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I set password login attempt failures to lock people out after 1 attempt. I did this years ago.
I tried logging in today and typed in the wrong password. Guess what happened? Lol. I can’t try logging in again for another 72 hours.
Is there a way I can log into my GoDaddy account and log into the WordPress account in spite of the lockout?
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You can do it through the db if you research your account locking service. Feel free to DM if you want help.
Log into your hosting and just run this SQL:
— Step 1: Insert the new user into the wp_users table
INSERT INTO `wp_users` (`user_login`, `user_pass`, `user_nicename`, `user_email`, `user_status`)
VALUES (‘newadmin’, MD5(‘password’), ‘New Admin’, ‘[email protected]’, ‘0’);
— Step 2: Get the ID of the user you just inserted
SELECT @user_id:=ID FROM `wp_users` WHERE `user_login`=’newadmin’;
— Step 3: Set the necessary usermeta for defining the new user’s role as an administrator
INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` (`user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`)
VALUES (@user_id, ‘wp_capabilities’, ‘a:1:{s:13:”administrator”;s:1:”1″;}’);
INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` (`user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`)
VALUES (@user_id, ‘wp_user_level’, ’10’);
I think the code is pretty self-explanatory. You will probably need to modify every ‘wp_….’
Find the security plugin’s folder in your file manager (wp-content/plugins/), change the name temporarily to disable it. Log in and then change it back.