Change WordPress Admin Username and Password

How to change or reset wordpress admin username and password in Cpanel?

Explanation

To change / reset the admin username and password in wordpress follow the steps given below.
Step 1: Login to Control Panel.
Step 2: In the search box, enter as php. Click phpMyAdmin under Databases.
create table phpmyadmin
You will be redirected when connecting to phpMyAdmin page as shown in the below image.
create table2 phpmyadmin cpanel
Step 3: In the phpMyAdmin page, select the required Database name.
Step 4: Click on the plus icon near the selected Database name. From the list of tables, select wp_users.
Step 5: Click Edit option.
wordpress admin password
Step 6: In the column user_pass, enter the password under Value and select the function as MD5. Click Go.
Note: When you use MD5 function to change the admin password, your password will be automatically encrypted and stored in Database.
wordpress admin password


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