Help! Can't login to my own website :(

Sounds like whatever security tool you used to “hide” login options has moved these files.

Check CPanel or FTP – is wp-login.php there? If yes, there will something inside .htaccess redirecting traffic to wp-login.php (search .htaccess for wp-login.php)

is there a /wp-admin directory? There are only 3 directories in WordPress – /wp-content, /wp-includes, /wp-admin – Your software may have renamed the directory.

NOTE: WordPress does not offer these features in its core – you must’ve installed a plugin which has done this itself.

Hi Shannon W,

Half way there, THANKS so much! htaccess has the following rule (from iThemes!)

# BEGIN iThemes Security - Do not modify or remove this line
# iThemes Security Config Details: 2
	# Enable the hide backend feature - Security > Settings > Hide Login Area > Hide Backend
	RewriteRule ^(/)?wplogin/?$ /wp-login.php [QSA,L]
# END iThemes Security - Do not modify or remove this line

So, should I just go ahead and delete that whole iThemes section?

Thanks again, you’re a saver ??

Hi okiwipassion.,

Rename your htaccess file and try that links

Or if you using any security plugin, rename that folder then try it

I think this

# Enable the hide backend feature – Security > Settings > Hide Login Area > Hide Backend
RewriteRule ^(/)?wplogin/?$ /wp-login.php [QSA,L]

is providing an extra option like On/Off the security rule with redirect. So just try to switch off this option, save settings and test it again.

Thanks for trying to help.

To clarify: I CANNOT change any settings in the plugin because I cannot access the dashboard.

I think Shannon W is onto it and I probably just have to delete those lines of code, but before doing it, I’d like confirmation ??

Thanks!

You can control your website not only in the admin panel. PhpMyAdmin, for example ??

Comment this single line by adding the # symbol and save .htaccess file to take effect:

# BEGIN iThemes Security - Do not modify or remove this line
# iThemes Security Config Details: 2
	# Enable the hide backend feature - Security > Settings > Hide Login Area > Hide Backend
	# RewriteRule ^(/)?wplogin/?$ /wp-login.php [QSA,L]
# END iThemes Security - Do not modify or remove this line

@okiwipassion: According to that RewriteRule, the URL you need to visit to actually login to your site is this one:

https://www.okiwipassion.co.nz/wplogin/

So, instead of editing your .htaccess file to comment out that rule, all you need to do is simply visit that URL and login to your Dashboard from there.

And once you’re able to do that, I suggest you visit Security → Settings, locate the “Hide Login Area” section, and change the login slug to something else, because the point of that feature is for your login URL to be a secret, and now it’s not anymore. ??

(Note also that when you enabled this feature in iThemes Security, it should send you an email with your new login URL, so you’ll want to keep that as a reminder for the future.)

Thanks girlieworks!!! You’re the best ?? Marking as resolved :)))

+1 @girlieworks

@okiwipassion: You’re welcome! ??

hello

For me, just renaming the folder “wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security” can access the administration.
.htaccess file dont take any effect in access.

I am about to LOSE my mind. I can’t log in to wordpress as it’s attached to an old email address I no longer have – and I’m trying to recover the password – which it’s apparently sending to the old email for recovery. And there is absolutely no customer service? I don’t get it this. How is a forum supposed to help me change my default password in my account so I can log in? Or change my password?

Not sure if this is a similar problem, but the link to my WP login is not working and cannot get into my website as an administrator and link not working for my followers. This is the message I get for my site. https://www.gettingcleanontheprairies.com

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘)’, expecting :: (T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM) in /home4/tstack/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/common.php on line 1764

I am having the same issue. I can not log in to my website.

https://www.reconstructingyouthfoundation.org/wp-admin/

Please help me.

@ryfoundation, it’s not the same, create a new topic for your issue. And btw, check this link and this.