You might been using a customized theme or admin, the correct link is /wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
Thanks. Trying that link, it won’t let me reset any users passwords.
I get the message “can’t reset that users password”
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Jan Dembowski
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Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
Give this a read too.
http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Resetting_Your_Password
The methods there do not require access to the WordPress dashboard. Personally I like this method myself.
http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Resetting_Your_Password#Through_FTP
If you do go that way then please make sure you save a backup of any file you modify first.
Ok,
All I want is to add a lost password link so users can recover one for their login. I don’t see this anywhere and I am using the standard wordpress theme.
Fakeologist, the lost password recovery link appears on login page: /wp-login.php
You don’t need to put on your theme.
If you are not able to reset your password, you should check the wp_users table on MySQL and check if your email or username is correct.
I don’t have a link on mine!
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Jan Dembowski
(@jdembowski)
Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
Looks like you have some plugins activated, specifically JetPack single signon.
Try deactivating all of your plugins, clear your browser’s cache and cookies and then revisit http://your-WordPress-URL-here/wp-admin and see if that link comes back.
thanks you’re right. It was a security plugin that removed the link.
It would be great if wordpress had a plugin log…so one could revert back when a change was made and created a problem.
