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Hidden Login Recovery

If you enabled a custom login path and later lose track of it, recover carefully rather than guessing or weakening the site with a predictable default.

Troubleshooting Free Updated August 9, 2026

What this means

Steel does not suggest a default login slug because predictable defaults turn into their own attack vector.

Recommended action

If another administrator knows the custom slug, use it and then disable or update the setting from the Hardening page.

If necessary, use controlled site access to inspect or reset the stored login-path settings so the default login route can be restored safely.

Rollback / Recovery

The intended rollback path is to disable the feature from the Hardening page when access is available.

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