How to get Lost WordPress Admin Password and Email?

What should you do if you’ve forgotten or lost your WordPress Admin password?

Step one of course would be to fill in your username and your email into the lost password form.

But what if you don’t know one of either your username or your email?

Are you out of luck?

Not if you have admin access to your server.

First things first.

1. login to your server admin account (cPanel, Hsphere, Plesk, etc…)
2. open up PHP MyAdmin (see your host’s help file)
3. open up your WordPress weblog database
4. don’t panic when you see the complicated screen
5. click on wp_users in the left hand column
6. choose browse from the top menu
7. you will see all your users with usernames and passwords
8. go back to the login screen
9. request a new password
10. if necessary modify the email to one which will come to you

If you want to make your life miserable you can replace the hash key instead and login directly. But why bother when you can just go back to using the standard interface.

I’m sure I’ve saved at least one person a call to his or her server admin with this info.

Enjoy posting in your newly recovered WordPress weblog!