Title: Cannot change page password
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Cannot change page password

 *  [zaugger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zaugger/)
 * (@zaugger)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-page-password/)
 * I have a page that is password protected. I’d like to change the password I originally,
   but even when I hit “OK” and can see my new password is there, the minute I hit“
   update” it reverts to the old password I entered. It won’t let me change what
   I originally entered. I feel like I’m in the Hotel California…I checked in, but
   I can never leave my old password. =) Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-page-password/#post-6916656)
 * In case any plugin/theme is interfering, try:
    – deactivating ALL (yes all) plugins
   temporarily to see if this resolves the problem (plugin functions can interfere).
   If this works, re-activate them individually (one-by-one) to find the problematic
   plugin(s). – switching to the unedited default Theme (Twenty Sixteen, etc.) for
   a moment using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific issue (theme functions
   can interfere like plugins).

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## Tags

 * [change](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/change/)
 * [password](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/password/)

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 * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-page-password/#post-6916656)
 * Status: not resolved

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