{"id":4467,"date":"2018-05-01T09:50:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4467"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:04:48","slug":"how-to-reset-your-wp-staging-site-password","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-reset-your-wp-staging-site-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Resetting Your WP Staging Site Password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><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\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resetting Your Admin Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to reset the admin password, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your Managed WordPress or Podcast Websites account at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>WordPress<\/strong> in the left sidebar, then click List Sites in the drop-down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Nickname<\/strong> of your site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Staging<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the bottom navbar, click <strong>Reset Staging Admin Password<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will ask you to confirm the reset. Click <strong>Reset Password<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new password will be displayed next to <strong>New Password<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>WordPress<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find your WordPress site and click its <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdbUvbTYhLTsOZzJ79XvaPCw1M47ZuvwLRu95AJIw6PIIMEGHiSYOMGEHrFvguZV0LdGS8oH6xGzBktvGn2vsc4beZeZ3HGjFiNq1d3sMtFH32FtShdEC8CRVSuPfcP8LHkg5_uNxtCgLqOKmU9JfeCu5M?key=08KW-aFHY3pfmFQUdcvy3_vt\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\">staging icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the bottom navbar, click <strong>Reset Staging Admin Password<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will ask you to confirm the reset. Click <strong>Reset Password<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new password will be displayed next to <strong>New Password<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Take note of the password here. Once you navigate away from the tab, it will no longer be displayed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resetting-http-authentication-password\">Resetting HTTP Authentication Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>HTTP Authentication is an optional feature that password protects your staging site. If you have HTTP Authentication in place, you can reset its password from the staging site interface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface-2\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface-2\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your Managed WordPress or Podcast Websites account at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the left sidebar, click <strong>WordPress<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the drop-down, click <strong>Staging Site<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the<strong> [Select Site]<\/strong> field, then select the staging site you would like to add HTTP Authentication to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Manage Site: Staging button<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Modify Staging HTTP Auth Password<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Reset Password<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>WordPress<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find your WordPress site and click its <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdbUvbTYhLTsOZzJ79XvaPCw1M47ZuvwLRu95AJIw6PIIMEGHiSYOMGEHrFvguZV0LdGS8oH6xGzBktvGn2vsc4beZeZ3HGjFiNq1d3sMtFH32FtShdEC8CRVSuPfcP8LHkg5_uNxtCgLqOKmU9JfeCu5M?key=08KW-aFHY3pfmFQUdcvy3_vt\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\">staging icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Modify Staging HTTP Auth Password<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Reset Password <\/strong>button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A new password will be generated for you and displayed on the next screen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take note of the password here. Once you navigate away from the tab, it will no longer be displayed.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resetting Your Admin Password If you want to reset the admin password, follow these steps: Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp; Not sure what the difference is? 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