I'm Locked Out of My WordPress Admin

What's happening

You're trying to get into the back of your own website — wp-admin — and can't. Maybe the password isn't working, the reset email never arrives, the dashboard loads forever, or you're getting an error. Meanwhile your public site might look perfectly fine, which makes being shut out of it all the more frustrating.

Why it happens

A few common reasons: a forgotten or changed password, a security plugin that locked you out after failed attempts, a plugin or theme conflict crashing the dashboard, or — less often — a hack that changed your login. The cause shapes the fix, which is why guessing can make it worse.

What you can safely try

• Use the "Lost your password?" link and check spam for the reset email.
• Wait a bit if you've had several failed attempts — a security plugin may have temporarily locked your address.
• Don't repeatedly hammer the login — that can extend the lockout or look like an attack.

When to call us

Lockouts are almost always recoverable without losing anything — by safely restoring access, disabling whatever's blocking the door, or cleaning up if it turns out to be a security issue. If you're shut out and need back in, we'll get you there quickly and figure out why it happened.