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Troubleshooting Admin Account and Login Access Issues

If you're having trouble signing in to your store's admin area, resetting your password, or accessing your account, this article walks you through the most common causes and how to resolve them.

Signing in changed in 2026. For the current steps, with screenshots, see Sign-in help for your store admin.

Common Access Problems

Store owners most often run into one of these situations:

    • The password reset email isn't arriving.
    • You get logged out unexpectedly while working in /admin.
    • You can't add or manage a customer because of an error.
    • You need to know where to view your open support cases.
Resetting Your Password

If you can't sign in, start with a password reset:

  1. Go to your store's admin login page, (yourdomain)/admin.
  2. If you see the green SIGN IN WITH WEB SHOP MANAGER ID button, click Set your password under it. If you see Username and Password boxes, click forgot password.
  3. In Login or email address: enter the email address associated with your admin account and press Next.
  4. Check your inbox, including your spam or junk folder. On the green button page you get a code: type it on the Reset Password page with your new password. On the username and password page the email holds a link or a code.

On the green button page, reset codes come from noreply@webshopmanager.com with the subject "123456 is your reset password code" (your own 6 digits). Press Send a new code to get another, and use the newest one.

If the reset email does not arrive after a few minutes:
    • If you saw "Your account is locked", your Web Shop Manager ID is locked for 60 minutes after too many wrong passwords. While it is locked, no code is sent. Wait 60 minutes, then try again.
    • Confirm you're using the exact email address tied to your admin account.
    • Check that the email address hasn't already been registered under a different account.
    • If it still doesn't work, contact WSM Support (see below) so we can verify your account and reset access for you.

Note: In some cases WSM Support will need to verify your identity and reset access manually. If self-service reset isn't working, submit a support ticket so our team can help you regain access. For screenshots of every sign-in screen, see Sign-in help for your store admin.

Getting Logged Out of /admin Unexpectedly

If you or your team members are being logged out intermittently while working in the admin area:

    • Note the approximate date and time the logout occurred.
    • Record whether multiple users are experiencing the same behavior.
    • Report these details to WSM Support so our team can review the relevant session activity.

The more specific detail you can provide (times, affected users, what you were doing), the faster our team can investigate.

Errors When Adding or Managing Customers

If you receive an error while trying to add a customer manually from the admin back end, or a customer can't sign in, reset their password, or register, this often points to a conflict with an existing account record.

Common signs include:

    • The customer's account recovery says the email doesn't match any account, but registration says the email is already in use.
    • An error appears when trying to save a new customer.

If you see this, contact WSM Support with the customer's email address so our team can investigate the account record and resolve the conflict.

Finding Your Open Support Cases

To review the status of your open support requests, contact WSM Support and we can confirm your active ticket numbers. When you submit a ticket, you'll receive a confirmation with an ID number you can reference in future correspondence.

A Note on Server and FTP Access

WSM runs on a custom, fully managed platform. Requests for direct server or FTP access (including requests from third-party vendors such as SEO or optimization firms) require review by our team.

Warning: For your store's security, never share login credentials in response to an unsolicited request. If a third party asks for server or FTP access on your behalf, contact WSM Support so we can review the request through the proper channels.

Contacting WSM Support

For any of the issues above, you can reach us by submitting a support ticket through your account. To speed things up:

    • Include your store URL.
    • Describe what's happening and what you expected.
    • Provide steps to reproduce the issue when possible.
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