This article lists 7 completely different ways to reset your password. Any one of them will work and do the job. Find the one that’s right for you and use that: https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
Using “admin” as the admin user of your site is not a great idea!
Please never use the default “admin” username. Hackers know that ships with core and will use it to gain access to your site.
This page in Codex provides a number of ways to reset your password:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
You should be able to manage it using one of those methods.
Thank you, I have read this page before doing this post and I do not have the expertise required for most of the fixes.
On the first, I can’t get to the Admin screen, so that’s moot.
Tried the second, but it’s not recognizing any of our emails.
I don’t know how to use any of the other suggestions.
Why would my login just suddenly stop working?
Use the phpmyadmin approach via your HOSTING control panel.
Why would it stop working? Possibilities are a hack, a security action taken by your host blocking “admin” as a login, a problem with your database, and more.
Thanks so much, Steve. I was able to figure this out via phpmyadmin through my hosting panel.
