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title: How to Restrict Access to Directories by IP Address – SiteWorx
description: To secure your admin area from hackers, you should only allow access to your admin directory from selected IP addresses. You can create a dot htaccess file in the directory where you want to restrict access to specific IP addresses.…
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updated: "2025-01-08"
category: htaccess Tutorials
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# How to Restrict Access to Directories by IP Address – SiteWorx

To secure your admin area from hackers, you should only allow access to your admin directory from selected IP addresses. You can create a dot htaccess file in the directory where you want to restrict access to specific IP addresses.

For example, if you have a WordPress blog installed on your main directory and you log in via example.com/wp-admin, you should create an htaccess file in **/wp-admin/.htaccess** and put the following code into it. Please, don't forget to replace the allowed IP address with your IP address.

```markup
order deny, allow
deny from all
allow from YOUR-IP-ADDRESS-HERE
```

Replace the **Your-IP-Address-Here** text with your IP address.

You can test this by accessing the wp-admin directory from another IP address, not mentioned in your htaccess file.