Re-Redirections to login page

  • I tried to log into the backend of one of my WordPress websites but I always got redirected to the login form again. I tried another website – same result. It happened to 5 of 6 websites.

    After some investigation I found out that I couldn’t log into WordPress websites that have a space in the user name. Even when trying the mail adress as login credentials.

    I changed it with phpMyAdmin and login worked again.

    So if somebody has the same problem: That might be a quick and dirty solution.

    Can’t tell why WordPress behaves like that – I got kicked out of a backend where I already was logged in and nothing was updated or changed.

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Dave Chimny.
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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    Thanks for the tip. That’s something to watch for. FWIW, spaces in login names works OK on my site, so the trouble could be server configuration or possibly a plugin validating login names differently than core WP.

    Whether it’s allowed or not, I recommend as a good practice that login names follow the same rules as slugs: lower case alphanumeric and hyphen only, no other special or extended characters. There’s no “rule” to that effect. It helps ensure maximum compatibility in any environment.

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