I'm getting a 404 page not found when going to my site's site admin

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anonymous
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Hi Leslie! Is the rest of the site up and accessible? If so, it's likely that a security plugin is blocking access or has changed the URL. 

First, be sure you are going directly to the /wp-login.php version of your page. Also, I would use a site like Shot Sherpa which can check a URL from a variety of locations to make sure that your IP is not blocked. 

If that is not the issue, it's likely that a security plugin changed the URL. You can temporarily disable plugins, log back in, and then re-enable things before sorting them out. Hope that helps!

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anonymous
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Hi Leslie! Is the rest of the site up and accessible? If so, it's likely that a security plugin is blocking access or has changed the URL. 

First, be sure you are going directly to the /wp-login.php version of your page. Also, I would use a site like Shot Sherpa which can check a URL from a variety of locations to make sure that your IP is not blocked. 

If that is not the issue, it's likely that a security plugin changed the URL. You can temporarily disable plugins, log back in, and then re-enable things before sorting them out. Hope that helps!