Can't login to wordpress blog (404 error)

  • Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)


    13 years ago

    Hi,

    When I try to login to my blog I’m redirected to a 404 page not found page. I did not change anything I’ve been writing on my blog without problems for years.

    I can see the login form: https://www.deletespyware-adware.com/blog/wp-login.php yet I try to login it returns to 404.

    The only change I made is change of web hosting company. However my other blogs that I’ve too changed host still work fine.

    Any idea please?

    Thanks,
    Karl

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  • Pioneer Web Design

    (@swansonphotos)

    Typically those who note this issue have failed to update WordPress, their Theme and Plugins and have been hacked due to poor site maintenance.

    Pioneer Web Design

    (@swansonphotos)

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    Thread Starter Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)

    so what shall I do tell a programmer to fix the prob? Nothing I can do myself?

    Karl

    Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    try:
    – switching to the default theme by renaming your current theme’s folder in wp-content/themes using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

    – resetting the plugins folder by using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

    – renaming or deleting the .htaccess file by using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides. If you delete it make a backup first.

    – re-uploading all files & folders – except the wp-content folder from a fresh download of WordPress. by using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

    Thread Starter Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)

    Hi keesiemeijer,

    I tried all four apart from the first one and problem persists.

    I am afraid of trying the first one, if I’m able to login then how am I going to switch back to normal? Probably my theme is customized one.

    Karl

    Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    I am afraid of trying the first one, if I’m able to login then how am I going to switch back to normal?

    You can always switch back to your theme after you can login.

    The only change I made is change of web hosting company.

    Was it after changing hosts that you get the 404?

    Thread Starter Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)

    Hi,

    ok I have 3 folders in /blog/wp-content/themes

    I renamed all of them but prob persists. There’s also in this same folder index.php file. When I renamed them the blog itself returned blank page but it’s normal this I think.

    Was it after changing hosts that you get the 404?

    Don’t really know, I changed host couple days ago. However few days before changing host, from my older webhost I received email that my site had malware, because I had outdatad wp scripts and wp version, however they were not referring to this site but to my other add on domains I had on same hosting account. Those domains have wordpress blogs too and they work fine.

    I had logged to all my wordpress including this one and made all updates to everything. So probably problem occured after chaning host not before.

    Karl

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