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1. redhalls
   Member
   Posted 6 months 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: http://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

2. SwansonPhotos
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

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

3. SwansonPhotos
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   deleted

4. redhalls
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

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

   Karl

5. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   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.

6. redhalls
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   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

7. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   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?

8. redhalls
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   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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