Resetting WordPress passwords

Have you forgotten your WordPress admin password and can't log in via the /wp-admin or /wp-login page? This article will guide you through changing your WordPress user’s password. There are two ways you can do this via phpMyAdmin or WordPress Toolkit (if it is installed).

PHPMyAdmin:

1. Login to the cPanel account and scroll down to Databases » phpMyAdmin.

2. Click the + sign next to the database that contains your data and click on wordpress_users. This might be different to your Database, but in this example it is FJdVRXY_users.

Note: FJdVRXY_ is the prefix set inside of wp-config.php

3. Click the Edit button for the username you would like to modify.

4. Locate the user_pass field. In the function column - select MD5 from the drop-down menu.

5. Type in the new password in the value field - it will automatically be encrypted after the next step.

6. Click the "Go" button located at the bottom of the screen.

You can now close the myPhpAdmin screen and try logging in with your new password.

Wordpress Toolkit

The second method is by using the WordPress Toolkit:

1. In cPanel, head over to Domains » WP Toolkit

2. Click on Setup

3. Either enter in a new password or generate one, then click Change.

You can now login with the new password.