{"id":119,"date":"2023-04-19T22:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T22:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/?p=119"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:03:45","slug":"changing-and-or-resetting-wordpress-admin-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/changing-and-or-resetting-wordpress-admin-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing and or resetting WordPress admin password"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Changing and resetting the WordPress admin password is a crucial aspect of website security. It is recommended to change the password regularly to keep the website secure. In this article, we will discuss three ways to change or reset the WordPress admin password.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. Reset password through WordPress dashboard<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'open sans'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">If you are already logged into your WordPress account and want to reset the password, you can do it through the WordPress dashboard. Follow the steps below:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Go to <strong>WordPress Dashboard =&gt; Users =&gt; Your Profile.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-544 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click on the &#8220;<strong>Set New Password<\/strong>&#8221; button and set a new password.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-545\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scroll down and click on &#8220;<strong>Update Profile<\/strong>&#8221; to save the changes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-546\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #322f75;\">2. Reset password through the WordPress login page<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have forgotten your password or locked out of your WordPress admin dashboard, you can reset the password using the &#8220;Lost your Password?&#8221; option on the WordPress login page. Follow the steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Go to your WordPress login page URL (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/wp-admin\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/wp-admin<\/a>).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click on the &#8220;<strong>Lost your Password?<\/strong>&#8221; link.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-547\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enter your registered email address and click on the &#8220;<strong>Get New Password<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-548\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WordPress will send you an email with a link to reset your password.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-549\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Follow the link, set a new password and click on the &#8220;Save Password&#8221; button.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-550\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Reset password through phpMyAdmin<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'open sans'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">If you are unable to reset the password using the above methods, you can reset the WordPress admin password through PHPMyAdmin. Follow the steps below:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Log in to your cPanel and go to the <strong>Databases section =&gt; PHPMyAdmin<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re a DirectAdmin user, you&#8217;ll be prompted to enter the login details, input your hosting account details there to gain access.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Select your <strong>MySQL database<\/strong> and find the &#8220;<strong>wp_users<\/strong>&#8221; table.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-552\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click on the &#8220;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&#8221; button in front of the admin user whose password you want to reset.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-554\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Select &#8220;<strong>MD5<\/strong>&#8221; from the dropdown menu in the &#8220;<strong>user_pass<\/strong>&#8221; section.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-555\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Type or paste your new password in the &#8220;<strong>Value<\/strong>&#8221; field, scroll down and click on the &#8220;<strong>Go<\/strong>&#8221; button to save the changes.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-557\" src=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14.png 1920w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thebeehost.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #322f75;\">Let&#8217;s Summarize<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Changing and resetting the WordPress admin password is crucial to ensure website security. You can reset the password through the WordPress dashboard, login page, or PHPMyAdmin. We recommend changing the password regularly and using a strong password with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>Changing and resetting the WordPress admin password is a crucial aspect of website security. It is recommended to change the password regularly to keep the website secure. In this article, we will discuss three ways to change or reset the WordPress admin password. 1. 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