If you are the owner or maintainer of a cPanel account and you need users to log in from off-campus (and without VPN) then you will need to find and install a suitable WordPress plugin that allows you to change the default login URL. If you are affected by this restriction then you should contact the owner or maintainer of the WordPress site you are trying to access. Please contact the IT Service Desk if you need support setting up VPN. If you login to WordPress from off-campus and are a member of the University, then you can do so by simply using a VPN connection. If you login to WordPress from on-campus then you can continue to do so as before. We expect that most users won’t be affected by this change. To protect cPanel sites and minimise the potential disruption to the service from this kind of attack, we have blocked access to the default WordPress login page - wp-login.php - from off-campus IP addresses.
These lead to the degradation of the service and risk compromise of the affected sites. Unfortunately we have seen several significant, sustained brute force login attempts to cPanel-hosted WordPress sites. WordPress is a popular, open-source blogging platform and Content Management System that is widely used on cPanel.
WordPress Toolkit Deluxe, with tools such as Cloning and Smart Updates, is now included as part of cPanel. WordPress Toolkit is a feature-rich management interface that allows anyone to install, configure, and manage WordPress websites. Login restrictions for WordPress on cPanel Background WORDPRESS TOOLKIT Enhanced Features, Increased Security, and Simplified Management for WordPress ® in cPanel.