Joomla Plugins

Must have for J 1.6

2011-02-28 - Abraham Avez

Simple to use, together with your byebye generator and clean response makes me feel more secure on my site. Thanks.
One question, do you have another version for 1.5 ?

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I might be bribed....

Not a very good extension.

2011-03-13 - Syed

The first thing it did was broke my site completely, I was unable to access either ways i.e. the default and or set key. I tried running the query specified by the author and God knows what went wrong after the query, the site is totally not responding.

Thank God I have a full backup, which i'll restore very quickly.

My review is out of my experience, my sincere apologies to author if this hurts.

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I wish you would have contacted me. What you describe is not possible from this extension. It can only run in administrator, not the front end. I suspect that you have other issues.

Fantastic - Get It!

2011-03-20 - Jase

This has cured a problem with Joomla that I have had for a very long time...

I've never understood why CMS/Portals don't allow you to configure the admin backend during install, including setting a different directory...

I grasp why... but still, there should be an easier way to do it then all the hacks mentioned in forums and whatnot... However this Extension went and secured access to it for me anyhow! =D

An extra layer of security can go a long way if used properly.

I am tempted to write an additional plugin even though I suck at code, that would rely on a cron job that would randomize the key for the day, and then e-mail all users in the Site Admin group the passkey.

Keep up the great work, I'd love to see what else you come up with.

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That is an interesting idea.... I will definitely put some thought into that. If I add it to AdminExile it will be optional, and the plugin will remain free.

Great component! Thanks a lot !!!!

2011-03-24 - luca

Wow...this is exactly what i want to secure my access to my site thank you so much...it's very easy to use!
i haven't got an account here, i've registered this one only to thank you :-)
keep up the good work!

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Reviews are sometimes the only feedback a developer gets. I feel honored that you decided to register to leave your review. Hopefully you grace other developers for their contributions.

Very Nice Little Plugin

2011-03-27 - Richard Price

Easy to install and configured in just a few seconds - be warned it starts working straight away so you need to login again with the new URL after enabling the plugin!

Not sure how effective it would be against a determined hacker but certainly gives me a bit more peace of mind. Thanks for developing it and sharing it - great plugin.

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You are correct, a determined hacker willing to employ brute force against the plugin might be able to get past a key less than 8 characters long. Remember, getting past AdminExile doesn't get them logged in, just to the login screen. So, standard password rules should apply. Long keys with a mix of upper and lower case letters and numbers will be the most secure.

Excentent work and support

2011-03-30 - chusbaker

This extension is an alternative to jsecure which I used in the past to avoid sniffers.

Not just that, but also the support from Michael Richey is truly amasing. He gets involved in your case to solve any inconvenience.

Really good security results and developer support!

Thank you!

2011-04-08 - Arslan Farooq

Very good plugin. Simple to configure and use. An excellent addition for Joomla 1.6. Love it. God bless you.

Great plugin but I did find an issue!

2011-04-10 - Jeff Sawlor

Richey, Thanks for this plugin it works awesome! However I too was able to lock my self out of the administrator side of my website. It wasn't the fact that I forgot my password but the fact that AdminExile has to have at least one letter in the password for it to work. My 1st password was a set of numbers. When I tried to login in it would throw a error. But if I had one letter in the password it would work. Other then that small issue everything else works like lucky charms! Thanks again! Jeff

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Wow, I never tried using an all numeric key. Thanks for the report - I'll take a close look at that.

Best support I've ever had

2011-04-12 - Pablo Torres

Michael Richey has provided me with the best support I've ever received from a Joomla developer so far. And I've bought several commercial extensions and "support subscriptions". Must of them require to create a support ticket and wait 24 hours for a response wich most of the times isn't helpful. Michael responded my first email in minutes! and after that he kept in contact until he figuered out the problem (which wasn't even with his extension but with Jommla and still he wrote a patch for it).

I've tried all the free plugins to acomplish this task and AdminExile is by far the best. Kudos.

WYSIWYG

2011-04-13 - Rich

Very clever... and super swish. Works a charm!

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Super awesome and thanks!

Feel Better now

2011-05-09 - Mohammad Abdullah Butt

I really find this efficient, bug free and effective. Must for joomla webs

A must have protection for your Joomla site

2011-05-10 - Svetozar

After trying and testing several other free and commercial ways of protections that only got me locked out of backend access to my site i found this one to do exactly what i was looking for.Its simple to install and its easy to set up.A must to have for every joomla website.

Nice!!

2011-05-26 - kamal

Fantastic!!! AdminExile helped me secure my administrator URL.

Easy to install and activate without any fuss.

Highly recommended. Thank you Developer

Outstanding service

2011-06-02 - Luca Zapparoli

Excellent quality of the product, but in particular an outstanding service.
Thank you Michael!

AdminExile

2011-06-10 - edomar2r

very simple. Easy to install, enable plug in. set secret key and good to go and best of all is free.

Thank you very much.

Good plugin

2011-06-10 - Patricio

Works out of the box, clear and simple, recommended.

Works as advertised

2011-06-13 - Kristal Seid

Thanks!

Nede to have Plugin

2011-06-15 - basandra

This is a need to have addon.
Even with the slight problems that i have i still love it.

When i log in the back-end it sends me back to the front-page and i have to fill in the key again than it goes straight to the back-end, aside from that I LOVE IT :D

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That issue is described in the extension description and is caused by a Joomla 1.5 bug (you'll find the issue numbers in the description as well). It does not occur in Joomla 1.6. When the Joomla core developers implement one of the submitted fixes, this issue will go away. I'm sorry you experienced this issue, but it's not caused by the plugin.

Straightforward in use and effect

2011-06-30 - Don Lohse

This plug-in is very easy to understand and use both in install and application. Works like a charm and should be a common feature in every Joomla! site. Thanks!

Awesome Site Security Plugin

2011-07-09 - Saffron

I had tried to use a couple of other security extensions to protect the Admin page of my website, and had no luck. One even locked me out of the back-end completely and it took ripping things out and replacing other things from other Joomla installs with a mixture of FTP and phpMyAdmin to gain access again. Not cool.

On The Other Hand, AdminExile works like a charm straight out of the box. The protection is simple, but highly effective. I would (and will!) recommend it to anyone looking to add an extra layer of protection to their Joomla websit.! Good show!

Pure Excellence

2011-07-14 - Jordan Elderkin

Love this plugin! I choose this plugin due to the amount of good reviews and once it worked first time perfectly I owe it the to author to give him my gratitude!

I hope to see more plugin's from you in the future of this same quality.

Works Perfect Joomla 1.7

2011-07-21 - Barbara

Easily installed on Joomla 1.7 just days after it's release. Thank you for keeping Joomla! sites secure and up to date.

Works so nice

2011-07-29 - Christer

This plugin works so well that I want to see it added to the Joomla core for we will then get a hefty increase in security

Simplified Admin Security for Clients

2011-10-06 - Bounce

Without this plugin, it's possible to add a password barrier to your admin URL via htaccess. If you build Joomla sites for clients, however, you know that every required password is another thing your client can lose (and that you'll have to support). AdminExile secures the admin interface without an extra password barrier. It's simply a must-have, headache-free security control.

Fantastic

2011-10-09 - Gillian Cowe

This plugin is brilliant, installed and working in seconds.

Thank you for developing this and a bigger thank you for sharing.

Thank you

2011-10-31 - Salzburg

Works really fine, and protects my site from unauthorizes access.
Does what it says and does it good :)

A must for security

2011-11-10 - Pier

I have a new site made with Joomla 1.7 and I was searching for a free substitute of Jsecure, that I was using form my Joomla 1.5 site, and I've found AdminExile.
It works fine, easy to install and add a first step of security to your Joomla site.
This plugin is very simple, so there is nothing else to write.
Thanks to the author.

Excellent with a small flow

2011-12-10 - miro zubac

Very useful and really good extension to any Joomla site.
One side note: In 1.5.25 it first redirects you to your homepage and after one more try you can login in your admin backend.
It's definitely a bug and should be removed, otherwise I would say KUDOS to you guys, keep the good work!
Greetings from Croatia!
Miro

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The problem you describe is caused by a Joomla bug introduced in Joomla 1.5.22. The issue is documented in the Joomla bug tracker in issues 23216 and 24976 (it's actually just 1 issue). There are several proposed fixes, but none have been implemented. This one has been open for more than a year. http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=23216 This one has been open for almost a year. http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=24976 I agree that it should be removed. Unfortunately, I've done all I can to resolve it - the issue is within Joomla.

A must have plugin

2012-02-03 - Roberto Segura

Everybody should protect the login page.

Working in 2 min.

Thanks!

What a lifesaver!

2012-02-08 - NRVDigital

I have been plagued for weeks by some dictionary hackers trying to break into my Joomla admins. This beautiful plugin has put an end to that headache for me. And by bumping would-be hackers to the front page, it increases the traffic to my Google ads as well. What a wonderful extension!

Does what I needed, very well

2012-02-08 - Peter West

I wanted to hide my 1.7 Administrator login page and this does exactly that, and does it simply and cleanly. Excellent!

I was happy to see the added feature which would allow me to block a Manager from logging into the front end (solving another of my needs), but it does not work as I expected. I'm emailing Michael for help. AdminExile still gets an Excellent rating, as the primary function works flawlessly.

Thanks!

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wweb pointed out a bug with the front end restriction option which turned out to be an out-of-place quotation mark (it's always something silly/simple).

Must Have!

2012-02-09 - John Morris

This is a must for all Joomla sites!

It works as advertized, I had it up and running in less than 1 minute. I was using another extension, however the programmer failed to support J1.6~ when I made the transition, so now I only use AdminExile on all my sites.

I love the new feature in Version 1.6 - Option to use key + value.

I also use Clean Response on all my sites.

Michael Richey please keep up the great work!

Excellent and very simple

2012-02-10 - Tomi

Does exactly what it says, takes about half a minute to set up, and it's free! Awesome!

Some strange but Very GOOD

2012-02-17 - SavioW

I installed it yesterday. It is as easy as what other reviews said. And it works instantly.
Today when I try to log in again, I can't get the login page! (by the url cached on my firefox)
... ...
Problem solved by removing the www. on the url.
Not sure if it is because that url is itself a subdomain or why, anyway, hope this piece of infn is useful to those who encounter similar situation.

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Subdomain you say... I'll look into that! Send me a message through my site!

Great first line of defence

2012-02-27 - Jodani

The first objective in safety is not to be seen. This extension redirects your browser if you try and access the back-end (e.g. .../administrator ) without a key.

Fast and easy. I am impressed.

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Excellent point Jody - AdminExile isn't the only thing an administrator/owner should do to secure the administrator area. It is, however, a good first step. Strong passwords should be the next consideration. Paranoia is a good trait for webmasters.

EXCELLENT !!

2012-03-02 - J RThunder

How do you make money when all of your very very good extensions are all FREE. You are one of a kind of open dev. I salute you for all your hard work.

Will use your donate button later as soon as I get the next paycheck.

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How do I make money... Well, I don't - not from free extensions anyway. Most of these extensions were built for my clients. Because they opted to NOT purchase full rights, I released them for free. So my clients paid me to create them, but they didn't pay to own them. There are several extensions I've created that are, sadly, not mine to give away anymore.

It does it´s job

2012-03-05 - Erick

It was very easy to setup and this is a great idea, was looking for something like this, tried another one but got locked out of the site, this extension worked immediately, thank you!

wow!

2012-03-09 - jeffrey

i was looking for some ways that people would not be able to easily come across my admin page.
this does te trick...and very well indeed.
nomore people trying to login as admin :)

i seriously hope lots of ppl will let you make extentions without buying full rights...that may sound harsh. but hey,
i really enjoy your plugins and will deffo donate when i finished this website ;)

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For those who are confused by this review - I offer custom development services. When a customer has an idea for an extension that I think would benefit the community - I offer to build it at a reduced cost in exchange for full copyright and a promise to release it as a free extension in the JED. These free extensions become a calling card and code example and bring more business to me. I can't say I like charging less - but I can say that I do enjoy giving back to the community.

Thanks for a great plugin

2012-03-17 - Karen D Lontka

Worked the first time, another layer of security

Great

2012-03-25 - ksariaslan

it s working great and easy use

Thank you

2012-04-01 - zahra

Brilliant - I used to use a similar extension which was free, but now costs. This is actually better in that it was much cleaner to set up - took several seconds and done! Thank you for bringing this to us for FREE.. Genius :)

User friendly...very user friendly

2012-04-11 - aiksoon

One word.. whoaaa!

It is easy to use, install, add your keyword, then save.

Even leaving comment here takes longer time than use this plug-in.

Great Extension!

2012-04-12 - Billy Lee

This is a great extension with a great documentation and support from the developer. He goes above and beyond if you need help. Thank you!

Roman.

AdminExile and VirtueMart

2012-04-17 - Hans

It's a useful plugin. But I found some issues when I use it with VirtueMart. It seems like AdminExile block VirtueMart too.

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When you emailed your information to me yesterday, you indicated that you were running Joomla 1.5.20 (current is 1.5.26), VirtueMart 1.1.7 (current is 2.0.6), and AdminExile 1.4 (current is 1.9). Before you write things like this in reviews, you might consider updating your software to the latest revisions.

AdminExile on nginx

2012-04-25 - Andika Edo Prabowo

good plugin.
but, when im try on nginx server i cant login. except i disable this plugin from mysql.
maybee url rewrite problem? o.O
but working good on apache

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Joomla /administrator doesn't utilize mod_rewrite - no SEF urls in /administrator.

Very good and useful plugin

2012-05-06 - u8mealive

What a very good and useful plugin, I installed it and it works, thanks

Peace of mind Security Access Lock

2012-05-20 - Leo

Easy to install - works a treat with J2.5 helps to keep out trouble without a complex method and shields the administrator page from sight.

( Never a good idea to use purely numeric passwords, mentioned by a previous reviewer )

Excellent - Should be part of the Joomla core

2012-06-08 - Rik Brown

Easy to install, does what it says by hiding your Administrator login area from preying eyes and spiders. Should be part of the Joomla core.

Exellent

2012-06-28 - robot

Excellent ! only one issue can't logout
running latest joomla 2.5
cleaned: cache, cookies, data

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Please contact me. I've never experienced, nor heard of an issue like that.

Great

2012-07-07 - Frank

This is really a great Plugin for joomla 2.5 !! easy to install and active and the example works right away change it to your own Token and your done ( don't forget your token :) u can find it under extensions - Plugin manager )

Awesome!!

2012-07-08 - ananda

I will give 6 stars!!

Just what i was looking for, I was so worried about this, as many will have no clue for back-end, but the ones know will have it in no time!!

simply install and define your value!! your set!! Thank you.

Super Easy

2012-07-26 - William Ramsay

This extension is a no-brainer, and should be installed on every Joomla site. It's super simple, yet super effective.

Just perfect!

2012-08-06 - tony doe

The extension is easy in all respects just like the old joomla 1.5 backendtoken but made for 2.5.

Simple and effective

2012-08-10 - Robert Simmons

nothing could be simpler than this plugin. The hardest part i would say is choosing a password. 5 stars and 2 thumbs up for this brilliant little plugin.

Facing a couple of issues

2012-08-21 - Aritra Kundu

It's working fine but except 2 issues.
Firstly, while I'm clicking on logout button, its showing "Oops! the link appears to be broken".
Secondly, once I use this blanket url in a browser, the next time if I open the administrator link directly, without using this blanket url, the administrator page is opening directly.

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First: If you're getting an error on logout - it's because you have an invalid redirect URL in the plugin settings. Second: if you read the description, you would know that this is how the plugin behaves: "Once you've clicked the second link, your AdminExile key will be active until your session expires (or until you close your browser)."

Website totally down.

2012-08-26 - alanshore

We have a website composed of 10 000 members on it but we always see hacking attacks so we decided to install this plugin yesterday for the first time.

Excellent it worked for 14h. Then, impossible to get access to the backend anymore. Not even with the key or whatever you explain on your website.

Now, we are facing more than 50 members that can't access to some things they paid for.

We face a 403 forbidden page and nothing more is usable.

Thank you so much, we really appreciate it. No support, no documentation. That's why it's free.

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My software is very clearly written - and not obfuscated. It should be trivial for anyone who knows what they're doing to see that there aren't any 14 hour timers built into the code. Additionally, there is only one piece of code that sends a response code - and that code is 404 - not 403. 404 is not found - as in the content doesn't exist, while 403 is forbidden - as in, the server has been configured to disallow access. My guess is that you installed a whole bunch of things at the same time - and you have no idea what went wrong. If I was a betting man - I'd say you caused the error by changing something in your .htaccess file.

A Joomla MUST HAVE!

2012-08-30 - Adam

We have never reviewed an extension before, but as this is such a good one, we thought it only right.

The extension is easy and quick to set up, but very effective.

We have been developing Joomla sites for many years now and this is the type of core extension that all Joomla websites should use.

And its completely free!

Keep up the good work, To show our appreciation we have also made a donation!

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I appreciate the review and the donation! I'll be putting it to good use - school supplies for my son.

Very powerful plugin

2012-08-31 - joao

I use this extension don’t have any problem, Works great. Thank you Michael Richey, If all goes well I will donate. Thank you

Rly Nice

2012-09-08 - Sergii

Realy nice extension!

Lost all night searching for something like this. Thought it wouldn't suit me, but it did. Because, actualy, you can completely change text after question mark.

Thanks)

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Complete customization? YES! Any plugin that forces you to use a particular pattern (ahem, like ?token=...) defeats the purpose. I would never accept that someone else knew any part of my security codes - and I would never want to know (or define) any part of yours. I'm glad that it does suit your needs, and you're welcome!

Facing issues

2012-09-30 - Eftie

I installed the plugin on a large site and when I enter URL with correct ?codekey it redirects to homepage.
After disabling pluging in database (is very good instruction) it allows to login an superuser, but gives blank admin screen.

When logging in as (luckily not disabled) admin superuser and de-install plugin, everything is normal again.

I installed plugin on other small sites with no problems.

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Contact me and I can try to help you.

Just What I need

2012-11-07 - janganketawa

Thank you so much for the developer for making this useful extension ,may God bless you :)

Excellent work! I love it!

2012-11-21 - The One

Well written and executed plugin. I am so glad you made this available. Will be making a donation for this!

Simple but powerful seciurity

2012-12-03 - Piotr

I use this plugin on all my sites to protect it form accessing administration panel. It is very simple solution but very useful. Great work.

Worked like a charm

2012-12-04 - Shirlyn Dee

Out of the box, fantastic execution! Tried to crack it a couple of times but didn't let me in the admin login page.

Excellent

2012-12-05 - Devik

Very simple, works 100% of the time. I highly recommend EVERY Joomla site have this installed, it really does add security to your site. I also suggest making a custom link within the extension vs the default for added security.

Excellent plug-in

2012-12-11 - Juan Aldaz

Is free and does not have links redirecting to other sites, very honest.

Awesome Plugin

2012-12-13 - Brian

Simple and straight forward.
I had over 5,000 hack attempts in less than a week. After installing this plugin, I have had exactly zero attempts.

Keep up the good work.

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That's amazing! ZERO is the exact number of hack attempts I wanted your site to get! I'm glad you're pleased! It makes me happy to know that this little plugin is making difference.

Very good and useful plugin

2012-12-24 - Иван Барсуков

This is a wonderful plug-in. Thank You very much. I would have paid You for it, but I'm a poor man, I promise that if I get rich, I will definitely give a good amount of the further development.

Great!!

2012-12-24 - Martha Pfahl

I just installed it, very easy to do, easy to configure, and it works perfekt for me!!! Thx to the developer!!!

So easy to use.

2012-12-27 - tom

Been using this on a number of sites for a while now, and it's so easy and simple to use.

Works great on Joomla 3.

Very goos and simple addition to site security

2013-01-08 - Tom

OK, Joomla say's I have to write some more, just saying "little VERY useful tool. THANKS TO THE DEVELOPER !" would not be enough... SOOOO, HERE WE GO: IT IS REEEAAALLLYYY REEEAAALLLYYY EXXXELLENT AND I MEAN IT !!! Coz the best start of protecting a site (and frustrate spammers) is not showing them the Admin Login Page in the first place.

Does what it says, and does it well!

2013-01-14 - James Riley

This plugin does a nice job of protecting your [administrator] directory. I used to use a .htaccess file that forced password, but that would still confirm the existence of the folder. After getting hacked twice, I wanted something that would block anyone knowing about the administrator directory period; this plugin does exactly what I wanted. I enabled the optional "value+key" in order to make the access key a little bit harder to guess. Thanks muchly!!

awesome work

2013-01-23 - Aziz Khan

i am a joomla 1.5 user and i have allot of extension for this version, i was not using joomla 3 because of the admin security reasons, so as my personal opinion this one is better then jsecure, as i find this cool plug-in i am going to turn my site to version 3 from version 1.5.26, thank you guys for the great effort put on to build this cool plug-in.

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It's not "you guys", it's just me, a soda, and a bag of tortilla chips. Thanks for the great review!

hide your admin easily

2013-02-09 - Meta Flow

Installation and configuration very easy. Work stable. Effective protect your administrator page address. Use it as one of the security tool!

Nifty!

2013-03-01 - teapot

Recently I installed one other security extension which informs me of failed log-in attempts to the admin section, and blocks the IP if too many occur.

Until then I never even knew how frequent brute force attempts to guess the admin password were! Nevermind the fact I changed the default admin username to something random and used a really complicated password, I still I ended up getting a dozen alerts for each joomla site I administer, per day! It really freaked me out.

With AdminExile - no more. Now the wicked hack bots can't even try. Awesome. :D

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That was my intention when I wrote this extension. Because you can't bruteforce a form that you can't access.

Excellent Extension!

2013-03-11 - Manos Mantzas

Download, Install and configure, in less than a minute.
It works fine, it does exactly what it does and it's one installation file for all Joomla versions. Very convenient! I read most of the reviews and it does not worth less than Excellent, plus it's totally free and without any links or annoying copyrights in the front end. All the negative reviews and ratings are 100% fault of the people who made the installation and not the extension's developer fault! The extension rocks and it should its rating should be 5 by 5.

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I really try to make good extensions that work. Some people have trouble, and I don't hold that against them. The only think I ask is that when things go bad, let me try to help rather than write a bad review. Bug fixes and feature additions don't always happen unless users report the bugs and request the features.

Could you make it any easier?!

2013-03-17 - Dom Lafferty

Wow. This is the first review I have ever done. IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT IS SAYS IT DOES!! Great plugin. Tested on 2.5.9 and3.0 and all worked great. Soooo easy to configure. The hardest part is deciding what words to use. I thank you for this plugin

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Could I make it any easier? That's a good question. I can try. I was thinking of adding a password generator...

Nice extension

2013-04-28 - Monjur Ahmed

This is a very useful extension. Very easy to install and configure. It adds an extra level of security to my Joomla 3 website. It deserves 5 rating.

I thank the developer for his great effort.

Do Exactly what it says

2013-05-08 - Boulve

This Extension does exactly what it says. Hide the administrator log in page. Simple and easy, even for a Joomla noob like me!

Pros:
Easy and fast to configure

Cons:
None so far, does excatly what it promises

Excellent!

An elegant solution that is easy to use and works perfectly

2013-05-16 - Rick Stoffiere

What more can be said? If you are serious about protecting your Joomla admin area, you need this extension. Period! And, like everything developed by Michael Richey, this thing works perfectly, with no hidden back links or superfluous features. A great extension from one of the BEST developers out there helping us!! Thanks!!!!

A great plugin and even better support

2013-05-17 - Carlos

A plugin for all to use. The support of a professional and high level of knowledge. And other great components. Congratulations MIchael. Thank you for your patience and understanding. You the man!

Another excellent extension

2013-05-19 - David Boggitt

This extension is typical of Michael Richey's work: it works perfectly, you find yourself installing it on every website and it's FREE! Michael also strives to continually improve his extensions and is hugely responsive to feature requests and constructive advice. Thanks for another great extension :)

Excellent

2013-05-30 - Chima Chinda

Michael you are the man!! Rarely do u see 5 star reviews from up to 95% of reviewers. There's a reason this one's rated so high.. Well done!! You are phenomenal.

Thank you developer!

2013-06-01 - Joe Collins

I just wanted to stop by and leave a brief message in regards to this excellent plugin and it's author. AdminExile has single handily saved me numerous headaches and I wanted to express my gratitude towards it's developer. Thank you Michael for developing and supporting the open source mentality and I will be leaving a donation as soon as my college income allows.

Regards,

Joe C.

Outstanding plugin and support

2013-06-09 - Henrik Holm Nielsen

This plugin is simply brilliant, and the support from the developer trying to debug and solve a found bug/issue, has been one of the most dedicated experiences I've ever seen on a free plugin.

I'd really like to urge all users of this plugin, to submit a donation to the developer - big or small, anything counts!

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As hard as I try, I cannot possibly think of every use case and environment. It takes bug reports from users to make extensions reliable and robust. I know that many sites rely on AdminExile for protection and that's not a responsibility I take lightly. Submit your bug reports and I'll give them the attention they deserve! Thanks for the great review!

Essential security tool

2013-06-15 - David Payer

Very straightforward accessory that every Joomla site would be benefited by. You can't even attempt to log in as an admin if you don't provide the key and value pair. Bots can't simply check the /administrator folder to see if you use Joomla.

Well thought out. Very useful. Good developer.

The best of its kind; easy to install..

2013-06-25 - Mugisa Mustapha

The best extension, that does what it promises. Fantastic stuff. Keep it up.

As long as you go to the plugins, you'll find all the stuff you need.

Simply perfect!

2013-07-06 - ZioRiP

This extension does exactly what it says, it works perfectly, I am using it on several sites and it has never ever given me problems. The developer's website also contains information to get out of problems that may occur during its usage (for instance if you forget your secret url)... Can't give more than 5 stars, otherwise I would :)

A Great Works Out of the Box Plugin

2013-07-19 - Arora

Works like a charm and does exactly what it says.
Thank you so much.

Excellent

2013-07-31 - scosta

I used in my personal site, and I am going to extend to other sites I manage. Easy to install and setup. Very good and clear documentation. I forgot my key and, following the instructions, recovered easily the access to my site.

You can't beat easy AND effective

2013-08-30 - JDonald

Such a simple idea, but probably not so simple to pull off, except this extension does indeed pull it off! Too often, very effective extensions aren't particularly easy to use, adminexile is a great exception to that...I don't see how it could be any easier! A hearty thank you for a brilliant tool! Should get 6 stars!

Reply

You can beat "easy and effective" and that's what I did. I made it easy, effective and FREE!

An Absolute Must Have

2013-09-14 - Brian Armstrong

AdminExile is an easy to install and configure plugin that provides compelling Brute Force security for your Joomla site.

During the first 5 days of using AdminExile on ONE of my Joomla sites, it detected and reported to me (via email) over 8,000 admin login attempts from over 270 i.p. addresses.

I simply configured the Blacklist on this site using the ip addresses logged by AdminExile, and my admin Brute Force attacks dropped to zero.

AdminExile is now installed on all of my Joomla sites and I keep a blacklist of i.p. addresses on my desktop. Every time AdminExile warns me of a new attack, I simply add the i.p. address to my desktop blacklist, then copy and past the i.p. addresses into the AdminExile blacklist for every one of my Joomla sites.

It's important to keep your blacklist 'up to date' and in numerical order so you can easily determine if an i.p. address has already been listed, or whether you need to add it to the list.

Yes, you can lock yourself out of your own site, as I've done on two occasions, but both incidences were my own fault.

AdminExile provides a couple of easy solutions for regaining access to your site, depending on how you locked yourself out, and they take only a few moments to deploy.

A highly recommended plugin that would make a wonderful inclusion to the standard Joomla package.

Thank you for providing such a comprehensive and important plugin for all Joomla users!

Reply

Awesome review! I'm glad to see someone using it the way I intended. I like your idea of keeping the IP addresses in order to make it easier to determine if you've already entered one. It would also make it easier to see that attacks might be coming from an IP range, so you could then adjust the rule to encompass an entire range instead of individual addresses. I think the next version will automatically sort the IP addresses in the white/black lists.

Huge thank you!

2013-10-01 - Ula

I have developed and manage quite few websites. I am still trying to find solution to protect them. I have ever purchase. I have installed this plugin on Joomla 2.5 and 3 and have to admit works like charm. If it was paid plugin I still would pay! The plugin works and does the job to protect from brute force. I was able effectively stop brute force attempts. Amazing work. Thank you so much and wish you had older version for Joomla 1.5. I still have few sites that didn’t have upgrades yet and this could be awesome.

Reply

I have this aversion to paying for software - by extension, I have a problem charging for it. There are so many developers out there donating their time to Joomla development, and free extensions that I felt it was my obligation to make my extensions free. I'm glad you're having success with the plugin. It's my intention to make the best security extension absolutely free.

Best Plugin

2013-11-04 - Shaz3e

It does what it says, with very few steps you can secure your administrator panel, just configure it accordingly and your joomla administrator panel is secure. very well done Developers good luck

Fantastic Plugin

2013-11-05 - Asa Sphar

Simple, seamless, installation. Perfect plugin. Does exactly what it says

Great App!

2013-11-21 - Benjamin Valiente

Very easy installation and configuration!
Save my live!

Excellent plugin !

2013-12-06 - Jasmin Mizic

Works as promised ! Thumbs up! Easy to set up and freeeee !!!

Great Plug-in

2013-12-12 - Eric Korb

Would recommend that make this core to Joomla! Support was great too. We made a donation.

Super !

2013-12-24 - Louis Hoebrechts

Nice plugin, nice support. Just perfect ! Michael Richey is so friendly with n00bs like me.

Reply

We all start somewhere. :)

Must have plugin!!!

2013-12-31 - Ryan Spellman

This plugin is a must have. Huge thanks to the developer for offering it as a non-commercial license! Just having the ability to customize the admin login location is enough for an excellent rating, but all the other additional tools take it over the top. Huge thanks for your work!

Reply

Other users are as responsible for the current features as I am. When I think of, or a user requests a feature that would make my extensions better - it gets added. This extension has evolved with great support from the community and people like you.... not that you aren't part of the community...you know what I mean :)

LOVE AdminExile and support is excellent

2014-01-22 - Mike Putzier

"Hide" your /administrator directory and MUCH more. Had a small issue and Mike had a solution ready for me in just a few hours. If I could give it 6 stars, I would. Thanks!!!!

Brilliant plugin!

2014-01-28 - VWDasher

This is just so easy to install, configure and run. And then your site has amazing security! Thank you so much for this.

Perfect extension, perfect support

2014-02-25 - Richard Brandl

A must have for Joolmla sites. Any problems have been immediately solved by the developer. Thank you.

Reply

I can test in many environments - but I can't test in all environments. It takes bug reports to find the outliers - the bugs that spring up from system configurations that I didn't test. Along with the bug reports, it also takes users like you who are willing to take the time to help me test in your environment, where I have no physical presence. Thanks for helping to make this extension even better!

Highly Recommended Plugin !!

2014-02-27 - Goran Aasen - GaaTec Ltd.

I have been using Joomla for several years now and rate Adminexile as the single most important Joomla extension I use. I install this on absolutely all sites I develop, and use this together with a number of other security extensions to keep all my sites as safe as possible.

I also configure the email alert option so that I get emailed every time someone try to hack into the Joomla backend, and the attempts has gone through the roof in the last year.

If you haven't protected your admin url yet, then do not hesitate.

Download and install this plugin straight away, and within minutes you will have increased the security many fold.

Fantastic Plug-in

2014-02-28 - David Bott

Does exactly what it says. Very easy to install and configure and should be the first plug-in installed on EVERY Joomla installation! Fantastic job, Michael!

AdminExile - great security user friendly extension

2014-02-28 - Elaine Webster

A really good extension with brilliant explanation of the functionality and of how to use the extension. It should be the first thing to install to ensure better security. Thank you for this fantastic extension. :-)

Truly Impressive Plugin

2014-03-30 - Jordan

I cannot fault this plugin not only do I have the ability to create keys in my admin path using letters, numbers and even !? etc this of course makes it hard to find admin panels. I do however at present have someone trying to brute force my backend and without this tool I would never of known let alone be able to change url path and even block ips from specified periods of time. FREE and one of the best and clearly essential tool available for Joomla.

Protected and quiet, with AdminExile

2014-04-01 - abacmedia

Simple and perfect, sure has saved me a lot of trouble and time.
Thank you!

Great extension with small bug

2014-08-01 - Guy Walder

I'm using this extension for EVERY site I manage. It's really easy to setup and works well. On Joomla! 3.x there's a problem with the white and black lists not functioning. I've contacted the developer over a month ago and he said it's a know issue and it will be taken care of soon. Even made a small donation as I truly believe he's doing a wonderful job. Unfortunately the bug was not fixed yet and that's way only 4 stars.

Reply

Sorry for the delay. I sustained a head injury and have only been doing work for my contract clients while I healed. Many of my extensions will be receiving bug/fix updates today, AdminExile is the first.

Excellent Admin Protection

2014-08-13 - Antonino Migliore

I just enable the url protection with a my fav word. it is like a new added password. Just me know it and who try to login will get a nice 404 ;-)

I really suggest it to everyone.

Works like charm

2014-09-04 - swemmel

This plug-in works like a charm. Easy to install.

Top?

2014-10-01 - admion

Yes, barely visible, vulnerable, many options, and support 5.5. Thanks

If something does not work in your settings, stop, think twice, write to support. The solution is well worth it.

Perfect....Great Free Plugin

2014-10-02 - John Hayward

A very simple Plugin that corrects the problem with the Administrator in Joomla being well known, and therefore vulnerable to attack from hackers. Easy to install, and I love the fact that it can email the Administrator with the correct link if needed. Many thanks, an excellent plugin.

Reply

The "Mail Link" feature was a user request! If you have an idea for new functionality - I take requests. Things that make sense for the plugin are added!

Great Extension

2014-10-18 - Richard Juknavorian

I am using the following Hacking programs. JHack, Brute Force and now AdminExile. This is far most the best one. But they are all great programs. I love how it works a helps prevent those from trying to hack sites. I guess these people have nothing better else to do. A must for Joomla Site. Great Program Thanks

Absolutely does what it says

2014-10-21 - DimitriosNK

What can I say other than it works very well and hides your admin page. It's very easy to set up and doesn't really need much configuration after that.

There was an issue with Joomla 3.x where you couldn't white/blacklist IP addresses. It's fixed now with a recent update. It's free but worth making a donation, I did.

Nice and easy security improvement for all Joomla sites

2015-04-05 - matlag

Functionality

It does actually more than I need right now.

Ease Of Use

Simple to use, I can't think of something that obliged me to make research, apart from ... see support section below.

Support

apart from the time that I made a mistake entering my urls, lost access to my site and I could find the solution via 3 clicks from google.

Documentation

Never needed it really, I guess it's good.

A great extension.. was a must have for me...

2015-04-26 - Tami Bartels

Functionality

Works perfectly. Love that a newbie to joomla like me can have admin redirect at the start before i learn how myself.

Ease Of Use

upload, enable and configure.. nothing simpler... and for those duh moments.. Michael's site had clear directions to reset things. TY TY

Support

Never even needed to contact developer, website had clear directions to step me through.

Documentation

For me, it was perfectly documented at support site... I will be making a donation thats well deserved...

Very useful and essential. Great job!

2015-06-12 - Nicola

Functionality

It works perfectly to prevent bruteforce attacks.

Ease Of Use

Very easy.

Documentation

Very comprehensive.

Excellent

2015-06-16 - Johnny

Functionality

Excellent

Ease Of Use

Excellent

Documentation

Excellent

Does what it's supposed to do!!

2015-06-23 - George

Functionality

Excellent!

Ease Of Use

Excellent!

Support

Excellent!

Documentation

Excellent!

Indispensable Plugin

2015-07-08 - Ken Ndaru

Functionality

Really works as advertised.

Ease Of Use

Easy-peasy. A few settings, you're done.

Support

Don't need to use.

Documentation

Very thorough, and clear, covering everything you need to setup the plugin.

recommend!

2015-08-01 - Natalya

Functionality

+++

Ease Of Use

+++

Support

+++

Documentation

+++

Great plugin. Very usefull

2015-08-20 - J. Boer

Functionality

It does what it says.

Ease Of Use

To even have better results it would be great to have the possibility to add IPaddresses to the blacklist after XX attempts.

Brilliant!!

2015-09-01 - MJ Pieterse

Functionality

Easy to install, upate and use!

Ease Of Use

This plugin is quite self-explanatory, but if you do not understand some of these things, Micheal makes sure to explain in detail on his sit

nice work michael

2015-09-29 - pramod m nair

Functionality

does what it says absolutely

Ease Of Use

very easy to use

Support

michael i have some isues with the plugin not able to give administrator login even after giving the correct key and value using joomla 3.4

Documentation

good

A must have!

2015-12-18 - Thanapongkorn

Functionality

The way it is!

Ease Of Use

Easy!

very good security extension

2016-01-24 - subhan

Functionality

Very good to protect your website

Ease Of Use

very easy

Excellent Extension

2016-02-23 - Nic Stage

Functionality

Does exactly what it says and does it well.

Ease Of Use

Very clear control. Just go to the plugin page and set settings as desired.

Support

Haven't needed any.

Documentation

The layout of the pages is a little confusing. It can be difficult to find a specific piece of information. Mostly unneeded, fortunately.

Must have

2016-05-25 - Matjaž

Functionality

Works great.

Ease Of Use

Simple and well done.

Support

Didnt needed.

Documentation

Didnt needed.

Happiness

2016-07-05 - Leon Le Roux

Functionality

Installed AdminExile a week ago and I have not seen somebody trying to access my admnistrator page.

Ease Of Use

I am not a techie and I installed and configure the product without any help or needing a manual.

Support

Not needed

Documentation

Not needed

Fantastic extension!

2016-07-09 - John Vesey

Functionality

Superb; works perfectly and dual functionality (unique /administrator URL and Brute Force Protection) is exactly what I wanted/needed.

Ease Of Use

Very simple to use; the instructions are there when configuring the plugin.

Support

Not needed but my experience of this Dev is very positive; speedy email responses and always helpful and considerate.

Documentation

Developer's website gives full instructions and on-screen instructions for configuration are very helpful.

Благодарность

2016-09-20 - BUGOR

Functionality

Свою задачу выполняет на отлично, даже чуть больше

Ease Of Use

Ничего сложного нет

Easy and a life saver

2016-09-29 - livetvaccess

Functionality

Excellent, it does what it says.

Ease Of Use

Anyone can use it, very easy

Support

didn't need it.

Documentation

didn't need it.

WHAT EVERY SITE NEEDS TODAY!

2016-11-29 - Deni

Functionality

Excellent!

Ease Of Use

Well, I'm a novice and I got it to work! :)

Support

I activated plug-in before customizing settings then logged out which locked me out. Followed his instructions and all works great!

Documentation

Very helpful. Suggest adding more info on setup. Plugin comes disabled for a reason. Don't activate it until you've customized settings!

Works well to cloak your admin page

2017-01-10 - Harold

Functionality

Helps to mask the administrator login page.

Ease Of Use

Easy to install with many additional security features.

Support

Needed no support from the author to make it work.

Documentation

The author's documentation explained every option available.

Must have plugin!

2017-01-12 - Jos

Functionality

Simple and to the point: keeps unwanted people out.

Ease Of Use

Install the plugin. Read the docs, if necessary. Configure it. Done.

Support

Excellent. Quick response to my question, good answer.

Documentation

Clear, easy to read. This difficult subject is explained so everyone can understand it.

Back Route to admin

2017-09-14 - hugo

Functionality

Today after using this for years I see that https://www.MYWEBSITEADDRESS/administrator/index.php?option=com_plugins&view goes to login

Ease Of Use

Good but see above, using the 'magic login address' has a workaround, I am wondering if other 'default' addresses also allow the admin login

Support

Website workthru is excellent

Documentation

see above.

Reply

This doesn't work anymore as of v5

Great, must-have plugin

2018-04-02 - Igor

Functionality

All needed

Ease Of Use

Few settings and work

Ingenious Idea

2018-08-15 - Steve Nelson

Functionality

Ingenious method of making the Admin backend of a Joomla website undiscoverable. Hacker can't find the door, then can't pick the lock!

Ease Of Use

Once you understand what you're doing, then it's easy as pie.

Support

I didn't understand the Key Value feature so I sent email to developer and within an hour I had an answer that solved my issue.

Documentation

Very, very, very good documentation.

No website shoul do without

2020-02-13 - Pieter

Functionality

Installs and is easy to configure. It dies it job hiding the admin login page without adding the ballast of any other security extension.

Ease Of Use

When setup properly, there is nothing for you to do... it is a one time setup.

Support

Michael is always open for questions and suggestions. I like his direct and honest answers.

Documentation

No need... it is very well designed. It explains itself. With some basic web savy mind, you will manage.

Not working anymore

2020-09-12 - Frank

Functionality

This plugin isn't working anymore on my 5 sites. Tried to contact the developer on his site, but couldn't create an acoount on his site.

Ease Of Use

When it works, it's easy, but as I said: isn't working anymore on 5 of my sites

Support

Couldn't reach support, his site isn't working. Tried to send the contactform, but this isn't working either

Documentation

Is OK, but I didn't really need it, it is clear how to use it in the plugin itself

Good security plugin

2021-01-02 - W

Functionality

Place the Joomla login form on a secret page.
Add an extra layer of security to your website.

Ease Of Use

Very easy to understand, good documantation. Must have on your website

Support

I don't know what happened to the developer, but couldn't find a way to contact him

Documentation

Altough looks like the plugin stopped working, i found a workaround.
Disable the "key value" in the plugin is the solution.

FANTASTIC!!!

2021-04-19 - alex

Functionality

Amazingly easy to setup. A breeze. Everything past this is to meet the minimum number of words.

Ease Of Use

What can I say? It works like a charm as it does exactly what it says it does.

Support

Dis not try it yet, as there was no need. But given what I have seen so far, I am sure that even support will be flawless and awesome.

Documentation

Exceptionally easy to understand. Perfect English, easy examples and most of all, it all makes sense.

This extension is dead

2022-01-27 - Niall Sheehan

Functionality

Works great on J3 site. The ability to hide the admin URL as well as detect and block brute force attacks should be included in Joomla core

Ease Of Use

Super easy to set up and use. See documentation. Don't know why the text here needs to be so long.........

Support

Developer has disappeared. Attempted several times to get a response regarding his own comments regarding AdminExile going to J4

Documentation

As expected. It's a fairly simple setup. Don't know why the text here needs to be so long.........

Reply

I had a rough couple of years. I'm back. J5 released.

Dead? J4 MIA

2022-02-21 - JD

Functionality

Works as described.
Great for Hiding .../administrator for
White listing home IP Address &
Brute Force attacks

Ease Of Use

Simple and easy to use.
Nothing more to write for this section that requires a minimum of 64 characters.

Support

Extension is only for J3 - "Released on: 16 April 2018"
There appears to be no new updates or discussion of J4 update and compatibility

Documentation

Good enough for this simple extension.
Nothing more to write for this section that requires a minimum of 64 characters.

Reply

I skipped J4. J5 version has all of the previously pro features at the low low price of nuthin'.