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Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the forum before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: (1.7)
PHP version: (5.2.17)
MySQL version: (5.1.58)
Host: (BlueHost)
Admin Tools version: (2.1.5)


Description of my issue:

I have WordPress for Joomla installed on my Admin Tools Pro protected Joomla! 1.7 site. This is not a bug report or complaint. This is a request for guidance.

With Admin Tools Pro not installed or disabled (main-disabled):
If I click the WordPress link on the Admin Extend Menu it simply takes me to the WordPress Dashboard.

With Admin Tools Pro installed:
If I click the WordPress link on the Admin Extend Menu I get the following message:

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403 - Access Denied
You may not be able to visit this page because of:
1. an out-of-date bookmark/favourite
2. a search engine that has an out-of-date listing for this site
3. a mistyped address
4. you have no access to this page
5. The requested resource was not found.
6. An error has occurred while processing your request.

Please try one of the following pages: Home Page
If difficulties persist, please contact the System Administrator of this site and report the error below.
Access Denied
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MY QUESTION:
Admin Tools Pro is doing its job protecting my site. Is there a way to exclude WordPress from this backend protection?

Thanks for any assistance.

my 2 cents as i've tested wordpress for joomla with little joy. Frankly it's a nightmare, for reasons not worth mentioning.

If i can suggest EasyBlog for joomla, It smashes it! With akeeba and ATP i consider it one of the best written components for J, and i dont think their are many! just my 2 cents.

NICHOLAS...

Ok, I entered com_wordpress in WAF Exceptions and that didn't help.
Just for testing purposes I entered options +indexes in .htaccess. Didn't help.
I then contacted corePHP. Their response was:

"Wordpress for Joomla is installed in /components/com_wordpress/ so Admin Tools will have to allow you to access that directory."

How do I allow Admin Tools to access that directory?
(NOTE: I'm learning as I encounter problems.)

Thanks

SLAES...

Wish I had received a post like yours before spending money on WordPress for Joomla!.

Thanks

Ok so you will need to do this:

Go into admin tools htaccess maker;

under the tab "Server Protection"

find "Allow direct access, except .php files, to these directories"
add: components/com_wordpress
save and give it a try.

If that doesnt solve you issues go back and add
components/com_wordpress
to
"Allow direct access, including .php files, to these directories"
exceptions section. This should solve your issues.

Let me tell you mate, this aint ideal by no means, but you need a solution and i guess this is 1. You always need to be somewhat weary of extensions requiring these exceptions as very few are well written.

(if at some point EasyBlog is an option for you, i can assure you, you'll never look back. Joomla is joomla, wordpress is wordpress)

let us know how it goes.

sorry forgot to mention the obvious.

Make sure if you end up needing to add to the second exception, you remove it from the first, (may cause you dramas)

Gentlemen,

I decided to bite the bullet and go for EasyBlog. Wow, am I glad I did. I wish I had investigated EasyBlog before purchasing WordPress for Joomla. WordPress for Joomla is like forcing a square peg into a round hole. Although I got it to work, it was not intended to be.

Thanks for your help.

Your spot on with that assessment mate.

Personally i use EasyBlog all the time, hence recommended it. Glad it's all working out for you.