Locked Blog due to Two Step Auth.

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    prakritibhardwaj · Member ·

    I have been having a problem with using the two step authentication for a blog of mine.

    Before making this blog, I have a personal blog with the URL of bhardwajp.wordpress.com. Without knowing exactly what I was getting into, I signed up for two step authentication on the computer, and downloaded the Google App on my phone for it as well.

    However, I stopped the bhardwajp blog for some time, and got a new phone during that time, and accidentally reset all my apps, so the authenticator app was deleted.

    I later wanted to log back in to my bhardwajp account and was asked for the verification code. I hurriedly downloaded the google app once more and was asked for a code/barcode in that app itself, which would verify my account. To get that code/barcode, I would need to have access to my wordpress account in the first place. So not only was I locked out of my wordpress account because I did not have the verification code from my cell phone, I was also stuck because the authenticator app needed a code from my wordpress account. (basically a never ending circle.)

    I know I should have made a backup code, and I’m beating myself about this. I have tried everything and looked up forums, and even tried some proxy thing until I realized that was for the .org sites, and not .com.

    I would love any help I can get on accessing that personal blog again (mainly because I would like to access it and put some posts on private).

    Thanks again! and Happy Holidays!

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    prakritibhardwaj · Member ·

    The blog I need help with is actually bhardwajp.wordpress.com

    (I did not have the option of selecting that in the original post.)

  • eurello · Staff ·

    Hi there – I’m sending you an email about this.

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