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Reset WordPress Password Using Email in 6 Steps

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You forgot your WordPress login password and want to reset it. That’s why you are here. If you already have access to the email account you provided during the WordPress setup or in your user profile, it is very easy to reset your password. All you have to do is follow the steps mentioned below. If you do not have access to the Email account that is connected with WordPress (which is rare), you may follow the steps mentioned in this article about resetting WordPress password without an email address.

Why would you want to reset your WordPress password?

There are many reasons why would someone want to reset their WordPress password. The most common one is simply, they forgot it. There could be also situations of changing passwords as a routine to ensure your website always stays secure.

Whatever the case may be, you can easily reset your WordPress password if you have access to the mail you provided during WordPress installation. As it is impossible to install WordPress, you probably have given one of your emails.

Reset Password in WordPress using Email

  1. Go to the WordPress login page.
  2. Click on Lost your password? link.
    WordPress Login Page
  3. Input your Username or Email address.
    WordPress Reset Password with Email Page
  4. Click on the Get New Password button.
  5. Check your Email inbox for the reset link.
  6. Click on the link in your email and provide your new password.

Be sure to keep it safe this time so that you won’t have to repeat the same process every once in a while.

Can I change the Admin Email address without accessing the WordPress backend?

Actually, you can. If you have access to the cPanel, you can edit the email field of your admin user in your database using a tool like phpMyAdmin. This will change the email address of your admin user to the newly inputted one, letting you reset the email to the new one. Here are the steps that you should follow to reset your email address using the phpMyAdmin tool.

  1. Open phpMyAdmin.
  2. Click on the correct database on the left side.
  3. On the right side, click on the wp_users table.
  4. Find the user you want to change the email and click on the pencil icon.
  5. In the value section of user_email, change the email address to the new one.
  6. Click Go.

That’s it, now, you can follow the above steps to receive the WordPress password reset email to the newly provided email address.

WordPress password reset mail not being delivered

WordPress relies on the mail() function of PHP to deliver your messages. There could be a lot of things that could go wrong –

  • Your email configuration is incorrect. Double-check if your WordPress email settings are correct.
  • The email server is facing trouble delivering the messages. In that case, just try again.
  • Plugin or theme conflict. Some of your themes or plugins conflict with the email system.
  • Your SMTP server is out of the limit. If you are using a custom SMTP server, make sure that you still have usage left.
  • DNS misconfiguration. Your DNS settings are not correct. Make sure that you are using the right DNS.
  • Firewall issues. A firewall on your WordPress or server is preventing the emails from being sent.