I also tried deleting the…
# CUSTOM CODE BOTTOM HOTLINKING/FORBID COMMENT SPAMMERS/BLOCK BOTS/BLOCK IP/REDIRECT CODE - Your Custom htaccess code will be created here with AutoMagic # Protect wp-login.php from Brute Force Login Attacks <FilesMatch "^(wp-login\.php)">..........
….code at the bottom of the htaccess file after renaming the bps folder… to no avail.