{"id":229,"date":"2016-01-12T15:31:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T20:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?p=229"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:14:52","slug":"wordpress-passwords","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wordpress-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-enthusiast\/\"><p class=\"\"style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e!important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Enthusiast<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/podcast-websites\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Podcast Websites<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>If you have a WP Enthusiast, WP Professional, or Podcast Websites hosting account...<\/h3>\n<p>If you have a WP Enthusiast or WP Professional account, there are some additional features that make changing a WordPress account password simpler.<\/p>\n<h4>Resetting the Admin Password in the ACC<\/h4>\n<p>If you have access to the WP Enthusiast, WP Professional, or Podcast Websites ACC, you can change the WordPress site password directly from the ACC interface.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New ACC Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not sure what the difference is? See<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the<a href=\"http:\/\/my.pair.com\"> WP Enthusiast, WP Professional, or Podcast Websites ACC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the left sidebar, click\u00a0<strong>WordPress<\/strong>, then click\u00a0<strong>List Sites<\/strong> in the drop-down<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Nickname<\/strong> of your site<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Reset Password<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This will take you to a new screen that will have a new, randomly generated password you can use to log in to your account. Once you have used it, we recommend going into the WordPress admin panel and changing the password to something you will remember. See the\u00a0<a href=\"#adminchange\">Changing the Admin Password in the WordPress Admin Panel section<\/a> for more instructions on how to do this.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the WP Enthusiast, WP Professional, or Podcast Websites account at my.pair.com<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the top navigation bar, click <\/span><b>WordPress<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locate your website and click its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site Settings icon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>Reset Admin Password <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">button<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This will take you to a new screen that will have a new, randomly generated password you can use to log in to your account. Once you have used it, we recommend going into the WordPress admin panel and changing the password to something you will remember. See the\u00a0<a href=\"#adminchange\">Changing the Admin Password in the WordPress Admin Panel section<\/a> for more instructions on how to do this.<\/p>\n<h3>If you do not have access or your account is not a WP Enthusiast or WP Professional account...<\/h3>\n<p>If you do not have access to the hosting account or your hosting account is\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> a WP Enthusiast, WP Professional, or Podcast Websites account, \u00a0you can change the password from the login page or the WordPress admin interface.<\/p>\n<p>These are also methods recommended for those with PairSIM WordPress installations.<\/p>\n<h4>Resetting the Admin Password in the Login Page<\/h4>\n<p>If you have lost your password and have access to the email address associated with the admin password for your account, you can reset the password by visiting the login page for your site's Admin Panel:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-login-to-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress Login page<\/a> for your site<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Lost your password?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fill out information in the form that follows, at the very least, you will need the admin email or admin username<\/li>\n<li>A new password will be emailed to you<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a name=\"adminchange\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Changing the Admin Password in the WordPress Admin Panel<\/h4>\n<p>If you haven't lost your password, but want to change it, you can change the password for the Admin user by visiting the WordPress Admin Panel for your site:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-login-to-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress Admin Panel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Users<\/strong> menu item<\/li>\n<li>Click on the user <strong>Admin<\/strong> to be taken to the admin's profile<\/li>\n<li>Find the <strong>About Yourself<\/strong> section<\/li>\n<li>Enter a new password in the <strong>New Password<\/strong> and <strong>Repeat New Password<\/strong> fields<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Update Profile<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Changing a User's Password<\/h4>\n<p>If you have created additional WordPress users for your site, you can change their passwords from the WordPress Admin Panel:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the WordPress Admin Panel<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Users<\/strong> menu item<\/li>\n<li>Click on the name of the user that you want to update<\/li>\n<li>Find the <strong>About Yourself<\/strong> section<\/li>\n<li>Enter a new password in the <strong>New Password<\/strong> and <strong>Repeat New Password<\/strong> fields<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Update Profile<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a WP Enthusiast, WP Professional, or Podcast Websites hosting account&#8230; If you have a WP Enthusiast or WP Professional account, there are some additional features that make changing a WordPress account password simpler. 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