Cannot login as admin

If your sure the password is correct (no password errors) simply can’t get past login screen. Clearing cookies, cache etc, didn’t solve anything, replaceing install files doesn’t resolve the issue try this:

1. via ftp rename “wp-content” > “plugins” to “plugins_bak”
2. create new dir “plugins”
3. login to wp (which now worked for me)
4. via ftp remove empty “plugins” created in step 2
5. and rename “plugins_bak” back to “plugins”

The above is an easy first step to try (doesn’t hurt anything) before getting into re-installs and going into the DB. If it works for you all your plugins will be disabled so you’ll need to go to Plugins and re-enable those you want.