Let’s start with the basics and see how you log in to WordPress
Once you have completed the installation of WordPress, you can login to your dashboard. The admin section of WordPress, the “WordPress Dashboard”, is where you will begin building your WordPress site. Please take note that your login credentials are not the same as your cPanel (this is a Control panel for managing your hosting service) username and password unless you set them up as the same.
WordPress Installation URL: if you installed WordPress on the root of your domain, your URL to access WordPress would be: example.com/wp-admin
WordPress Username: This is the username you set up when initially installing WordPress. WordPress Password: This is the password you set up when installing WordPress. If you emailed the installation details during the installation process it will be in that email as well.
Steps to log in to WordPress
Step 1: To access the WordPress dashboard you simply need to add /wp-admin to the end of the URL where you installed WordPress. For example:
example.com/wp-admin
Note! If you installed WordPress to the document root of the url it would be example.com/wp-admin. If you installed WordPress on a folder called “blog” on your domain you would go to example.com/blog/wp-admin
Step 2: Type the username and password you used when you installed your WordPress.
Note! Your WordPress login is a different login than your cPanel and your AMP. If you cannot remember your Username or Password, you can reset it through your e-mail.
If you installed WordPress on a new domain or on a domain that is not yet pointed to your account with a web host, you will not be able to use the dashboard until you point the domain to their servers or until the DNS changes take effect. Until then, you can set WordPress up to use your temp URL which can be found in your AMP technical details.
Please note: If you change WordPress to work using your temp URL, when you are ready to have the site go live, you will need to change it back so it will function using the real domain name instead.
I can’t log into my WordPress dashboard
There are several reasons why you may be getting errors when trying to log into your WordPress dashboard. We will go over a few of the common ones:
- WordPress login disabled
If you are getting this error, it is because there have been too many failed logins on your dashboard. Our automated systems have disabled your WordPress admin to prevent your site from being compromised due to WordPress brute force attacks. To resolve this issue, we recommend you increase the security measures utilized on your WordPress site. (Click the link below for tips on how to make your site more secure.)
- Username or password is incorrect
Many times, users simply forget their password. You can reset it very easily through your e-mail.
Two Factor Authentication for WordPress
For increased security, you can enable two-factor authentication for WordPress, just like you can do with your facebook or e-mail accounts.
Article is from inmotionhosting.com
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