Reset WordPress Admin Password
This article is about how to reset WordPress Admin Password. The process is explained step by step providing screen shot of each step. I hope you will understand the topic.
Why you want to reset WordPress Admin Password?
You have forgotten your password or lost it and now you want to reset it. There are basically many other reasons also when you need to reset it. But in all other cases, you can access the admin panel. And when you forget or loose passwords, then you are not able to access the WordPress admin Panel.
Method 1: Reset WordPress Dashboard Password via e-mail
This is a very easy method. Type the following in URL bar of your browser
replace “yourdomain” with the correct domain name. Once you are on login page. Click on “lost your password”.
http://yourdomain.com
In the next screen, enter the e-mail address to which you want the reset password link to be emailed to.
Enter the email address and click on “Get New Password”.
Some time the WordPress can not send the email or if you have no access to the email, then you will have to reset the password via Cpanel.
Method 2: Reset WordPress Admin Password via Cpanel
Login to your Cpanel account
Scroll down and click on PhpMyadmin
Click on Databases
Identify your database and click on it
Click on WP_users or any other prefix you have provided during installation. In my Case it’s wp8_users. Most of the times it wp_users but many hosting changes this default due to security reasons.
Select the right user name and click on Edit
Identify the user_pass field. Give MD5 in type and enter the Password in the other field.
Now you have successfully reset your admin password. Login with this password now to open your WordPress admin dashboard.
Method 3: Reset WordPress Admin Password via functions.php
Open your Cpanel
Click on File Manager
Navigate to Public Html>wp-content>themes
Select your active theme and edit its functions.php function
Write the command wp_set_password.
Wp_set_password(‘password’,1) // replace password with your desired password
Delete the command after you login to the admin dashboard
