{"id":530,"date":"2021-02-19T04:30:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T04:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/?p=530"},"modified":"2021-03-25T00:23:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T00:23:00","slug":"how-to-activate-the-frozen-wordpress-password-field-on-the-login-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/how-to-activate-the-frozen-wordpress-password-field-on-the-login-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to activate the frozen WordPress password field on the login page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I haven&#8217;t been actively writing on this blog for a long time, and today I started writing again. I decided to take a break from the WordPress world and experiment with things outside of WordPress. Now I&#8217;m back in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will write experiences with WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished the hosting transfer yesterday, then I tried to log into a WordPress website, and I was surprised because the password field was frozen, unable to enter the password. <strong>How do I enable the password field on the frozen login page?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Another alternative is to login via WordPress.com as there is a login option with WordPress.com there &#8211; see the attached screenshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"531\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/how-to-activate-the-frozen-wordpress-password-field-on-the-login-page\/0c324614-3546-4dfa-81df-b6d06eb43e3d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?fit=820%2C1109&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"820,1109\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?fit=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?fit=757%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?resize=757%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WordPress login page with option to log in with WordPress.com and frozen WordPress password field\" class=\"wp-image-531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?resize=757%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?resize=768%2C1039&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><figcaption>WordPress login page with option to log in with WordPress.com and frozen WordPress password field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then logged in with WordPress.com, and checked the settings on my WordPress site. As far as I know WordPress, plugins are usually the ones that cause problems the most.<br>And since I can log in with WordPress.com, I think the plugin that displays the WordPress login is the most likely culprit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/jetpack\/\">Jetpack<\/a>. I checked Jetpack&#8217;s settings and found the following setting, <strong>WordPress.com logged in<\/strong>.<br><br>Disable all the settings in the settings for WordPress.com to log in. Then log out &#8211; see the attached screenshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" data-attachment-id=\"532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/how-to-activate-the-frozen-wordpress-password-field-on-the-login-page\/eaba7849-c652-4626-a57f-9d9862f0c142\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?fit=1536%2C593&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,593\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?fit=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?fit=1024%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?resize=1024%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jetpack settings for WordPress.com log in\" class=\"wp-image-532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?resize=1024%2C395&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?resize=768%2C297&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EABA7849-C652-4626-A57F-9D9862F0C142.jpeg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Jetpack settings for WordPress.com log in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And, the password field on the WordPress login page is back on. We can log in with the usual WordPress login<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t been actively writing on this blog for a long time, and today I started writing again. I decided to take a break from the WordPress world and experiment with things outside of WordPress. Now I&#8217;m back in WordPress. I will write experiences with WordPress. I finished the hosting transfer yesterday, then I tried [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[156],"class_list":["post-530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wordpress","tag-wordpress-login"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0C324614-3546-4DFA-81DF-B6D06EB43E3D.jpeg?fit=820%2C1109&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1pvi1-8y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":328,"url":"https:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/mac-app-store-updates-for-other-accounts-bug\/","url_meta":{"origin":530,"position":0},"title":"Mac App Store: &#8220;You Have Updates Available for Other Accounts&#8221;","author":"Pixel Insert \/ Pixert","date":"September 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This what was happening when I tried to update Coda 2 on Mac I have only one Apple ID, when I clicked the Purchases tab, the button next to Coda 2 showed Update. 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