404 of wp-admin pages [closed]

Found the problem. There was an unexpected .htaccess file in wp-admin folder with deny from all! not sure how that got there…

Thanks everyone for your help.

Related Posts:

  1. I’m getting a 404 message when I try to access wpadmin
  2. Unwanted redirect in admin area
  3. WP-admin giving 404
  4. Using /wp-admin works, using /login gives a 404. Why?
  5. Not Found (404) error on admin page, CSS gone on blog
  6. I get a 404 page on /wp-admin but not wp-login but as soon as I login I get a 404 again [closed]
  7. Can’t log into wp-admin after migration from localhost to server
  8. 404 error comes up when I go to wp-admin after first installation [closed]
  9. WP admin page gives 404
  10. wp-admin redirects to 404
  11. wp-login not found – All usual solutions not working
  12. 404 Admin Error
  13. WordPress logged in but no access to wp-admin
  14. Getting 404s in wp-admin after logged in
  15. How to troubleshoot 404s in WordPress admin
  16. Why when I click on a link into the WP admin panel I am redirected to a link that doesn’t contains wp-admin prefix, so I obtain 404 error
  17. Organizing Code in your WordPress Theme's functions.php File?
  18. How to check if a user is in a specific role?
  19. Can I rename the wp-admin folder?
  20. How do I Enqueue styles/scripts on Certain /wp-admin Pages?
  21. Changing Admin Menu Labels
  22. Adding custom columns to custom post types
  23. Adding Fields to the Category, Tag and Custom Taxonomy Edit Screen in the WordPress Admin?
  24. adding custom stylesheet to wp-admin
  25. Can’t change language (only “English (United States)”)
  26. Is there ANY way to remove comments function and section totally?
  27. How to use “menu_order” field for posts?
  28. “Too many redirects” ONLY when trying to access wp-admin page
  29. How to restrict dashboard access to Admins only?
  30. Admin Page Redirect
  31. Disable dragging of meta boxes?
  32. Toggle admin metabox based upon chosen page template
  33. Unable to login and wp-login.php redirects to wp-admin%2F&reauth=1?
  34. When moving a WP site, why does wp-admin redirect to old site?
  35. How to disable the “Post Lock/Edit Lock”?
  36. adding the category to the admin column for a custom post type?
  37. How can we make managing lots of pages in WordPress Admin better?
  38. Change page title in admin area
  39. do_shortcode() within Admin Page
  40. How can I control the position in the admin menu of items added by plugins?
  41. Changing the ‘wp-admin’ URL to whatever I want
  42. Unit testing in the WordPress backend (is_admin() is true)
  43. Admin ajax request return 0 with die()
  44. How to prevent access to wp-admin for certain user roles?
  45. How to remove screen options and help links in the admin area?
  46. How to remove the core embed blocks in WordPress 5.6?
  47. How to increase the file size limit for media uploads?
  48. Create WP tutorial for users with admin pointer using next button for navigation
  49. Taxonomy dropdown metabox in the back-end
  50. wordpress wp-admin css not loading
  51. Sort admin menu items
  52. How to order by post meta name in wp admin?
  53. How set defaults on wpLink()
  54. Remove dashboard, use Pages tab as default
  55. How to eliminate weird 404 errors in wp-admin?
  56. How to redirect/rewrite all /wp-login requests
  57. Show all post tags on post edit screen/sidebox
  58. How to hook in and modify the new revisions UI (3.6+)?
  59. How to display a static HTML page while setting up a WordPress site?
  60. Limit widget to certain sidebar?
  61. How can I uninstall a language?
  62. Check if user is admin by user ID
  63. My wordpress site gets redirected automatically to the old site any known solution for this?
  64. Best way to present options for home page in admin?
  65. Use a different domain for SSL
  66. Remove specific items from Quick Edit menu of a Custom Post Type?
  67. How to filter by post-format in admin?
  68. Unable to login to my wordpress site. reauth=1 redirection loop
  69. Add “external” link to admin menu in the backend
  70. How to Layer 7 Load Balance WordPress Backend and Frontend?
  71. Disable image attachment links
  72. How can I improve the line break handling in the WYSIWYG editor?
  73. wp_list_tables bulk actions
  74. Custom column for changing post status via ajax
  75. How do I change the login logo URL and hover title?
  76. Custom login redirects to wp-admin on wrong password
  77. How to remove comments option from wp-admin bar and modify profile icon
  78. Remove “Time to upgrade” message from dashboard
  79. Add header and footer to WP backend
  80. js error on post editing page
  81. How to search post by ID in wp-admin
  82. Remove ‘Custom..’ option in tinyMCE colour swatch
  83. sortable custom column in media library
  84. How to add a custom metabox to the Menu Management admin screen?
  85. how do I force a single column layout in screen layout
  86. How can I enable Google Analytics on a file download link?
  87. What is the best method to close off the backend?
  88. How to add custom submenu links in wp-admin menus?
  89. How to list ALL Pages in the dashboard?
  90. .htaccess in wp-admin produces a redirect loop
  91. Change Login URL Without Plugin
  92. Highlight custom widgets in the admin area?
  93. Make fonts.com font work in TinyMCE (iframe referrer issue)
  94. How to Remove All Admin Bar Menu Items?
  95. Uploading Images in the Link Manager
  96. How can I make a Live Demo of my Premium Plugin? Are there security risks?
  97. Share same domain for wp-admin but for different website
  98. How to allow users login to WP from external domain and make REST requests
  99. How to change the wording in wp-admin back-end?
  100. Disable wp-admin console for subscribers