• Plans & Pricing
  • Log in
  • Get started
  • WordPress Hosting
  • WordPress for Agencies
  • Become an Affiliate
  • Domain Names
  • AI Website Builder
  • Website Builder
  • Create a Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Professional Email
  • Website Design Services
  • Commerce
  • WordPress Studio
  • Enterprise WordPress 
  • Overview
  • WordPress Themes
  • WordPress Plugins
  • WordPress Patterns
  • Google Apps
  • Support Center
  • WordPress News
  • Business Name Generator
  • Logo Maker
  • Discover New Posts
  • Popular Tags
  • Blog Search
Get started
  • Sign up
  • Log in
About
  • Plans & Pricing
Products
  • WordPress Hosting
  • WordPress for Agencies
  • Become an Affiliate
  • Domain Names
  • AI Website Builder
  • Website Builder
  • Create a Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Professional Email
  • Website Design Services
  • Commerce
  • WordPress Studio
  • Enterprise WordPress  
Features
  • Overview
  • WordPress Themes
  • WordPress Plugins
  • WordPress Patterns
  • Google Apps
Resources
  • Support Center
  • WordPress News
  • Business Name Generator
  • Logo Maker
  • Discover New Posts
  • Popular Tags
  • Blog Search
Jetpack App
  • Learn more
  • Support Center
  • Guides
  • Courses
  • Forums
  • Contact
Search
  • Support Center
  • Guides
  • Courses
  • Forums
  • Contact
Forums / Unable to access my blog to edit or update…

Unable to access my blog to edit or update…

  • Unknown's avatar
    nobodyaskedmebut · Member · Jan 12, 2008 at 12:05 am
    • Copy link Copy link
    • Add topic to favorites Add topic to favorites

    I have been trying to solve this problem for weeks and have received nothing but canned answers from Support. Apparently the Support staff thinks I’m an idiot or something, because I cannot access, edit or update my blog. I go to My Dashboard and the only links I see are “Dashboard”, “Profile”, and “Upgrades.” There is no link to edit or otherwise access an existing blog. So I go to create a new blog and it responds that THIS BLOG ALREADY EXISTS! I have emailed Support this exact question at least three times. The only reply I get is an instruction to click a link that does not seem to exist on my Dashboard page. Does anyone know what I can do to solve this problem? I am at a loss and Support has been no help to me.

  • Unknown's avatar
    vivianpaige · Member · Jan 12, 2008 at 12:07 am
    • Copy link Copy link

    First, can you give us a link to your blog here at wordpress.com? The one in your profile links to a site not hosted here.

  • Unknown's avatar
    nobodyaskedmebut · Member · Jan 12, 2008 at 12:10 am
    • Copy link Copy link

    Sorry – the blog is nobodyaskedmebut.wordpress.com.

  • Unknown's avatar
    hanni · Member · Jan 12, 2008 at 12:40 am
    • Copy link Copy link

    What username are you using to log-in to attempt to reach the dashboard for that blog?

  • Unknown's avatar
    nobodyaskedmebut · Member · Jan 12, 2008 at 12:48 am
    • Copy link Copy link

    The only username I have ever had is nobodyaskedmebut, which I created the first time I visited WordPress. I have neither an additional “Administrative” username, nor any other username at all (nor does there seem to be any way to add another username – the username field in My Profile is non-editable). That username works fine to access my Dashboard and edit my Profile, but no blog access seems to be provided.

  • Unknown's avatar
    nobodyaskedmebut · Member · Jan 13, 2008 at 4:55 am
    • Copy link Copy link

    Update – I am still facing this problem, and my WordPress blog is completely useless to me until I can get it resolved. If anyone can help, please reply to this thread ASAP. Thank you.

  • Unknown's avatar
    raincoaster · Member · Jan 13, 2008 at 7:05 am
    • Copy link Copy link

    Have you tried logging out and then logging back in directly on the blog via this link:
    http://nobodyaskedmebut.wordpress.com/wp-admin ? That should take you to the dashboard for that specific blog.

  • Unknown's avatar
    universalgeni · Member · Jan 13, 2008 at 7:49 am
    • Copy link Copy link

    If raincoasters suggestion does not work could you please put a link to a screenshot in here? That might give a better idea of what the problem is…

  • Unknown's avatar
    nobodyaskedmebut · Member · Jan 14, 2008 at 4:16 pm
    • Copy link Copy link

    Thanks for the suggestions – I tried using the link raincoaster provided (I closed and reopened my browser first to clear all cookies) and after I logged in it took me to the page for which I have provided the following screenshot:

    http://www.nobodyaskedmebut.net/diagnostic/wordpress-screenshot_011408.html

    If my understanding of WordPress is correct, if I log into my WordPress account and I already have an active blog, on the first page that appears (the page raincoaster’s link took me to) the section of the screen just below my photo (where it says ‘Welcome back’) should offer a link to my existing blog. Instead I can only see a link to “Your Dashboard” and another to “Register a blog.” I have tried to use the “Register a blog” link several times to re-create the blog and it always returns the message, “This blog already exists.”

    I appreciate all efforts so far and I await the next suggestion.

  • Unknown's avatar
    mark · Member · Jan 14, 2008 at 4:20 pm
    • Copy link Copy link

    http://nobodyaskedmebut.wordpress.com/

    I got an email from the user registered inside that blog which I replied to earlier.

    Please send in a detailed Support. I need to know what you see and what you expect to see. More detail = better.

  • Unknown's avatar
    nobodyaskedmebut · Member · Jan 14, 2008 at 5:45 pm
    • Copy link Copy link

    Problem solved – thanks to all who helped!

    The blog will be published within a few days, for any who are interested in a pithy look at life. Or go to http://www.nobodyaskedmebut.net and subscribe to the newsletter.

  • Unknown's avatar
    carocat · Member · Jan 14, 2008 at 7:24 pm
    • Copy link Copy link

    Glad to hear it’s solved. :)

  • Unknown's avatar
    onesanjeewa · Member · Jan 14, 2008 at 7:38 pm
    • Copy link Copy link

    Can you please share the solution? I am having the exact same issue (chayaroopa.com). Thanks much.

  • Unknown's avatar
    carocat · Member · Jan 14, 2008 at 7:47 pm
    • Copy link Copy link

    @ onesanjeewa: Contact support with a very detailed description of what you’re seeing. They should be able to help you.

  • The topic ‘Unable to access my blog to edit or update…’ is closed to new replies.

Tags

  • Account Recovery
  • blog
  • edit
  • update

About this topic

  • In: Support
  • 8 participants
  • 13 replies
  • Last activity 18 years
  • Latest reply from nobodyaskedmebut

Couldn't find what you needed?

Contact us

Contact us

Get answers from our AI assistant, with access to 24/7 expert human support on paid plans.

Browse our guides

Browse our guides

Find step-by-step solutions to common questions in our comprehensive guides.

WordPress.com

Products
  • WordPress Hosting
  • WordPress for Agencies
  • Become an Affiliate
  • Domain Names
  • AI Website Builder
  • Website Builder
  • Create a Blog
  • Professional Email
  • Website Design Services
  • WordPress Studio
  • Enterprise WordPress
Features
  • Overview
  • WordPress Themes
  • WordPress Plugins
  • WordPress Patterns
  • Google Apps
Resources
  • WordPress.com Blog
  • Business Name Generator
  • Logo Maker
  • WordPress.com Reader
  • Accessibility
  • Remove Subscriptions
Help
  • Support Center
  • Guides
  • Courses
  • Forums
  • Contact
  • Developer Resources
Company
  • About
  • Press
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Privacy Notice for California Users
DeutschEspañolFrançaisBahasa IndonesiaItalianoNederlandsPortuguês do BrasilSvenskaTürkçeРусскийالعربيةעִבְרִית日本語한국어简体中文繁體中文English

Mobile Apps

  • Download on the App Store
  • Get it on Google Play

Social Media

  • WordPress.com on Facebook
  • WordPress.com on X (Twitter)
  • WordPress.com on Instagram
  • WordPress.com on YouTube

Automattic

Automattic
Work With Us
    • WordPress.com Forums
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Copy shortlink
    • Report this content
    • Manage subscriptions