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Error message for WP log-in
bchavanu
asked this on December 08, 2009 01:55
I'm currently using the trial version of SS and I can't log into my WordPress account through SS. I keep getting an error message. Where it ask for server, I typed: http://wordpress.macphotographytips.com
Is that right, or do I need to add more?
Thanks for the feedback.
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Hi,
You need to point ScreenSteps to the xmlrpc.php file on your site. Underneath the field where you enter teh server there is an example of a typical location:
http://myblog.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php
I imagine for your setup it would be:
http://wordpress.macphotographytips.com/xmlrpc.php
Thanks trevordevore, but I tried that, and I'm still getting the message. I doubled checked my WP username and password, but I'll look into it some more.
Does your username or password have one of the following characters?
& < > " '
If so then there was a bug in 2.6 that would cause login to fail. This is fixed in the 2.7 beta however.
Hmm, no that's not the issue. I have two different WP accounts, I'm getting error messages on both. One account is on makeuseof.com which includes a staff of writers. So maybe it can't log into that one.
But the http://wordpress.macphotographytips.com/xmlrpc.php tips account does not contain a password or username with special characters.
I think your site is macphotographytips.net, not macphotographytips.com. If I go to macphotographytips.com I get a bunch of ads and a notice that the domain is for sale. If I got to http://macphotographytips.net I see a WordPress site.
Try entering http://macphotographytips.net/xmlrpc.php as the server. That should work.
Bingo, that worked. http://macphotographytips.net is my forwarding URL and I kept thinking I needed to use the original WP address. Thank you so much for your help. I should have figured that out myself.
You're welcome. Glad you got it working.