Title: WordPress CMS Missing Last modified: March 19, 2017 --- # WordPress CMS Missing * Resolved [goodmutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goodmutt/) * (@goodmutt) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cms-missing/) * Hi all, * I started working on a WordPress site about 3 weeks ago. I set up WordPress with MAMP, and to edit my site (currently not a live site) I simply go to “localhost: 8888” in my address bar. Until TODAY, this brought me to my website with a dark grey WordPress Editor top bar that gave me the ability to add pages, adjust settings and plugins, and pretty much do everything on the site. * Today I navigated to “localhost:8888” and my site is there and working fine, but it’s like the front end of the website with no way to edit pages. I tried changing the address to “localhost:8888/admin/post.php” (from my browser history) to see if it would bring the edit bar back, but instead I was brought to a WordPress log-in screen. It didn’t recognize my username/password, so I clicked “Forgot Password” and entered my email. I was met with this error: “The email could not be sent. Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function”. Plus I was able to login here so I know my password and username are correct… * I have been scouring my WordPress files for something that might have been moved or deleted to prevent the CMS from working, but I can’t find anything. I tried the steps on this forum: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missing-15/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missing-15/) But it didn’t work, and I wasn’t convinced it was the same problem I was having anyway. * Does anyone have experience with the CMS editor just disappearing?? Please help!- Ashley Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cms-missing/#post-8932532) * Generally, you cannot send emails from the *AMP systems, as there’s no mail transfer agent to handle it. You need to login to your site to add content. * If you’ve forgotten your password, there are ways to get around the mail problem. * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password](https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password) * Thread Starter [goodmutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goodmutt/) * (@goodmutt) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cms-missing/#post-8932565) * Hi Steve, Thanks for the quick reply. The password is not the issue, I am certain the password is correct as I’m able to log into this forum to post to reply to you. The issue occurs only when I go to “localhost8888”. It only brings me to the front end of the site, with no interface to even choose to login to. To go to the login screen, I used my browser history to find an address with “wp” in it in the hopes it would bring me back to the CMS. Would the CMS be not showing up simply because I’m not logged in? (I’m very confused, please be patient if that’s a dumb question) * I am only met with my webpage as it would appear to a visitor to the site (if it were live). * Here is a screenshot to help clarify my situation: [http://i.imgur.com/ckXytX5](http://i.imgur.com/ckXytX5) * The light-blue text near the top is what I wish was there. - This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/). Reason: fixed imgur link * [sinip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinip/) * (@sinip) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cms-missing/#post-8932577) * Have you tried localhost8888/wp-admin ? I know it is kind of stupid question, but… 🙂 Looks like you did. I’d go with changing password in the database manually, anyway. - This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [sinip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinip/). * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cms-missing/#post-8932578) * > The password is not the issue, I am certain the password is correct as I’m > able to log into this forum to post to reply to you * Your password here has *nothing* to do with the id/password of your local WordPress site. Your login page there is localhost:8888/wp-admin/ * The image you posted shows you want to see the admin bar. You need to be logged in to see it. * Thread Starter [goodmutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goodmutt/) * (@goodmutt) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cms-missing/#post-8934314) * THANK YOU. * Okay. I now understand the difference between the wordpress.org login and my own site login. Like I said, I’m VERY NEW to web development and until now I’ve only ever used sites like Weebly, which take care of all the backend stuff for you. * You’ve been very helpful! Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘WordPress CMS Missing’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/editor/) * [missing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/missing/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 5 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [goodmutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goodmutt/) * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cms-missing/#post-8934314) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics