Why does Replace Tools break the site?

[Hyperknight]

Hi,

I’m not sure I understand Replace Tools – I thought it just allowed you to change the way the HTML is viewed in View Source, but I’ve found trying to clean up tell tale signs of WP will actually break the site.

For example, instances of “WP” appear everywhere in the source code. Attached to every single image is the class: “<img class=”wp-image-3909 alignleft” or similar, but if I try to remove or replace “wp-” something in the main site stops working.

Similarly, if the core engine in my theme is called “fire” (as an example), then the source has 3363 instances of its use, which is a tell tale sign you’re using a WP theme to anyone who’s looking.

“Jetpack” is another, and plugins like “WP-tiles” appear all over the place.

Can you explain if there is a way to hide these attributes using Replace Tools, and if so, what am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

[Suman M.]

Hi, please follow these steps:

– in HMWP start tab, set “Medium Privacy – More Compatibility” scheme and save the settings
– in HMWP permalinks & urls tab, set “rename plugins” option to “all plugins” and save the settings

Note: Assuming that it’s WP single site and Apache server. Your site’s htaccess file should be writable. After applying above settings the backend login URL will be http://www.YourDomain.com/wp-login.php?hide_my_wp=1234

It’s not recommended to replace css class names like wp-image as it might break the site.
More info regarding the replacement here – http://codecanyon.net/item/hide-my-wp-amazing-security-plugin-for-wordpress/4177158/faqs/20827

Also let us know your website URL, and the URLs in the page source that’s still not hidden.

[Hyperknight]

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[Suman M.]

Yes, please play around with HMWP settings, and once your site is live, we can have look into it on what more can be hidden/replaced.

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