CloudedDottedMind
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A couple of minutes with my coffee and I realised I could simply change it direct in my MySql. All is good again.
/thanks a lot – I’ll check over the next few days if I still get this issue or if it has resolved, then post here to let you know, this way future users can know if it was a permanent fix.
Hello nigelt74, wpfan1000,
Thank you for the feedback.
Have you checked whether the ip address corresponds to one you were using?
From my attempt to track it, it appears to be a Dutch IP.
This is not mine, currently I am in the UK. – How did you know it is Dutch?
As nigelt74 says, you are likely using admin for your username, and hackers and autobots are crawling the net looking for WP sites that use admin. Then they try and guess your password. They keep trying until they are locked out.
Change your username.
Furthermore, under Users > Your profile, create a nickname and use it for “Display name publicly as”
Otherwise, if you create a post, and your theme shows it, it will say “Posted by” with your username and then the bad guys have your username again.
I do not use admin – but I understand your suggestion. I was able to login right and went to change my username vs what is displayed but it says you cannot change your username – is that correct? If so what can I do?
Thank you very much.
By the way I have the wordpress app to manage the site from my iPad, I also have this thing called password box to keep all my passwords etc secure on my imac.I don’t know if this is relevant… I had this fleeting thought: what if the apps are trying to login multiple times? Even so they would succeed as the correct password is stored within them.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: WordPress site not loading anymore – redirecting?I have now managed to get the page to show. In phpmyadmin I took out all the data in options> active_plugins
However, when I am not logged in i can’t see the site as it constantly redirects to the login page?