Reset WordPress Admin Password

Here we explain how to reset a WordPress administrator password.  Resetting your WordPress Password can be done by either WordPress Login Page, WordPress Dashboard, and in cPanel using PHPMyAdmin.

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1. Reset the Admin password via the WordPress Dashboard
   1. Navigate to the WordPress login page
      EXAMPLE: domain.com/wp-admin
      REPLACE: domain.com in the above URL with the actual site name.
   2. Click on Lost your password?
      
      
   3. Fill in Username or Email Address
   4. Click Get New Password
      1. An email should be received with a reset link to the email that is linked to that user

Reset Password from Site Dashboard

1. Log into the WordPress dashboard
2. In the top right corner, hover where it says "Howdy *username*"
   
3. On the menu that appears click Edit My Profile
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page, where it says Account Management
   
   
5. Click Set New Password
6. Use the one there, or type out the desired password
7. Scroll Down and click Update Profile

Reset Password from the Database

1. Log into cPanel
2. Under Databases section click phpMyAdmin
   
   
3. On the left will be a list of databases
   

   

   1. Click on the name of the WordPress database
   2. If the database is unknown it can be found by checking the wp-config.php file in File Manager
4. Locate and Click on the wp_users table
   Note: The database prefix may be different from wpbr_, but the table will always end in "users".
   

   

5. Locate the administrator account to reset the password of and click Edit on that row
   

   

   NOTE: The password shown under user_pass is encrypted and is not the actual password.

6. Under the Function column in the user_pass row, select MD5
7. In the Value column, input the desired password
   

   

8. Click Go at the bottom of the page to save the new password
   
9. The password has now been updated