What to Do When You Forget Your WordPress Password? 4 Methods to Quickly Recover Admin Password (2026 Latest)

Method 1: Use Reset Script (Recommended)

Applicable Scenarios:Users who can upload files to the server. (Via Baota Panel, FTP, or the server's file manager)

Operation Steps:

1. Download the reset script and upload it to the server.

2. Access the reset script via your domain +czjb.php?key=blog.naibabiji.comAccess the reset script.

URL Example: https://www.baidu.com/czjb.php?key=blog.naibabiji.com

3. Follow the prompts to modify the username and password. After a successful reset, the script will automatically delete the czjb.php file to ensure security.

4. Use the modified password to log in to the Admin Dashboard. The administrator password recovery is complete.

Method 2: Modify Password via Database

Applicable Scenarios:Users who know their server database information and can log in to the database via phpMyAdmin.

If you remember the database password, you can directly log in to the database via phpMyAdmin and modify it. The specific method steps are as follows:

1. Log in to phpMyAdmin (or other database management software)
2. Enter your website database'swp_userstable.
3. Locate the row containing the account you need to modify.
4. Double-clickuser_passthe value in that row and replace the content with06a5ac9504e3a3c83574cf7a6479be2d
5. Log in to the website again; the password has been changed tohao123

Method 3: Reset Admin Password via functions.php

Applicable Scenarios：

• Unable to recover password via email
• Know the administrator username but forgot the password
• Have FTP or file manager access

If you remember your website's FTP information, you can use FTP software to modify the functions.php file in the theme folder to change the password.

1. Use FTP software to download the functions.php file from the currently active theme folder to your local machine.

2. Edit the functions.php file and insert the following code at the very end.

// WordPress管理员密码重置 - 执行后请立即删除此代码
add_action('init', 'reset_admin_password');
function reset_admin_password() {
    $username = '你的管理员用户名';  // 修改为你的管理员用户名
    $new_password = 'NewPass123!';   // 修改为新密码
    $user = get_user_by('login', $username);
    if ($user) {
        wp_set_password($new_password, $user->ID);
        echo "密码重置成功！<br>";
        echo "用户名: " . $username . "<br>";
        echo "新密码: " . $new_password . "<br>";
        echo "<strong>请立即登录后台删除此代码！</strong>";
    } else {
        echo "错误：找不到用户 '" . $username . "'";
    }
    exit;
}

3. Upload the functions.php file to the theme directory, overwriting the original file.

4. Visit the website; a prompt will indicate that the password has been successfully changed.

5. Download the functions.php file to your local machine, remove the added code, and upload it again to the theme directory.

Method 4: One-Click Modification via Server Control Panel

Applicable Scenarios:

If the server uses specialized hosting like SiteGround or Hostinger that supports one-click WordPress installation from the backend, go to the server backend website management interface. You can directly access the website backend via quick links and manually change the user password.

Or click 'Modify Administrator Password' to change it directly from the server backend.