Dashboard Access Recovery

Locked out of your own WordPress site. We get you back in — without touching a single piece of your content.

WordPress admin lockouts happen for predictable reasons: a security plugin that blocked your IP, a broken authentication configuration, an infinite redirect loop, or a forgotten password with a non-functional email. We bypass the broken login screen through the server and database, restoring your access without affecting anything your visitors see.

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WordPress Admin Access Recovery

- **IP unblock via database:** If a security plugin has blocked your IP, we access the database directly (via phpMyAdmin or MySQL CLI) and clear the block entry without needing admin access.

IP unblock via database

If a security plugin has blocked your IP, we access the database directly (via phpMyAdmin or MySQL CLI) and clear the block entry without needing admin access.

Password reset via WP-CLI or database

We reset the admin password at the database level using a secure hash, no email required, no admin access required.

Redirect loop diagnosis

We identify the redirect loop source (caching, SSL misconfiguration, or authentication filter) and resolve it at the server configuration level.

Security plugin bypass via SFTP

If a security plugin is causing the lockout and cannot be bypassed through the database, we rename its folder via SFTP, WordPress safely deactivates it, restoring admin access.

SSL/HTTPS configuration fix

We verify the SSL certificate status and correct `wp-config.php` and `.htaccess` settings for SSL admin enforcement.

Post-Mortem Report

Case Study: The SSL Expiry That Locked Out an Entire Marketing Team

SymptomA marketing agency woke up to find their team unable to access the WordPress admin on their client's site. The site itself was displaying an SSL certificate warning but functioning. The admin was inaccessible, every login attempt triggered a redirect to an HTTPS URL that the expired certificate couldn't serve correctly.

ResolutionThe SSL certificate had expired at midnight. The `FORCE_SSL_ADMIN` flag in `wp-config.php` was redirecting all admin requests to HTTPS. With an expired certificate, this created an infinite error loop.

Business Impact

We renewed and reinstalled the SSL certificate (a 20-minute process via the hosting control panel), confirmed the HTTPS admin URL loaded correctly, and the entire marketing team had restored access within 45 minutes of the emergency request. We flagged the SSL expiry monitoring gap and added certificate expiry monitoring to the client's maintenance plan.

Common questions

Questions answered.

I've tried resetting my password via email but the email never arrives. What should I do?

WordPress password reset emails are sent via the server's mail system, which frequently has delivery issues. We reset the password directly in the database using a properly hashed new password, no email required.

Will recovering my access affect my live site or visitors?

No. Database-level changes to authentication and security plugin configuration have zero impact on the public-facing website. Visitors continue to see your site normally during and after recovery.

I think I was hacked and the attacker changed my admin password. Is this the same process?

Yes, with an additional step. We recover your access using database-level methods, then immediately audit for unauthorized accounts and malicious changes made during the period you were locked out.

Can you prevent future lockouts?

Yes. After recovery, we configure security plugin whitelist rules for your known IP addresses, set up backup admin access methods, and implement SSL certificate monitoring. We also ensure you have server-level hosting access as a recovery fallback.

Submit an Incident Report.

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