How to log in to WordPress

This guide shows three ways to log in to the WordPress dashboard for a site on your hosting.

From your site’s login page

This works for any WordPress site, wherever it was installed from.

1. Open your browser and go to yourdomain.co.uk/wp-admin. Replace yourdomain.co.uk with your own domain.
2. If that address doesn’t load, try yourdomain.co.uk/wp-login.php instead.
3. Enter the admin username or email address you set when WordPress was installed.
4. Enter your password and click Log In.

If WordPress is installed in a folder, add the folder name to the address, for example yourdomain.co.uk/blog/wp-admin.

From WP Toolkit

WP Toolkit can log you in without asking for your WordPress password.

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Click WP Toolkit.
3. Find your site in the list.
4. Click Log in under the site name. The dashboard opens in a new tab.

If your site isn’t listed, it may have been installed by hand. Look for a Scan option in WP Toolkit, which searches your account for existing WordPress sites and adds them to the list. The wording may differ slightly between versions.

From Softaculous

If you installed WordPress with Softaculous, you can log in from there too.

1. Log in to cPanel and open Softaculous Apps Installer.
2. Click the icon for All Installations. It usually looks like a box near the top of the page.
3. Find your site and click the admin icon next to it, which looks like a person.

If it doesn’t work

• “The password you entered is incorrect.” Use the Lost your password? link, or reset it another way. See how to reset your WordPress password.
• You get sent back to the login page after logging in. Clear your browser cookies for the site and try again. If you recently changed your site address, see how to change your WordPress site address.
• The page is blank or shows an error. See how to fix the white screen of death or how to fix “Error establishing a database connection”.
• The address shows our holding page or a different site. Your domain may not point at us yet. See how to point your domain at our hosting.

Good to know

Bookmark your login page so you don’t have to remember it. If you don’t have WordPress yet, see how to install WordPress.

Still stuck? Open a support ticket and we’ll help.