Hi WP Learners, In this article, I will describe how to recover WordPress password for beginners. There are so many probable ways to reset or recover WordPress password, but today I will show you the most straightforward way to recover/ reset password in WordPress by e-mail. This is the simplest way which does not require any knowledge of PHPMyAdmin or FTP or any critical code of WordPress.
How to Recover WordPress Password for Beginners:
N.B. Please be informed that You must have the Email access integrated with WordPress or need an email address for your user.
Fortunately, WordPress makes it quite easy to reset your password. You can simply go to the login screen (How to Login WordPress Site) and click on the ‘Lost your password?’.You can see an important message like this
Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
When you click Lost your password, then you will be redirected you to another page where you will be required to put your email address or username which integrated with your account.
Put the username you used to log into your WordPress website. You can also give the email address you have used during the installation or registration on your WordPress website. After putting the username or email address, click the Get New Password button right now.
When you enter your username, WordPress will send an email to the email address which is associated with your WordPress account. I’ll also give you a notification like this “Check your email for the confirmation link.”
Now, it’s time to check your email inbox in order to create a new password for your WordPress website. You can see an email with the subject [Your Blog Title] Password Reset. Wait for a while but if you do not immediately see the email in your inbox. If you still can not see an email, then check your Spam or Junk Mail folder to have the reset link.
How to Recover WordPress Password for Beginners
“Someone has requested a password reset for the following account:
Site Name: Your Site Name
Username: your-username
If this was a mistake, ignore this email, and nothing will happen.
To reset your password, visit the following address:
<https://your-website-url.com/wp-login.php?action=rp&key=h2fSCxoZzRXGtxbHSBBZ&login=your-username>
Just click on the link, and then you will notice the link redirected you to your website. This link will give the opportunity to create a new password.
By default WordPress will make a strong password for you but If you would like to change this one you can also do this. The strong bar will tell you that you chosen password is strong or weak. WordPress will let you change to enter a weak password. We suggest you use a strong password for your site. A strong password contains at least twelve characters long. To make it stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols like ! ” ? $ % ^ & ).
Once you entered the password, it will give you a notification “Your password has been reset. Log in”.
Yes! You successfully reset your WP password. Click login to sign in your WordPress dashboard with your new password.
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