How to log in to WordPress admin

The login address

• https://yourdomain.co.uk/wp-admin
• or https://yourdomain.co.uk/wp-login.php

If WordPress is installed in a folder, add it: https://yourdomain.co.uk/blog/wp-admin.

Forgotten password

1. On the login page, select Lost your password?
2. Enter your username or the admin email address.
3. Follow the link in the email.

The reset email doesn’t arrive

WordPress mail often goes missing without SMTP. Two ways in:

Softaculous: open Extra Features › then Softaculous Auto Installer, find your WordPress installation in the installations list, and use its option to edit the admin account or log in directly, where available.

phpMyAdmin (always works):

1. Find the database name in wp-config.php (DB_NAME). How to access and use phpMyAdmin
2. Open phpMyAdmin and select that database.
3. Open the wp_users table (the prefix may differ).
4. Edit your user’s row.
5. In user_pass, choose the MD5 function, type a new password and select Go.
6. Log in, and WordPress upgrades the stored hash automatically.

Then set up SMTP so resets work next time. How to send WordPress email through SMTP

Can’t reach the login page at all

See Can’t log in to WordPress: fixes for common login problems for redirect loops, 403 errors and login pages that just refresh.