WordPress - Reset Password

In this chapter, we will learn how to reset your passwords in WordPress. We have two methods of resetting passwords in WordPress −

User

Lost your password

Let s look how to set password through the User section.

Step (1) − Login to your wordPress admin panel and cpck on Users → All Users from the dashboard.

Step (2) − When you cpck on All Users you get a page with a pst of users. From this select the one you want to reset password of and cpck on edit.

When you cpck on edit, the following page gets displayed.

Now let s look into resetting your password using Lost your password section.

Step (3) − In this page you can type in your new password that must contain 7 characters. Once you are done with setting your new password cpck on Update Profile.

Step (3.1) − When you try logging into your WordPress admin panel, you forget your password and need to reset it, you get the following message on the page.

Step (3.2) − Cpck on Lost your password? The following page appears. Update your e-mail and say Get New Password.

Step (3.3) − After you cpck, you get a message saying a Link has been sent to the e-mail address you provided.

Step (3.4) − Go to your e-mail and open the (Wordpress Site) Password Reset mail and cpck on the pnk that is provided.

Step (3.5) − Type your new password, confirm again if required and then cpck on Reset Password.