Title: Import users
Last modified: November 19, 2019

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# Import users

 *  Resolved [jochembrouwer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jochembrouwer/)
 * (@jochembrouwer)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/)
 * Hi,
 * **Question 1:**
 * I am using a plugin called ‘Import users from CSV with meta’ and it works fine.
   The only thing is it won’t import any passwords…
 * The meta key I’m using is: user_password
 * Is this correct?
 * **Question 2**
 * When I tried to log in – as the test user I imported – then it says wrong password
   and a link to Forgot password. This links to the WordPress screen and **not**
   to the UM recover password page. Why is this and how to link it to the right 
   page?
 * Regards,
    Jochem

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12149729)
 * Hi [@jochembrouwer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jochembrouwer/),
 * 1. Passwords aren’t stored in usermeta – it is in the user table. Please see:
   [https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description#Table:_wp_users](https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description#Table:_wp_users)
 * 2. Since you’re importing users via plugin, it creates new user records with 
   unique IDs and passwords.
 * Are you migrating a site to another server? If so, you can try WP Migrate DB 
   to keep the unique records on migration.
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/)
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [jochembrouwer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jochembrouwer/)
 * (@jochembrouwer)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12149856)
 * Hi Champ,
 * I changed user_password into user_pass
 * But it still doesn’t accept the imported password…
 * Regards
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12150004)
 * Hi [@jochembrouwer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jochembrouwer/) – Unfortunately,
   this issue with ‘Import users from CSV with meta’ is beyond our support scope.
   I suggest that you ask the Plugin developer to help you with importing password.
 * Since ‘Import users from CSV with meta’ only import usermeta, my guess is it 
   won’t upload the user_pass because it is not stored in `usermeta table`, it is
   stored in `user` table.
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [jochembrouwer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jochembrouwer/)
 * (@jochembrouwer)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12150012)
 * Now I changed it into: Password in the CSV file, this works!
 * But when I type in the wrong password I like the link ‘Forgot password’ to link
   to the UM page and not to the WordPress forgot password page.
 * Where/ how do I change this?
 * Regards,
    Jochem
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12150358)
 * Hi [@jochembrouwer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jochembrouwer/)
 *  Unfortunately, you will need to redirect the /password-reset/ or Reset Password
   page to your desired page manually. You can use this plugin for redirection: 
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/)
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [jochembrouwer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jochembrouwer/)
 * (@jochembrouwer)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12150531)
 * Thanks Champ!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12214862)
 * Thanks for letting us know. I am closing this ticket now.
 * Regards,

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 * Last reply from: [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-12/#post-12214862)
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