Here’s the TL;DR first. After that, you can use the links below to jump directly to the section that’s most relevant to your use case.<\/p>\n\n\n
TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s everything that we’ll cover in this guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s how to change your own WordPress password from inside the WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, open your “edit profile” page by going to Users \u2192 Profile<\/strong> inside your WordPress dashboard:<\/p>\n\n\n Scroll down to the Account Management<\/strong> section at the bottom. Next to New Password<\/strong>, click on the Set New Password<\/strong> button:<\/p>\n\n\n WordPress will now automatically generate a strong password for you. If you want to use a different password, you can click and type in the box to override the generated password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you do override the automatically-generated password, make sure to use a strong password<\/a> to protect your site from brute force attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you’ve entered the password that you want to use and saved it in a safe spot (like a password manager<\/a>), make sure to click the Update Profile<\/strong> button at the bottom to save your new password:<\/p>\n\n\n And that’s it! Your password is officially changed. Make sure to use your new password the next time you log in to WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n Above, we showed you how to change your own<\/em> password. But you might also have situations in which you need to change another user’s<\/a> password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As long as you’re the admin<\/a> for your WordPress site, this is almost as simple as changing your own password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get started, go to the Users<\/strong> area in your WordPress dashboard. Then, hover over the user whose password you want to change and click the Edit<\/strong> option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, scroll down to the Account Management<\/strong> area and click the Set New Password<\/strong> button:<\/p>\n\n\n WordPress will automatically generate a strong password. If you want to override that password, just click in the box and type your desired password:<\/p>\n\n\n When you’ve entered the new password, make sure to click the Update User<\/strong> button to save the new password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also make sure to send the new password to the user because they’ll need to use it the next time they log in to WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n If you can’t access your WordPress dashboard, you can still change your password, but the process is a little more complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you jump into that process, though, I recommend you try using the built-in WordPress password reset feature, which you can access from the WordPress login page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This feature will send a reset link to your account’s email address. Once you click the link in that email, you’ll be able to enter a new password to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, if you can’t use that password reset feature for some reason, you’ll need to go with one of the manual methods. Common options include editing your password in phpMyAdmin, using WP-CLI if your host supports it, or resetting it via FTP by temporarily adding code to your site. More advanced users can also use MySQL from the command line or WordPress’s emergency password reset script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click the link below to go to our full guide on how to manually reset your WordPress password:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 How to manually reset WordPress password<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n If you can still access your WordPress dashboard, WordPress makes it easy to change your own password or another user’s password by editing your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you’re locked out of your dashboard for some reason, you can still manually change your password to regain access, even if the built-in WordPress password reset feature isn’t working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Either way, make sure to use a strong password to protect your site from malicious actors, along with implementing other WordPress security tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, for a related topic, you can also check out our guide on how to change WordPress usernames<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still have any questions about how to change your password? Ask us in the comments!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go to Users \u2192 Profile<\/strong> \u2192 Set New Password<\/strong> \u2192 Update Profile<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Go to Users<\/strong> \u2192 Edit<\/strong> the user \u2192 Set New Password<\/strong> \u2192 Update User<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Start with the Lost your password?<\/strong> link on the login page. If that doesn’t work, try a manual reset method such as phpMyAdmin, WP-CLI, or FTP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
How to change password in WordPress from inside the WordPress dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nHow to change someone else’s password in WordPress from inside the WordPress dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nHow to manually change WordPress password if you’re locked out of the dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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