There are three different ways to reset password of wordpress.
Method 1: Using forgot password option on wordpress admin login page
- Go to your wordpress login page. eg. http://example.com/wp-admin (example.com is your original domain name).
- Below the login form there Lost your password link.
- New forms will be open. Enter your email address and click on Get new password
- You will receive mail in which there is a password link available.
- Click on that password link it will ask you to enter a new password.
- Click on the submit button. Your password will be changed.
Method 2: Using Softaculous
- login to cpanel
- In the software section there is the Softaculous app installer. Or search for a Softaculous app installer.
- Click on Installations
- On right hand side Click the pencil icon
- Go to Admin account section on that page
- Enter the admin username and admin password
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Save installation details.
Method 3: using PhpMyadmin
- Login to cpanel
- Go to Database section and click on phpmyadmin or you may search for phpmyadmin
- After clicking, a new window will be open.
- Click on wordpress database from left panel
- Click on wp_users from left panelist (In current database its wpkg_users)
- Under user_login you see List of registered users.Click on edit option which users’s password you want to change.
- Under the user_pass column, clear the value.
- Replace it with what you would like the password to be, then in the dropdown menu, select MD5.
At the bottom of the page, click GO.
