Title: Cannot re-authenticate, verify, or deauthenticate
Last modified: March 21, 2018

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# Cannot re-authenticate, verify, or deauthenticate

 *  Resolved [SmileWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anotheropus/)
 * (@anotheropus)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/)
 * Hello,
 * I have the wrong UA code/account.
    I cannot re-authenticate. I cannot verify 
   credentials I cannot deauthenticate. I uninstalled/re-installed Monster Insights
   but still get same failures.
 * Screenshots:
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/DwILaDI)
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/zq4H58z)
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/DNUUZ0j)
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/w69E0ZS)
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/HOtZxUk)
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/zsJHf8R)
 * I deactivated caching plugins and WordFence–nothing changes.
 * I’m going to try and delete the plugin via SFTP and/or phpMyAdmin.
 * These instructions fail:
 * [https://www.monsterinsights.com/docs/how-to-fix-wrong-google-analytics-profile-selected-in-settings/](https://www.monsterinsights.com/docs/how-to-fix-wrong-google-analytics-profile-selected-in-settings/)

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 *  Plugin Author [chriscct7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chriscct7/)
 * (@chriscct7)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10100101)
 * Hi there,
    You’ll want to get in touch with our team at [https://www.monsterinsights.com/lite-support/](https://www.monsterinsights.com/lite-support/)
   so we can assist with this.
 * -Chris
 *  [Monoloid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monoloid/)
 * (@monoloid)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10193510)
 * Hi,
    I had the same problem. Was resolved by using phpMyAdmin in cPanel, finding“
   monsterinsights_site_profile” and delete the contents.
 *  [wpcrank_phil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpcsphil/)
 * (@wpcsphil)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10489277)
 * Thanks Monoloid. That solved the problem for me as well. The issue IMHO is that
   the plugin isn’t cleaning up after itself. There are lots of these requests on
   this forum and they just want everyone to keep filling out contact forms instead
   of just giving us the answer here.
 * These are the specific steps I took…
 * Step 1: Make a backup of your database.
    Step 2: Deactivate the plugin, answer/
   skip the annoying ‘why are you disabling the plugin’ survey and then delete the
   plugin. Step 3: In phpMyAdmin query “SELECT * FROM `wp_options` WHERE `option_name`
   LIKE ‘%monsterinsights%’ (assuming you haven’t changed the prefix). Step 4: Delete
   all those records like the plugin should have done when deleted. Step 5: Re-install
   the plugin and re-authenticate.
 * You might have to have your developer help if you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable
   editing the database directly.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by [wpcrank_phil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpcsphil/).
 *  Plugin Author [chriscct7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chriscct7/)
 * (@chriscct7)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10489400)
 * It’s incredibly rare that the options are still set, since that means your WordPress
   plugin isn’t running the delete plugin routine.
 * The vast majority of when we get these issues are the reverse. The site has been
   authenticated, and then users do a site migration or a new install and they didn’t
   delete the plugin so the site isn’t removed from our side so we have to remove
   them manually from our records in order for them to reauthenticate, which is 
   something only we can do.
 * -Chris
 *  [mattcrux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattcrux/)
 * (@mattcrux)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10503643)
 * Hey [@chriscct7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chriscct7/)
 * I recently migrated from one domain to another and didn’t delete the plugin before
   hand. now when I deleted the settings in phpmyadmin and did reinstall It still
   wont reauthenticate so I’m guessing it’s the thing you have to do on your end?
 * My old domain was… [http://www.phoenixlove.net](http://www.phoenixlove.net) and
   now I’m using [http://www.Cruxmagic.com](http://www.Cruxmagic.com)
 * Please help me get this resolved! Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [chriscct7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chriscct7/)
 * (@chriscct7)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10505966)
 * Hi there,
    I’m out of the office currently, but if you send our staff a ticket
   at [https://www.monsterinsights.com/lite-support/](https://www.monsterinsights.com/lite-support/)
   and they should be able to get this taken care of straightaway.
 * -Chris
 *  [amityweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amityweb/)
 * (@amityweb)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10512208)
 * I cloned a WP site, then when I went into the new site to de-activate Monster
   Insights (so their analytics wont track the new site), I got the Deactivation
   error.
 * I tried 3 times. I just did it again to copy the error message, and it worked
   the third time.
 * I think this plugin needs to have a fool proof way to deactivate it with no error,
   so no one gets duplicated sites messing up their stats.
 *  [hansretra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansretra/)
 * (@hansretra)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-re-authenticate-verify-or-deauthenticate/#post-10613247)
 * I had the same problem but solved it by reauthenticate the original website first.(
   The website i installed monsterinsights the first time before migration ). From
   then it was possible again to deauthenticete the copied website too.

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