Solutions to fix login issue :
Enable Cookies
In order to make sure that cookies are enabled for your browser, you need to:
- Clear your browser cookies.
- Clear your browser cache.
WordPress MultiSite Network
- Check your wp-config.php file.
- Verify the DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE value.
Disable Plugins
Some Fix WordPress Login Failed Module may meddle with the login interaction. Handicap the entirety of your WordPress Modules, either through the Organization Screen or by eliminating them from the/wp-content/modules/envelope, so they won’t be perceived by the program.
Alternatively, you can rename the plugins folder to something else temporarily to something like
/wp-content/pluginsXX/
and they will not be recognized. Rename the folder back to /wp-content/plugins/
once the base WordPress installation has been recovered.
Deactivate Theme
- Rename the active theme folder (in wp-content/themes) by using. Once renamed, WordPress Themes will revert to using the {{DefaultTheme}}. When finally logged in, change to a different theme.
- To find out what caused problem in the theme, upload and run this code when the theme is active:
New Login File
Sometimes the wp-login.php
file may have been corrupted or uploaded incorrectly.
- Delete
wp-login.php
off of your server and upload a new copy from a fresh WordPress download. Remember, overwriting file via FTP can lead to incomplete transfers. - Edit
wp-login.php
as follows:- Go to the
case retrievepassword
section, found under this comment:
- Go to the
// redefining user_login ensures we return the right case in the email |
Replace:
$user_login = $user_data [ "user_login" ]; |
With:
$user_login = $user_data ->user_login; |
Edit Users Table
Access your site’s phpMyAdmin and edit the database carefully.
- Open the WordPress database.
- Click on the users table in the left menu (default is
wp_users
, oryourprefix_users
if you defined a different table prefix.) - Click BROWSE.
- Click on the EDIT button next to the admin user.
- Delete whatever is in the password field.
- Enter your desired password.
- From the Function drop-down list, choose MD5.
- Save the info in the database.
- Log in to WordPress using “admin” and the password you used.
- In the case of newer versions of WordPress, the password is double hashed, but as long as you md5 the password, it will complete the hash (it upgrades your password for you).
Password Problems
For information on problems logging in due to a wrong or lost password, try Resetting Your Password.
Check your Firewall
Some firewalls (e.g., eTrust Personal Firewall) block you from logging in to WordPress. Disable your firewall and try to log in again.