Title: Password uncorrectable!
Last modified: September 16, 2025

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# Password uncorrectable!

 *  Resolved [macnadoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macnadoodle/)
 * (@macnadoodle)
 * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-uncorrectable/)
 * I’m making a simple site on my own Mac, using MAMP. WP theme is just 2020, no
   plugins yet. Started in 2021, but is now being actually finished. 
   MacOs High
   Sierra 10.13.6; (yes, its a very old iMac)browser Chrome Version 116.0.5845.187.
   No extensions on. My site loads through Mamp, in Chrome and is functional as 
   far as it was made. However, accessing the dashboard via wp-admin does not work–
   actually wrong password/login. Changed the login and user in wp-users (phpMyadmin),
   and thus it all lines up – but nothing. Checked every box, re-typed every login
   and password, and wandered round the tables looking for unseen faults. Now art
   my wit’s end. Ideas and answers please.

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 *  [Okwanga Oscar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urbanoscar/)
 * (@urbanoscar)
 * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-uncorrectable/#post-18643406)
 * Hey [@macnadoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macnadoodle/) try to check
   user permissions. Ensure that the user you’re trying to log in as has the appropriate
   permissions. You can do this by checking the ‘wp_usermeta’ table in phpMyAdmin.
   Look for entries with the following meta keys:
   -wp_capabilities– wp_user_level–
   Make sure they match the expected values for an administrator:-plaintextwp_capabilities:
   a:1:{s:13:”administrator”;b:1;}wp_user_level: 10
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-uncorrectable/#post-18643411)
 * If the password does not appear to be correct, I would recommend the following:
    - Check whether you have changed the password correctly in the database. You
      have to set it to MD5 there. See: [https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/reset-your-password/#through-phpmyadmin](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/reset-your-password/#through-phpmyadmin)
    - Check in wp-config.php which database is used by the project. Check whether
      this is the one in which you changed the password manually. If not, repeat
      the process in the correct database.
    - Rule out plugins you use as the cause. Deactivate them by renaming the directory/
      wp-content/plugins/. Then try to log in. If it works, it was caused by one
      of the plugins.
    - Try using a different browser.
 *  Thread Starter [macnadoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macnadoodle/)
 * (@macnadoodle)
 * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-uncorrectable/#post-18643564)
 * Fixed! The MD5 box was the issue. Cheers!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [macnadoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macnadoodle/)
 * Last activity: [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-uncorrectable/#post-18643564)
 * Status: resolved

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