Kevin Cristiano

Linux is certainly easier to setup with the .htaccess.

For IIS if you have this as the web.config, have a permalink chosen other than default in the Admin Control Panel. It should work. You will need to make sure that your php is configured properly as well.

If you are running PHP as a fast cgi module you need in your php.ini:
cgi.force_redirect=0
fastcgi.impersonate=1

Hope this helps.

If you have IIS 7 and the URL rewrite module installed, to get wordpress to use pretty permalinks your web.config should look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
  <system.webServer>
    <rewrite>
      <rules>
        <rule name="wordpress" patternSyntax="Wildcard">
          <match url="*" />
          <conditions>
            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
          </conditions>
          <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" />
        </rule>
      </rules>
    </rewrite>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

If you change “admin” to “admin2” how does the original “admin” remain?
Do you have a plug-in to edit MySQL or do you do it via MyPHPAdmin?

You can use phpadmin, I run an SQL statement to update the user table. update %wp%_users set user_login=’newuser’ where user_login=’admin’;

Replace %wp% with your table prefix.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Hardening_WordPress is a link to a good article (needs some updating)about securing your installation.

I have not found a magic plugin, I just try and stay up to date and on top of any security news.

@mnulens

I have tested this and while there is no warning, there is clearly a choice to delete or not to delete:

“What should be done with posts and links owned by this user?
Delete all posts and links.
Attribute all posts and links to:”

What version are you using.

As far as using MySQL, that is the only way to change a username. I never delete the built in admin account, I change its name. I want that account to be there, just not obvious.

YMMV

@mnulens:

When you delete a user their is a confirmation page that asks if you want to delete all posts and links. You can delete or assign to another user.

I generally “rename” the admin account in MySQL, but creating a second admin and deleting the first works fine. I just tested it.