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title: How To Reset The WordPress Admin Password
description: "# How To Reset The WordPress Admin Password ## Method 1: Resetting the admin password through WP-Admin 1. type in your domain name followed by wp-admin \\* Example https://example.com/wp-admin ![clicking lost your password on wordpress wp admin login conor bradley…"
url: "https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/kb/reset-the-wordpress-admin-password/"
updated: "2022-05-05"
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# How To Reset The WordPress Admin Password

# How To Reset The WordPress Admin Password

## Method 1: Resetting the admin password through WP-Admin

1. type in your domain name followed by wp-admin
    \* Example https://example.com/wp-admin

![clicking lost your password on wordpress wp admin login conor bradley digital agency](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/clicking-lost-your-password-on-wordpress-wp-admin-login-conor-bradley-digital-agency.png)

1. click lost your password

![typing in the wordpress admin email then pressing get new password conor bradley digital agency](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/typing-in-the-wordpress-admin-email-then-pressing-get-new-password-conor-bradley-digital-agency.png)

1. type in the admin email associated with your WordPress site
2. click get a new password
3. a password will now be sent to your email address

## Method 2: Resetting The Admin Password Through Softaculous

You can use Softaculous to log in to WordPress, and then change the administrator password. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel and locate the softaculous app installer.
2. Click on the all installations box3. Click on the person to log in

![softaculous script installation](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/softaculous-script-installation.png)

4. Head over to Users > All Users

![wordpress finding users on the tool bar](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wordpress-finding-users-on-the-tool-bar.png)

5. Click edit on the account for the password you're wanting to change

![wordpress users control panel](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wordpress-users-control-panel.png)

6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click generate a password.

![generating a new password on wordpress then pressing update conor bradley digital agency](https://staging2.conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/generating-a-new-password-on-wordpress-then-pressing-update-conor-bradley-digital-agency.png)

7. Here is your new password, You can also type your own password in the box.

8. Press update and your password will now be changed!

 

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