If accessing /wp-admin/ redirects to the homepage instead of the login page, this is because WP Ghost’s Hide “wp-admin” option is active. When enabled, requests to /wp-admin/ return a 404 or redirect to the homepage instead of forwarding to the login page.
Use your custom login path
If you’ve set a custom login path in WP Ghost, use that path instead of /wp-admin/. For example, if you set the login path to my-login, access yourdomain.com/my-login. This is the intended behavior: /wp-admin/ is hidden to prevent bots from finding it, and your custom login path is the secure entry point.
Allow wp-admin to redirect to login
If you want /wp-admin/ to redirect non-logged-in users to the login page (default WordPress behavior), disable the Hide option:
- Go to WP Ghost > Change Paths > Admin Security.
- Switch off Hide “wp-admin”.
- Click Save.
With Hide “wp-admin” off, accessing /wp-admin/ redirects non-logged-in users to your custom login page. The admin path itself is still changed to your custom name, so bots scanning for /wp-admin/ are redirected rather than finding the admin dashboard.
Can’t access the admin dashboard at all
If you can’t log in through any path, use the Safe URL parameter to temporarily bypass WP Ghost’s path changes, or follow the emergency disable guide to deactivate WP Ghost via FTP.