Title: Login Loop Last modified: March 10, 2019 --- # Login Loop * Resolved [bjf123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjf123/) * (@bjf123) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-loop-18/) * This plugin will be exactly what we need, but I’m stuck in a loop. With the plugin activated, if I go to volunteerexecutiveboard.com and enter my admin username and password, it takes me right back to the login page. If I manually then enter the domain, it takes me to the home page. The documentation says to edit the functions.php file. I don’t see a file with just that name. There are a couple of files with something in front of functions, but nothing referencing force login. There’s not a functions.php file in the forcelogins plugin folder. Help! * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Flogin-loop-18%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Author [Kevin Vess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinvess/) * (@kevinvess) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-loop-18/#post-11300916) * Hi, thanks for using Force Login! * > [I] enter my admin username and password, it takes me right back to the login > page. * Force Login only redirects visitors to the login screen, requiring them to log in. Anything that happens during or after the login process is not altered by Force Login. * This sounds like it’s caused by a conflict with another plugin or your theme. I recommend you try the following steps to rule out a conflict with your other plugins or theme: * **To test for a theme conflict:** 1. Activate default Twenty-Something theme 2. Check to see if the issue still occurs 3. If the issue does not occur after having activated the default “Twenty” theme, your theme is causing a conflict with Force Login. * **To test for a plugin conflict:** 1. Deactivate ALL plugins 2. Activate Force Login 3. Check to see if the issue occurs * If the issue does not occur, one (or more) of your plugins is causing a conflict with Force Login. * **To determine which plugin(s) is causing the conflict, follow these steps:** 1. Activate each plugin one by one 2. Check to see if the issue occurs after each plugin is activated * > The documentation says to edit the functions.php file. * What are you trying to add to your theme’s functions.php file? * I don’t think any of the code examples in the FAQ will help with your issue. First follow the steps above to rule out a conflict with your other plugins or theme. * > I don’t see a [functions.php] file * Typically, WordPress themes contain a [functions.php file](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/theme-functions/) where you can add unique features to your site. * If your theme doesn’t have a functions.php file, you might be able add one or create new plugin with your functionality changes. * I recommend you hire a developer to help you customize your WordPress site. * Thread Starter [bjf123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjf123/) * (@bjf123) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-loop-18/#post-11301028) * I’ve deactivated all plugins and changed the themes to both the twenty seventeen and twenty nineteen themes after which I reactivated Force Login. Same result. After entering the user ID and password, I’m taken right back to the login page. I can click on the link below the password box where it says to go back to the site. That does take me to the home page and I am logged in. * I thought one of the FAQS talked about editing the functions.php file if the redirect wasn’t working. I was not looking in the themes folder for that file. * Hiring a developer is not an option. This is a volunteer group trying to create a website as a central repository of information for their functions. There is no budget or revenue stream available. * Plugin Author [Kevin Vess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinvess/) * (@kevinvess) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-loop-18/#post-11301213) * > I’ve deactivated all plugins and changed the themes to both the twenty seventeen > and twenty nineteen themes after which I reactivated Force Login. Same result. * What happens if you deactivate Force Login? Does the issue still occur? * Does your web host use server-side caching and did you clear it after deactivating all plugins and switching themes? * Who is your hosting provider? Some web hosts might add their own [required plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/Must_Use_Plugins) or server-side functionality to WordPress sites on their hosting. * One other thought, check your [.htaccess file](https://codex.wordpress.org/htaccess) on your server to make sure there isn’t something extra in there that might be causing this. * > I thought one of the FAQS talked about editing the functions.php file if the > redirect wasn’t working. * The FAQ mentions editing your theme’s functions.php file to set a specific URL to always redirect users to; otherwise it defaults to either the URL users tried to visit or standard WP functionality when there is no `?redirect_to=` query string. * > Hiring a developer is not an option. * You might want to try asking your web hosting for support; they might be able to help you diagnose why after successful login, you’re taken back to the login screen. * Thread Starter [bjf123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjf123/) * (@bjf123) * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-loop-18/#post-11305813) * The issue goes away if I deactivate ForceLogin. I can login and out with no trouble. I’ll check with my hosting provider about server side caching. The host is Rochen. * Thread Starter [bjf123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjf123/) * (@bjf123) * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-loop-18/#post-11306070) * I think I found the issue. I have a global redirect in place to have all the pages secured with the site’s SSL. Typing the URL as volunteerexecutiveboard. com would not work, but typing it as [https://volunteerexecutiveboard.com](https://volunteerexecutiveboard.com) would. I think the plugin was trying to redirect to the non secure page, which was being seen as a new page, hence the new prompt for the password. I’ve deleted and recreated the redirect and it seems to be working now. I’m going to try from a different computer at work tomorrow to verify this. * Plugin Author [Kevin Vess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinvess/) * (@kevinvess) * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-loop-18/#post-11308460) * Ah– yes! I’m glad you were able to get this resolved. * You need to configure your DNS or server to redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS before the site loads, otherwise you’ll experience issues like this. * Related topic: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-page-loop-2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-page-loop-2/) * Be sure to rate and review my plugin to let others know how you like it. * Thanks for using Force Login! 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