Almost every WordPress user has faced a wp-admin not working issue on their website. In this issue of WordPress, users can’t access their accounts and are unable to log in to their WordPress admin area.
Login problems can be caused by different errors, such as error establishing database connection error and internal server error.
If you’re familiar, you have to do a backup of your website. Lots of people do changes on their website without creating a backup and get troubled in last.
What Causes the wp-Admin Not Working Issue
The wp-admin not working issue is caused by many reasons but you can fix it with some simple steps. Below are some primary reasons behind this error:
- Plugin Interference: This is the most common reason behind this error. It’s possible that two or more plugins are conflicting with each other.
- Cache & Cookies: WordPress uses cookies during the login process. If your cache is not updating properly then you may have to face this error.
- Incorrect Password: You might get the wp-admin not working error if you’re typing the old or incorrect password.
Below are some methods to solve wp-admin not working issue:
Solution 1- Deactivate All Plugins
There are lots of chances that your plugins are responsible for this error. Sometimes WordPress plugins can cause this problem especially when two plugins are in conflict.
To fix this issue, Try to disable all your plugins by moving or deleting them from your /wp-content/plugins/ folder. Rename /wp-content/plugins/ folder to plugins_backup.
This will deactivate all WordPress plugins installed on your website.
Solution 2- Upload the Fresh Copy of WordPress
If the above method doesn’t work for you then log in to your server via FTP and upload the fresh copy of WordPress.
This method will fix and repair your wp-admin and many other folders and files that have been corrupted. You can download a fresh copy of WordPress from WordPress.org
Solution 3- Clear Cookies to Resolve Login Issues
WordPress uses login authentication cookies, so the first step to fixing WordPress login problems is the simplest.
Clean your cache and browser cookies.
Make sure your browser has enabled cookies. After rebooting your browser and try logging in. This should solve the problem for most people.
Solution 4- Update your Site URL
In some cases, the site URL seems to fix the problem. To do this, you must log in with FTP to your site and edit the wp-config.php file.
Just add these two code lines to your wp-config.php file and don’t forget to replace the .com example with your own URL. If your site has www too then make sure to add that.
define( ‘WP_HOME’ , ‘http://yoursite.com’ );
define( ‘WP_SITEURL’ , ‘http://yoursite.com’ );
Save changes, and hopefully, that’ll fix the wp-admin not working issue.
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Pro Tip:- Some users also say that this happened when they installed wpcareer plugin that requested to root access their site. so you can go to your c-panel where your site is hosted and deleted that plugin.
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my issue still not resolve? what i do now?
Can you tell me in detail, what you get after applying these methods
Thanks for the post. I have this problem with a client’s website now. It’s weird. Everything works fine except wp-admin. Even I can access WordPress administration through another path, for example to wp-admin/plugins, but not to wp-admin. I’m afraid it’s some kind of plugin. Restoring the backup has not been successful, which surprises me even more.
Thanks for the post information!
Great article. My site showing the blank wp-admin page but after deactivate all the plugins and then re-active one by one and able to find the issue.