. UPDATE #2: Just published an extensive post on the lynda.com blog with security tips and what to do if your site falls…