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Unable to log into WordPress Admin Dashboard automatically from Plesk because of absolute URL

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Marc Vidal
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Applicable to:

  • Plesk Onyx for Linux
  • Plesk Onyx for Windows

Symptoms

  • An attempt to log in to WordPress Dashboard from Plesk via Domains > example.com > WordPress > Log in fails with the error 404.

  • It can be opened via direct URL in the browser: https://example.com/wp-login.php

  • When WP Dash board is open from Plesk the Browser URL shows an incorrect link, for example: https://example.com/https://example.com/wp-login.php

  • Domains > example.com > Wordpress > Setup (next to login) shows the absolute path to wp-login.php: https://example.com/wp-login.php:

Cause

The Login URL is not configured correctly, the relative path should be used instead of absolute one.

Resolution

  1. Log in to Plesk GUI

  2. Modify the Login URL to wp-config.php from Domains > example.com > Wordpress > Setup (next to login) as follows:

  3. Save the changes

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    Laetitia Keyrouz

    Hello,

    It's still not working. What can be the problem?

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    Alexandr Nikolaenko

    Hello Laetitia Keyrouz,

    Please check that website resolves to Plesk server, or add it to "hosts" file of a computer.
    Also check in File Manager, that all the necessary files for WordPress installation exist. Such as index.php, wp-login.php. Otherwise, reinstall WordPress.

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