How to reset password in WordPress?

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If you forget or lost the password of your account, WordPress gives you an option to reset it through different methods.

There are four ways to reset WordPress password:

  • Change password from the dashboard
  • Reset password via email
  • Manually reset the password through database via PhpMyAdmin
  • Using emergency password reset script

To reset a password in WordPress, you have a few options:

  1. Through the login page:
    • Go to the login page of your WordPress site (typically located at yoursite.com/wp-login.php).
    • Click on the “Lost your password?” link.
    • Enter your username or email address associated with your WordPress account.
    • WordPress will send a password reset link to the email address associated with your account.
    • Check your email and follow the link to reset your password.
  2. Through the WordPress database (if you have access):
    • Access your WordPress database using phpMyAdmin or another database management tool.
    • Find the wp_users table (the prefix may differ if you’ve changed it during installation).
    • Locate your username or email address in the table.
    • Find the user_pass field and update it with a new password. Make sure to use the MD5 function for encryption. Alternatively, you can use the “Edit” option and choose MD5 from the drop-down menu for the user_pass field.
    • Save the changes.
  3. Using FTP (if you have access to your WordPress files):
    • Connect to your website using an FTP client.
    • Navigate to the wp-content/themes/ directory and find your active theme’s folder.
    • Look for the functions.php file and download it to your computer.
    • Open the functions.php file in a text editor and add the following code at the end:
    php
    wp_set_password( 'new_password', 1 );

    Replace 'new_password' with your desired password.

    • Save the changes and upload the modified functions.php file back to your server.

Please note that the third method is a quick way to reset the password, but it’s essential to remove the added code after the password has been reset to prevent any security risks.