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I don't know about you, but I run so many installations of WordPress, sometimes it's hard to keep up with all the logins.
Sure, I have a good password manager, but sometimes things get mixed up and I find myself needing a password reset. Unfortunately, I not always remember what admin email I used at signup (I know that's terrible).
Reset WordPress Password In phpMyAdmin
Anyways, I figured out a VERY easy way to reset your wp-admin password as long as you have access to phpMyAdmin. All NameHero customers can find this inside of cPanel -> PHP MyAdmin.
Here's a video tutorial:
Pretty simple huh? It's saved me a lot of times so that's why I said to make sure you remember this post!
How To Reset Your WordPress Admin Password
Login to cPanel
Click on phpMyAdmin
Select your database on the left
Click your users table
Click edit beside the admin user
Change the Function of user_pass to MD5
Enter your password in the field
Click Go
Go back to your WordPress admin and make sure your information is secure!
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