How to Change Your WordPress Admin Password

Method 1: Change From the Dashboard

Four working methods, one per situation — dashboard when logged in, email reset when locked out, database when email fails, CLI when you have shell access.

Dashboard (logged in): Users → Profile, scroll to Account Management, set the new password, generate a strong one with the built-in generator, Save. All sessions on other devices can be logged out from the same screen.

Password reset email: at wp-login.php, click 'Lost your password?', enter the username or email, follow the link. It fails when the site cannot send mail — spam folder first, then the phpMyAdmin route below.

Whichever path you take, rotate every 6-12 months and add two-factor afterwards; keeping WordPress secure is the habit list, and WordPress hosting with staging lets you test login changes safely.

Method 2: Reset via the Login Page Email

Reset via the Login Page Email. Do this on one site or a staging copy first, then check the public URL in a private window so cache does not hide the result. Stop if the page errors, and email support@webji.services with the step name and the exact error before you repeat it on every account. WebJi® support mail is staffed 24/7 in Hindi and English; the phone line +91 141 4941811 is business hours only.

Method 3: phpMyAdmin When Email Fails

Method 3 — phpMyAdmin, when email fails entirely:

1. Open cPanel → phpMyAdmin and select the site's database (wp_ prefix is typical).
2. Open the wp_users table and find your admin username.
3. Click Edit on that row.
4. In user_pass, type the new password and choose MD5 in the Function column.
5. Click Go, then log in at wp-login.php with the new password.

The MD5 function field makes WordPress accept the value; on first login WordPress re-hashes it to the modern scheme automatically. If the table prefix is custom, check wp-config.php's $table_prefix line first. This route works even when mail is broken because it never touches email — the database is the source of truth.

Method 4: WP-CLI Command

On password reset email, the honest summary is that defaults matter more than brand names — a well-set budget plan outranks a mis-tuned premium one. WebJi® documents its defaults openly and adjusts them per ticket when workloads need it.

When the Reset Email Never Arrives

When the Reset Email Never Arrives. Do the change this heading names on one site first, then check it in a private browser window or in the mail client, depending on the topic. Change one setting at a time, and undo it if the result is wrong before you try the next. If you want the Jaipur desk to look with you, email support@webji.services — that mailbox is staffed 24/7 in Hindi and English. Phone +91 141 4941811 is business hours only.

Password Hygiene and 2FA

Two practical notes on WP-CLI user update: it interacts directly with caching and database response, and misconfiguration is the most common cause of 'hosting is slow' tickets. WebJi® support checks it as part of standard migrations.