How To Reset WordPress Admin Password
There are three options on how to reset WordPress admin password:
Via WordPress Admin Dashboard
NOTE: This process needs to have your access or current WordPress admin password.
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard via the link yourdomain.com/wp-admin (replace yourdomain.com with the domain of your website) or on any of the methods below depending on your web hosting plan.
- Click the button on the upper right side of the page as indicated in the screenshot below.
- Click Edit Profile.
- Scroll down to New Password field under Account Management and click the Set New Password button.
- Enter the new password in the box.
- Click the Update Profile button to save the changes.
Via Lost Your Password Link
NOTE: This process needs to have the admin email address accessible as the reset link will be sent to that email address only.
- Access the WordPress login page via the link yourdomain.com/wp-admin or yourdomain.com/wp-login.php (replace yourdomain.com with the domain of your website).
- Click the Lost your password? link.
- Enter your registered admin username or email address inside the box.
- Click the Get New Password button.
An email with a reset link will be sent to your registered email address. Follow the instructions on the email to set up a new password.
Via phpMyAdmin in cPanel
NOTE: The steps below are applicable to cPanel users only. If you have WordPress hosting, learn how to access its phpMyAdmin here.
- Log in to cPanel.
- Click File Manager.
- Go to your WordPress website files and locate the wp-config.php file. If you have WordPress Hosting, follow this link on how to access the WordPress website files.
- Right-click on the file and select Edit.
- Click the Edit button.
- Scroll down to line 23 and take note of the value indicated on the right of the DB_NAME (database name).
- Go back to cPanel homepage by going back to the previous tab.
- Scroll down to the icons under Databases and click phpMyAdmin.
- Click the database name that was obtained from Step 6.
- Click wp_users table.
- Click Edit on the user where you want to have the password changed.
- Choose MD5 on the Function drop-down that corresponds to user_pass. This is the encryption type for your password and the recommended one for WordPress websites.
- Enter the new password on the Value field of user_pass. Take note of the password as it will be encrypted after saving.
- Click Go to save the changes.
You can now try the new password by logging in to the WordPress login page yourdomain.com/wp-admin or yourdomain.com/wp-login.php (replace yourdomain.com with the domain of your website).
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