Every WordPress website has its own login screen, even if you’re the only registered user for the entire site. Here’s what it looks like, without any customizations:
There are two fields, one for your username or email address, and another for your password. Since you’re reading this, chances are you’ve lost that password, so your first move should be to click on the Lost your password? link right below the login fields.
Next, WordPress will ask you to enter either your username or the email associated with your account. Go ahead and do that, then click on the Get New Password button:
The platform will send you an email informing you that someone requested to reset your WordPress password. If you get one of these messages unexpectedly, someone might be trying to break into your site. In that situation, it’s a smart idea to change both your WordPress and email passwords:
For now, click on the single link the password reset email contains, and a new page will open. Here, you can change your WordPress lost password to anything you want. WordPress takes the liberty of generating a strong option for you, however, which we recommend that you use:
You can use any password you want instead, of course. However, if your main worry about using a password like the one pictured above is that you might not remember it, there are tools that can help you out. Password managers are an excellent option if you want to generate secure credentials for every site and not have to remember them each time you log in.
Either way, once you choose a password you’ll need to select the Reset Password button. Then, you’ll see a confirmation message like this one if everything went smoothly:
The entire process should only take you a couple of minutes, unless you spent a lot of time coming up with a new password. Next up, let’s talk about another way you can reset your WordPress password.