---
title: "Reset User Passwords in CMS Made Simple"
description: "After installing CMS Made Simple manually or via Softaculous (free with our Shared Website Hosting plans), you'll want to know how to reset user passwords without the Forgot your password? option...."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/reset-user-passwords-cms-made-simple/
date: 2019-05-29
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Security", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Reset User Passwords in CMS Made Simple

After installing [CMS Made Simple](/support/product-guides/softaculous/install-software-softaculous/) manually or via [Softaculous](https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/) (free with our [Shared **Website Hosting**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/shared-hosting) plans), you’ll want to know how to reset user passwords without the *Forgot your password?* option. Below we cover how to **reset user passwords in the CMS Made Simple dashboard**.

[Your Account](#user)
[All Users](#users)

## Reset Your Password

1. Log into CMS Made Simple.
2. In the upper-right corner, click the gear icon. [![Click the gear icon for your account settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-dashboard-settings-button.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-dashboard-settings-button.png)
3. Type your password twice and click **Submit**. You’ll see a notification stating **User account has been updated**. [![Update your password](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-edit-password.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-edit-password.png)

## Manage User Passwords

1. On the left, click **User Management**, then **Backend Users**. [![Click Backend Users](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-users-backend-users.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-users-backend-users.png)
2. Click the user name to edit. [![Choose user to edit](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-users-backend-users-edit.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/cms-made-simple/cms-made-simple-users-backend-users-edit.png)
3. Type the new password twice. Click **Submit** at the bottom. You’ll then see a notification stating **Edited User**.

Learn more about [CMS Made Simple](/support/website/cms-made-simple) in our Support Center.