Changing WordPress Admin Password

The WordPress admin password can be changed via the WordPress database directly, or via WP-CLI:

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WP-CLI

https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/user/reset-password/ 

If WP-CLI is installed, the below command can be used to change the admin password:

wp user reset-password

(user has to be specified)

Options

<user>… - one or more user logins or IDs.

--skip-email -Don’t send an email notification to the affected user(s).

--show-password -Show the new password(s).

--porcelain -Output only the new password(s)

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Examples;

# Reset the password for two users and send them the change email.
$ wp user reset-password admin editor
Reset password for admin.
Reset password for editor.
Success: Passwords reset for 2 users.

# Reset the password for one user, displaying only the new password, and not sending the change email.
$ wp user reset-password admin --skip-email --porcelain
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# Reset password for all users.
$ wp user reset-password $(wp user list --format=ids)
Reset password for admin
Reset password for editor
Reset password for subscriber
Success: Passwords reset for 3 users.

# Reset password for all users with a particular role.
$ wp user reset-password $(wp user list --format=ids --role=administrator)
Reset password for admin
Success: Password reset for 1 user.

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MySQL - Editing WordPress Database Directly

use wordpress_database;

UPDATE wp_users SET user_pass = MD5('new_password') WHERE user_login = 'your_admin_username';