Problem
You receive a 404 “Not Found” error page when going to the WordPress login URL. You tried accessing the WordPress Admin through the Plesk Dashboard and / or tried going to the page directly by entering the direct login URL.
Depending on the web hosting provider and version of Plesk you have, the WordPress installer may be pre-configured to install a certain number of plugins. One of those plugins is called “Easy Hide Login” which changes the login URL to your WordPress Admin Dashboard. Because the login URL is changed, you may have difficulty using the default URL such as example.com/wp-login.php.
Solution
- To fix this problem, login to your Plesk administrative panel.
- On the left side navigation, click on WordPress.
- Towards the middle of the screen, look for then click on tab called “Plugins” (Next to Themes tab).
- Look for the plugin “Easy Hide Login” or any other login changers, then change the state to “Off”. This will deactivate the plugin.
- Go into your web browser and type in your website login URL (example.com/wp-login.php) to test access.
This problem is common with newer WordPress Installers that have plugins already preloaded. To avoid problems going forward with any plugin, it’s usually best to run a fresh install with no plugins. This way you can access your dashboard and manually install what you need.
If you have any questions, feel free to sound off below.