Title: WordPress forgot password question
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# WordPress forgot password question

 *  [Sherry22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherry22/)
 * (@sherry22)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forgot-password-question/)
 * Is there a way to remove generated password from the field when forgot password
   comes up – my clients don’t know enough to delete it?
    and how can I extend the
   time someone has to reset their password – it expires fast. Thx

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forgot-password-question/#post-7489447)
 * > it expires fast.
 * password reset links expire in 24 hours. That’s not fast.
 *  Thread Starter [Sherry22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherry22/)
 * (@sherry22)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forgot-password-question/#post-7489474)
 * My client wants longer than 24 hours.

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Sherry22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherry22/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forgot-password-question/#post-7489474)
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