It looks like the user you’re logged in with is not an Administrator.
Your user doesn’t have access to see it.
Is this a multisite installation?
there were company working on the site before me. As they said they gave away admin log in, so it should be admin.
As of multisite instalation – it is not.
Is the plugin “adminize” installed? Look in the file system via FTP or via your hosting control panel, in the directory wp-contents/plugins. If so, delete it. If not, what plugins are installed?
There is no adminize plugin installed.
That is the list of all plugins that are installed:
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Were you ever able to see the plugins link on the dashboard? Or is this new? If so, what’s changed recently?
As long as I had access it has been the same way.
How did you get access in the first place? I think you need to contact that person.
You said your login “should be admin”. Have you looked at yourself under USERS to see if you are an administrator?