How to Reset WordPress Admin Password the Right Way
Have you ever lost or forgotten your WordPress admin password? To reset WordPress admin password, there are various methods, but in this article, we will cover two methods and they are:
- Reset WordPress Admin Password Using Email
- Reset WordPress Admin Password Using PhpMyAdmin
Most WordPress users are facing this problem and looking for a solution. So, here we are with successful solutions:
Reset WordPress Admin Password Using Email
Using email to recover your WordPress admin password is the simplest and easiest way. The email that you used to open the WordPress administration account helps retrieve your password.
Initially, go to your WordPress login page situated at /wp-admin. For instance, https://yoursite.com/wp-admin. You can see “lost your password” below the login box and click on it.
In the next page, you have to enter your username or email address that you have used on the WordPress administrator account. After entering it, click on “Get New Password”.
If your email address is correct, then the link to create new password will be sent in email, and finally you can successfully reset the password. Otherwise, if your email address is incorrect, you can try the next method from the PhpMyAdmin.
Reset WordPress Admin Password Using PhpMyAdmin
To change your WordPress password from PhpMyAdmin, First, you have to log in to PhpMyAdmin from the localhost/phpmyadmin or from your WordPress hosting account.
Once you’ve logged into it, you can see the database section on the left side. Select on your database, e.g. tests.
When you click on your WordPress database, you will see a list of tables. Go and click on the t_users database.
Once you click it, you will see the edit option. Click on the Edit option then the page will turn into the user information field.
To change the password, you have to enter a new password in the user_pass column. On function column, Select MD5 from the drop-down option. Using MD5, it will encrypt your password and store in your database. So, make sure the function is MD5.
After completing the edit, click on the “Go” button at the bottom. Now you can successfully log in your WordPress account with a new password.
Wrapping Up
To wrap it all up, this is how you can easily and quickly recover the WordPress password from the above-mentioned methods. If you find this article helpful, join our newsletter for more informative articles and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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