Changing your Admin username in Magento 1.6 Carrie SmahaUpdated on August 16, 2021 1 Minute Read During the installation process we set up the admin username as “admin”. While this is easy to use, it can be guessed easily by hackers. It’s best practice to change your username for your admin account in Magento 1.6 to something that hackers and unwanted guests will less likely guess. You can change the admin username at any time in the Magento 1.6 Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to System ->> My Account Type in the new username in the “User Name” field click “Save Account” For more step-by-step guides and practical tips, visit our Drupal Education Channel. Share this Article Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie Smaha is a digital strategy, web development, and SEO leader with 20 years of experience. She built her foundation in fast-paced agency environments before moving in-house to InMotion Hosting, where she leads go-to-market programs, agency initiatives, and technical product marketing that connects product capability to real customer decisions. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles 10 Magento Security Tips Changing the Magento 1.6 Login to Case Sensitive How to Allow Backorders in Magento 1.6 Changing the Year-To-Date Report Dashboard in Magento 1.6 Adding Store Email Addresses to Magento How to stop Displaying Product Reviews in Magento 1.6 How to Install Magento Manually Merging Javascript Files in Magento 1.6 How to Edit the Footer in Magento 1.6 Changing the Default Welcome Message in Magento 1.6
