: Can Joomla have a different URL for backend management? My site will be maintained mostly by myself, and maybe 1 or 2 others. I want to know if it's possible if the back end can be managed

@Cofer257

If you're using a recent version of Joomla you can use the well respected Akeeba AdminTools, which in it's latest version added Admin cloaking to the free version.

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@Murray432

I don't know much about the newest versions of joomla, but looking this up on the web shows that some features of the admin portal are hard-coded to the default admin URL. People recommend password protecting the admin directory through .htaccess for better security. The other option is to use extensions, but as a general rule I hate using extensions to change core functionality, because it can make upgrades tedious.

Sources:

forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=432&t=611287 stackoverflow.com/questions/10751525/how-can-i-change-joomla-admin-url

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