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reset-wordpress-admin-password.md

Reset WordPress Admin password

Created: 2017.03.28

  1. Get database name from wp-config.php
  2. Choose a new password
  3. Convert the password into MD5 (or use Encrypted Wordpress hash password generator)
  4. Load phpMyAdmin on the local or remote host
  5. Locate the 6q3rVgtQsiH0820S_2_users table
  6. Edit the admin user
  7. Replace the user_pass field with the MD5 hash
  8. Save the change
  9. Login as normal at /wp-admin
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