I forgot my WordPress admin password, how can I change or reset it?
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If you’ve forgotten your WordPress admin password, you can reset it using a few different methods. Here are a couple of common approaches:
1. Password Reset via Email:
yoursite.com/wp-admin
).2. Password Reset via phpMyAdmin:
wp_users
table (the prefix might be different if you used a custom prefix during installation, e.g.,wp3_users
).user_pass
field and replace the existing value with a new password.