Title: Changing my admin password
Last modified: July 31, 2019

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# Changing my admin password

 *  [wpbetsy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpbetsy/)
 * (@wpbetsy)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-password-16/)
 * How can I change admin’s password?

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 *  [Valentine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmit23/)
 * (@vmit23)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-password-16/#post-11784426)
 * Hey [@wpbetsy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpbetsy/)
    It can easily be
   done by accessing your database. You’ll first want to login to phpMyAdmin.On 
   the left-hand side, click on your database. Then scroll down and click on the
   wp_users table. wp_users is the standard table. On the row next to your admin
   username, click on “Edit”
 * In the column user_pass, you can enter a new value for your password. Ensure 
   that you select MD5 from the function column. Then click on “Go” at the bottom.
 * You should now be good to go!
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-password-16/#post-11784428)
 * The admin can change their password at Users > Your Profile in the Dashboard.
 * And, if they can’t do that, they have other options: [https://wordpress.org/support/article/resetting-your-password/](https://wordpress.org/support/article/resetting-your-password/)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-password-16/#post-11784428)
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