How to retrieve wordpress account password
Posted by VR Junkyard on 29 November, 2008
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Here’s how to retrieve wordpress account password:
1. Open your phpmyadmin
2. on SQL tab, put this on search:
UPDATE `wp_users` SET `user_pass` = MD5( 'new_password_here' ) WHERE `wp_users`.`user_login` = "admin_username";
“new_password_here” - replace this with the new password you wish to use.
“admin_username” – replace this with the username the password should be updated for.
3. Click “GO” and then try login again.
One Comment on “How to retrieve wordpress account password”
Thanks for the tip! Not sure why but by default we can never login to a new WP install or retrieve the password due to an email error. This has taken care of the issue though.