Title: Dashboard Error Code 404
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Dashboard Error Code 404

 *  Resolved [tjdavis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjdavis/)
 * (@tjdavis)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-error-code-404/)
 * It has been about 6 months since I’ve been able to log into my dashboard. It 
   seems no one can help me. When I try to login I get the dreaded Error 404 code.
   The last time this happened, someone was able to go in and change things around
   for me and life was good for awhile..
 * I know my site is still there, [http://www.teresadavisblog.com](http://www.teresadavisblog.com),
   I just can’t log in.
 * I downloaded FileZilla, but have no idea how to use it. I thought about just 
   downloading WordPress again and starting over, but I know someone out there can
   help me fix this.
 * PLEASE I’M DESPERATE!!!

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 *  Thread Starter [tjdavis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjdavis/)
 * (@tjdavis)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-error-code-404/page/2/#post-5260072)
 * Yes Yes…”happy dance” lol..It worked. After I renamed everything you told me 
   to do abletec, I was able to log into my dashboard. It does seems I don’t have
   any plugins at all now. I have a lot of work now on my blog to get it back, but
   at least I can now work on it.
 * Thank you guys so much for helping me.
 *  Thread Starter [tjdavis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjdavis/)
 * (@tjdavis)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-error-code-404/page/2/#post-5260073)
 * Ok so I renamed my plugins.off in the ftp and it seems now I can’t download any
   plugins back to my blog..what’s up now?
 *  [abletec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abletec/)
 * (@abletec)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-error-code-404/page/2/#post-5260074)
 * Ok, tjdavis, right–the problem is we need to get the plugins folder back–& that
   w/the right name.
 * So–the first thing I’d like you to do is rename the plugins-off folder back to
   plugins. Then rename the IThemes Security plugin to something else, as I believe
   that’s the 1 causing the problem. Alternatively, you can simply delete all the
   plugins inside the plugins folder & then reinstall them again, but let’s try 
   the first solution & see if that works.
 * Great job, tjdavis!
 *  Thread Starter [tjdavis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjdavis/)
 * (@tjdavis)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-error-code-404/page/2/#post-5260117)
 * I still cannot get any plugins to work on my blog. I am being overrun with spam.
   Please can anyone help me? I deleted the plugins from the FTP completely. When
   I try and add a new plugin on my blog, this is what I get:
 * Downloading install package from [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/jetpack.3.1.1.zip…](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/jetpack.3.1.1.zip…)
 * Unpacking the package…
 * Installing the plugin…
 * Could not create directory. /home/teresada/public_html/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/
 * Plugin install failed.
 *  [abletec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abletec/)
 * (@abletec)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-error-code-404/page/2/#post-5260118)
 * Hi again, tjdavis. If you deleted the wp-content/plugins folder, simply create
   a new folder under wp-content named plugins. I think that’s why you’re getting
   that error, i.e., it wants to install to the plugins directory, but it doesn’t
   exist.
 * You can either do that via *secure* ftp or use the file manager in your web host’s
   control panel.
 * Please let us know if that helps you.
 *  Thread Starter [tjdavis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjdavis/)
 * (@tjdavis)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-error-code-404/page/2/#post-5260119)
 * albetec..you’re a genius..it worked and I’m back on track. Thank you all so much
   🙂

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