Login Problem

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  gritsbymimi · Member · Aug 10, 2016 at 12:55 am

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  Tried to change URLs for SEO, under general I was changing them and then got locked out of both the Admin Control Panel and my site, what do I do now. I checked and Blue Host says you can log in through FTP, but it tells you to login at the dashboard to do it. Since that is one of the things I can’t login to, I can’t do that either! HELP

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

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  geoffreyshilling · Member · Aug 10, 2016 at 1:05 am

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  Could you please verify your website address? It sounds like this is a self-hosted WordPress.org site instead of the WordPress.com-hosted version supported here.

  Learn more about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  With that being said, there are several ways you can update your URL with the self-hosted version, even if you don’t have access to your dashboard:
  https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL

  If you have any more questions about how to do this, I would ask on the WordPress.org support forums:
  https://wordpress.org/support/

  I hope that helps!

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  gritsbymimi · Member · Aug 10, 2016 at 1:24 am

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  Thank you for replying so quickly, I really have no clue what I am doing, so I have made every mistake possible, I should be a scholar at WP/Blue Host by the time I get this website working. I appreciate the information!

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  geoffreyshilling · Member · Aug 10, 2016 at 4:43 pm

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  You’re welcome! I don’t know about you, but my I think the best way to learn is by making mistakes!

  There is some really good information on the self-hosted version of WordPress in the codex:
  https://codex.wordpress.org/

  As I mentioned above, the WordPress.org support forums is a great resource if you get stuck on something in the future.

  Good luck – you’ll do great!