# Login fail after Localwp update to v6.1.7+5610

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/login-fail-after-localwp-update-to-v6-1-7-5610/28987>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Created:** [November 24, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/login-fail-after-localwp-update-to-v6-1-7-5610/28987 "2021-11-24T01:51:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bigorangecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@bigorangecat](https://community.localwp.com/u/bigorangecat)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/login-fail-after-localwp-update-to-v6-1-7-5610/28987/1 "2021-11-24T01:51:10Z")

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# Bug Summary

Wordpress Admin Login screen stuck in loop

1. Launch Localwp app  
2 .Select a site
2. Click - Admin
3. Response - Safari - Wordpress Admin Login
4. Enter - username & password
5. Response - looped back to blank Admin Login
6. Attempt login again
7. Response - still stuck in login loop
8. Click - ‘Lost your password?’
9. Enter username, then Get Password
10. Click - ‘Login Page’
11. Response - Wordpress Admin Login
12. Enter username & password
13. Login successful

- MacOS BigSur v11.6
- Local v6.1.7+5610

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**Author:** ![ben.turner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/ben.turner/32/5366_2.png) [@ben.turner](https://community.localwp.com/u/ben.turner)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/login-fail-after-localwp-update-to-v6-1-7-5610/28987/2 "2021-11-24T18:36:45Z")

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Hey @bigorangecat - thanks for the bug report and sorry for not replying sooner!

This was a regression that was introduced, but we do have a fix in a Beta build with the fix being pushed to stable soon.

More info is in this related bug report, so I’m going to mark this one as solved!

> [@Can't log into the WP Admin after updating to Local 6.1.7+5610](http://community.localwp.com/t/cant-log-into-the-wp-admin-after-updating-to-local-6-1-7-5610/28998):
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> Issue Summary Just updated Local to 6.1.7+5610 and now can’t login to any of my sites. Have tried in Safari and Chrome, same issue. Troubleshooting Questions Does this happen for all sites in Local, or just one in particular? Happens on all sites Are you able to create a new, plain WordPress site in Local and access it in a Browser? Just created a new site but still clicking the ADMIN button then logging in doesn’t work. Replication I have noticed that if I go to the front end and ap…

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**Author:** ![ben.turner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/ben.turner/32/5366_2.png) [@ben.turner](https://community.localwp.com/u/ben.turner)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/login-fail-after-localwp-update-to-v6-1-7-5610/28987/3 "2021-11-24T18:36:55Z")

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**Author:** ![ben.turner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/ben.turner/32/5366_2.png) [@ben.turner](https://community.localwp.com/u/ben.turner)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/login-fail-after-localwp-update-to-v6-1-7-5610/28987/4 "2021-11-24T18:36:58Z")

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