Title: Admin Disappeared
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Admin Disappeared

 *  Resolved [carterson2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carterson2/)
 * (@carterson2)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/)
 * Hi,
 * My admin disappeared.
 * Any help appreciated.
    (I won’t do anything until I hear from you wonderful help
   folk)
 * Jim

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 *  [Lorenzo Orlando Caum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorenzocaum/)
 * (@lorenzocaum)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/#post-4212675)
 * Are you referring to the WordPress admin dashboard?
 * What happens if you try to access that login page?
 *  Thread Starter [carterson2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carterson2/)
 * (@carterson2)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/#post-4212682)
 * If I go to
    [http://www.wikispeedia.org/wordpress/wp-login.php](http://www.wikispeedia.org/wordpress/wp-login.php)
 * it says WordPress, Username, Password
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/#post-4212688)
 * And if you login…?
 *  Thread Starter [carterson2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carterson2/)
 * (@carterson2)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/#post-4212689)
 * I get normal user (not admin)
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/#post-4212692)
 * Using Phpmyadmin (or another MySQL management tool), first backup your database.
   Then navigate to your wp_usermeta table and locate the meta_key called “_wp\_capabilities_”
   for your user_id. Change the meta-value for this record to:
 * `a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}`
 *  Thread Starter [carterson2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carterson2/)
 * (@carterson2)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/#post-4212703)
 * 😉
 * Thank you both. I put kudos on my site!
 * Thanks again.
    This is a fascinating program. I am as excited with WordPress 
   as I was years ago with Android!
 * Thanks again esmi, Lorenzo!
 * Jim

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [carterson2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carterson2/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-disappeared-1/#post-4212703)
 * Status: resolved

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