Have you ever tried your hardest and can't remember the WordPress Aministrator password?
If you are wondering, this is the user account that allows you to post to your blog. You also use this account to review guest posts etc…
It happened to me… and I'm technical and have been good at remembering the passwords; as I've been setting them to a common one.
I know, I know… It's not a good item to do that! It's a big security hole waiting to happen.
But hey, I have lots of accounts to remember. I guess in times like these that the Roboform Pro comes in handy…
I think it threw me off when I had to move my hosting to another one by combining the two. I had almost lost the database for this blog! And as a result, I completely lost the aministrator password.
Anyhow, if you ever had to reset the password, here is a pretty nice step by step way to do it manually…
http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
Remember to select "MD5" from the dropdown after you have setted the password. Otherwise it would be saved as plain text and anyone who hacked into your DB or your hosting company will have easy access to your blog!
Good luck and enjoy!
-Jeff
Thanks for the help/. I lost my password a week back and now i was wondering if to reinstall. this post has saved my life. thanks for the help mate. +rep
hi, thanks to wordpress, it has really help me a lot, i have recover my password back.
I really like your blog and i respect your work. I’ll be a frequent visitor.
I read blogs on a similar topic, but i never visited your blog. I added it to favorites and i’ll be your constant reader.
No problem. It helped me and I’m glad that it helped you as well…
hey it was very helpful post & because of your link, i was able to reset my password & was worth reading this article. Thank You Jeff.
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