{"id":10851227,"date":"2018-11-06T02:52:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T02:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/?post_type=helphub_article&#038;p=10851227"},"modified":"2024-06-08T18:41:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T18:41:58","slug":"reset-your-password","status":"publish","type":"helphub_article","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/reset-your-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Reset your password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In WordPress, there is more than one way to reset your password. (Normally, the easiest way to reset it is through the &#8220;Lost your password?&#8221; link on the main login page for your blog or website.)<br>\nHowever, there are certain times (especially if your email isn&#8217;t working correctly) that you may have to take different steps to reset your password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of different ways to reset a password. The method that you use depends on the type of access that you still have to your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Change Your Password<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To change your password in current versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Administration Screen, menu, go to Users &gt; All Users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on your username in the list to edit it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Edit User screen, scroll down to the New Password section and click the Generate Password button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to change the automatically generated password, you can overwrite it by typing a new password in the box provided. The strength box will show you how good (strong) your password is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the Update User button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n     Your new password becomes active immediately.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Through the automatic emailer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know your username or the email account in your profile, you can use the &#8220;lost password&#8221; feature of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your WordPress Login page (something like <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Resetting_your_password\">http:\/\/yoursite.com\/wordpress\/wp-login.php<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Lost your password?&#8221; link<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will be taken to a page to enter some details. Enter your username or the email address on file for that account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait happily as your new password is emailed to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you get your new password, login to your profile page and change this password to something you can <em>remember<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Through MySQL Command Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get an MD5 hash of your password.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miraclesalad.com\/webtools\/md5.php\">Visit md5 Hash Generator<\/a>, or&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a key with Python, or&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On Unix\/Linux:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a file called wp.txt, containing nothing but the new password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tr -d &#8216;\\r\\n&#8217; &lt; wp.txt | md5sum | tr -d &#8216; -&#8216;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rm wp.txt<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On Mac OS X:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a file called wp.txt, containing nothing but the new password. Then enter either of the lines below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>md5 -q .\/wp.txt; rm .\/wp.txt (If you want the MD5 hash printed out.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>md5 -q .\/wp.txt | pbcopy; rm .\/wp.txt (If you want the MD5 hash copied to the clipboard.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;mysql -u root -p&#8221; (log in to MySQL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enter your mysql password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;use (name-of-database)&#8221; (select WordPress database)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;show tables;&#8221; (you&#8217;re looking for a table name with &#8220;users&#8221; at the end)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;SELECT ID, user_login, user_pass FROM (name-of-table-you-found);&#8221; (this gives you an idea of what&#8217;s going on inside)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;UPDATE (name-of-table-you-found) SET user_pass=&#8221;(MD5-string-you-made)&#8221; WHERE ID = (id#-of-account-you-are-reseting-password-for);&#8221; (actually changes the password)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;SELECT ID, user_login, user_pass FROM (name-of-table-you-found);&#8221; (confirm that it was changed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(type Control-D to exit mysql client)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: if you have a recent version of MySQL (version 5.x?) you can have MySQL compute the MD5 hash for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Skip step# 1 above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do the following for step# 7 instead.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;UPDATE (name-of-table-you-found) SET user_pass = MD5(&#8216;(new-password)&#8217;) WHERE ID = (id#-of-account-you-are-reseting-password-for);&#8221; (actually changes the password)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that even if the passwords are salted, meaning they look like $P$BLDJMdyBwegaCLE0GeDiGtC\/mqXLzB0, you can still replace the password with an MD5 hash, and WordPress will let you log in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Through phpMyAdmin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is for those who have <a href=\"\/support\/article\/phpmyadmin\/\">phpMyAdmin<\/a> access to their database. <strong>Note: use phpMyAdmin at your own risk. If you doubt your ability to use it, seek further advice. WordPress is not responsible for loss of data.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begin by logging into phpMyAdmin and clicking <strong>databases<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A list of databases will appear. Click on your WordPress database.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw2.jpg?fit=355%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw2.jpg?fit=355%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"PHPMyAdmin database selection\" class=\"wp-image-10851228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw2.jpg 355w, https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw2-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">phpMyAdmin database select<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>All the tables in your database will appear. If not, click <strong>Structure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look for <strong>wp_users<\/strong> in the Table column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the icon for <strong>browse<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate your username under user_login<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>edit<\/strong> (may look like a pencil icon in some versions of phpMyAdmin).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw3.jpg?fit=343%2C226&amp;ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw3.jpg?fit=343%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"PHPMyAdmin select users database table\" class=\"wp-image-10851242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw3.jpg 343w, https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw3-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">phpMyAdmin select users table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"8\">\n<li>Your user_id will be shown. Click on Edit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next to the user_pass is a long list of numbers and letters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select and delete these and type in your new password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type in the password you want to use. You can type it in normally&#8211;but remember, it is case-sensitive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In this example, the new password will be &#8216;rabbitseatcarrots.&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you have done that, click the dropdown menu indicated, and select MD5 from the menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw6.jpg?fit=415%2C139&amp;ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw6.jpg?fit=415%2C139&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"phpMyAdmin select MD5 function on user_pass row\" class=\"wp-image-10851250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw6.jpg 415w, https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw6-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">phpMyAdmin select MD5 function on user_pass row<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"14\">\n<li>Check that your password is actually correct, and that MD5 is in the box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw7.jpg?fit=415%2C76&amp;ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw7.jpg?fit=415%2C76&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"phpMyAdmin user_pass row with MD5 function and &quot;rabbitseatcarrots&quot; as the password\" class=\"wp-image-10851252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw7.jpg 415w, https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/files\/2018\/11\/changepw7-300x55.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">phpMyAdmin user_pass row with MD5 function and &#8220;rabbitseatcarrots&#8221; as the password<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"15\">\n<li>Click the &#8216;Go&#8217; button to the bottom right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test the new password on the login screen. If it doesn&#8217;t work, check that you&#8217;ve followed these instructions exactly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tutorials using phpMyAdmin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.devlounge.net\/articles\/reset-a-wordpress-password-from-phpmyadmin\">Reset a WordPress password from phpMyAdmin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Through FTP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also an easy way to reset your password via FTP, if you&#8217;re using the admin user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to your site via FTP and download your active theme&#8217;s functions.php file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit the file and add this code to it, right at the beginning, after the first <code>&lt;?php<\/code><br><br><code>wp_set_password( 'my_new_password', 1 );<\/code><br><br>In the above code, replace the text <code>my_new_password<\/code> with your own new password for the main admin user. The number <code>1<\/code> above refers to the user ID number in the <code>wp_users<\/code> database table. Since we wanted the user ID of the main admin user, we just keep the number as <code>1<\/code>, which is typically the user ID of the main admin user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload the modified file back to your site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you are able to login, make sure to go back and remove that code. It will reset your password on every page load until you do so.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Through WP CLI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WP CLI is a command line tool for managing your WordPress installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Move into the \/wordpress directory and type<br><br><code>$ wp user list<br><\/code><br>to see all users. Find the ID of the user you&#8217;d like to update.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Then, update the user<br><br><code>$ wp user update 1 --user_pass=$UP3RstrongP4$w0rd<br><\/code><br>replacing &#8220;1&#8221; with the id of the user you want to update.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp-cli.org\/\">More on wp cli<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using the Emergency Password Reset Script<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the other solutions listed above won&#8217;t work, then try the Emergency Password Reset Script. Please note that it&#8217;s not a plugin, it&#8217;s a PHP script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Word of Caution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Emergency Password Reset Script requires that you know the administrator&#8217;s username.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It updates the administrator password and sends an email to the administrator&#8217;s email address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even if you don&#8217;t receive the email, the password will still be changed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You do not need to be logged in to use it. (After all, if you could login, you wouldn&#8217;t need the script.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the script in the root of your WordPress installation. Do not upload it to your WordPress Plugins directory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For security reasons, remember to delete the script when you are done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions for Use:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy the emergency script from <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/User:MichaelH\/Orphaned_Plugins_needing_Adoption\/Emergency\">Emergency Password Script<\/a> and put into a file called emergency.php in the root of your WordPress installation (the same directory that contains wp-config.php).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In your browser, open http:\/\/example.com\/emergency.php.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As instructed, enter the administrator username (usually admin) and the new password, then click <strong>Update Options<\/strong>. A message is displayed noting the changed password. An email is sent to the blog administrator with the changed password information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delete emergency.php from your server when you are done.<\/strong> Do not leave it on your server, as someone else could use it to change your password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Reference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Here is another <a href=\"http:\/\/kuttler.eu\/code\/wordpress-password-reset\/\">password reset script<\/a> that can be used without knowing the username or email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In WordPress, there is more than one way to reset your password. (Normally, the easiest way to reset it is through the &#8220;Lost your password?&#8221; link on the main login page for your blog or website.) 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