How to Access WordPress Admin Dashboard

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Starting a new WordPress website is exciting, yet it requires certain prerequisites. One of the first steps is to install WordPress on your domain. Next, you need to start creating your website. In this article, our goal is to explain the different approaches for gaining access to your WordPress admin page. Furthermore, we’ll offer practical tips for situations where locating the admin page becomes challenging.

What are the default WordPress Admin Login URLs?

Upon completing the WordPress installation, you will be furnished with the login URL for your site. Yet, if you happen to overlook this information, fret not! There’s an alternative option—make use of the default WordPress admin login URLs:

www.websiteamen.com/wp-admin

www.websitename.com/admin

www.websitename.com/login

www.websitename.com/wp-login.php

Note

Replace “websitename.com” with your actual Website name. All of these URLs will direct you to the same login page for your WordPress Control Panel.

At the login page, you need to enter your WordPress username and password which you have set during the installation process.

For WordPress installed on a Subdomain

If your WordPress site is set on a subdomain, your login URL will look like this:

us.in.websitename.com/wp-admin

au.in.websitename.com/wp-login.php

For WordPress installed in a Subdirectory

If your WordPress installation resides in a subdirectory, it’s essential to incorporate its name in the URL. For instance, if your site is configured as example.com/wordpress/, then the corresponding login URL would be:

www.example.com/wordpress/login/

www.example.com/wordpress/wp-admin

Irrespective of the installation location of your WordPress, you have the option to bookmark your login URL. Naturally, there are alternative methods to access your Dashboard. Keep reading to discover more about them.

Use the “Remember me” option

Activating the “Remember me” option on the WordPress login page is a valuable feature. By selecting it, you ensure that your login session persists for an extended period, depending on your browser’s cookie settings.

Add a Login link to your WordPress Website

If you find it challenging to recall your login URL, consider adding a login link to your site. This link can be incorporated into your sidebar, footer, or menu for easy access. To add your login link to your site’s menu, navigate to Appearance > Menus > Custom Links :

Another option is to use the Meta widget to add a login link to your site’s footer. To do this, you need to go to Appearance > Widgets and click the “+” sign in the upper-left corner. Afterward, simply drag the Meta widget to the Footer or Sidebar.

WordPress Admin SSO Login For PopaCloudHost Users

Log in to your WordPress Admin from your PopaCloudHost Website Control Panel.

Use the Auto Login feature to log in to your Admin Panel easily, and navigate to the Client Home Area.

Click on the Website you wish to manage, you will find the Login to admin button for your site.
That’s it, it will open a new tab and let you in without a password.
If you have multiple WordPress installations on this site, simply click on the login button corresponding to the specific installation.

This action will automatically log you into the respective WordPress admin panel.

How to Secure Your WordPress Login Page?

Now you know how easy it is to find your WordPress website admin login page. Surely, this makes you think about the security of your site.
If it is not rocket science for you, it will not be difficult for hackers to log in, too. That is why we advise you to secure your website.
Below, we will list a few security measures you can apply.

Use a strong password

Hackers try different combos of letters, numbers, and symbols to guess your password. A rule of thumb is to always set strong passwords.

These are hard to crack and provide better security. To create a strong password, you can our automated password generator.

It can be found within the under a Websites > Apps -> Manage button.

Scroll down to “Users” section and Reset your password by clicking on the Key icon.

Configure CAPTCHA

A CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) functions as its name suggests.
CAPTCHAs present challenges to verify that the user is human, not a bot. This tool ensures that only individuals with the correct login credentials can access your Dashboard, making it a valuable addition to enhance your site’s security. One of the popular CAPTCHA plugins for WordPress is Google reCAPTCHA.
This plugin can protect the following forms of your site:

Registration
Reset password
Login
Comment
New password

Frequently, WordPress login and registration pages become targets for hackers. Therefore, incorporating CAPTCHA into your forms serves as a protective measure, effectively safeguarding your site from spambots and potential hacking attempts.

Add 2-Factor Authentication

This enhancement forces the site’s admin to require a token before granting access to the WordPress dashboard.

The token is generated by the Google Authenticator application. You can install plugins such as “Duo security” by Cisco and protect your website.

Note

Adding 2-factor authentication will hinder the Autologin ( SSO ) feature.

How to Troubleshoot Issues With Your WordPress Login?

Update your WordPress Admin password

As frustrating as it may be, sometimes you may forget your WordPress admin password. Here are several ways to help you change it:

Change your password from the WordPress login screen

WordPress has a built-in feature called Lost your password?. You can see it on your WordPress Admin login screen.

Select the appropriate link and enter your WordPress admin email address.

Subsequently, you will receive an email containing instructions to reset your password. Following this process, you should be able to access your WordPress website admin area using your newly set password.

Update your admin password from Website Tools from the Control Panel.

You can also change your WordPress password from Website Tools.
Go to Apps > Manage > Users section.
Then, click on the Edit menu next to the desired admin user and Reset the password.

Change your WordPress password via PHPMyAdmin

You can also change your admin password for WordPress via PHPMyAdmin.

You can access it from Website > Website name > Databases .
Select your database and click on PhpMyAdmin.

Login to PhpMyAdmin is SSO enabled so it’s very easy.

After accessing the tool, locate your WordPress database and search for the wp_users table. Within this table, you’ll find a list of all users for your WordPress site.

Locate the specific user you need to modify, and change the Function for user_pass to MD5. Subsequently, update the Value for user_pass with your preferred new password.

Then simply click the Go button. Your new admin password is now all set.

Reset your WordPress password using WP-CLI

If you are proficient with SSH, you can use WP-CLI to reset your password. | When in the root folder for your WordPress, use the following command to find your user ID:

$ wp user list

WP-CLI will output a list with your users and the ID of each user. Having the ID for your user, you can change your password with this command:

$  wp user update id --user_pass=password

Note

You will need to replace id with the number of your user ID. Also, replace password with the actual password you wish to use.

Reset Cookies and Cache

At times, browser cookies and cache may impede your ability to log in to the WordPress Admin Page.

Deactivate plugins

Frequently, a malfunctioning plugin can disrupt your WordPress admin login, possibly due to conflicting plugins. In such cases, consider resolving the issue by disabling your plugins to identify and address any conflicts.

Since you are having a WordPress login issue, you will not be able to deactivate your plugins from the WordPress Dashboard. Therefore, you can easily disable your plugins from Control Panel . Go Applications scroll down to Plugins.

You can Deactivate all plugins in this menu.

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