{"id":2611,"date":"2013-04-15T17:58:44","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T21:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/04\/15\/create-secure-wordpress-admin-password\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T01:53:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T06:53:17","slug":"create-secure-wordpress-admin-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/create-secure-wordpress-admin-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Create secure WordPress admin password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article I\u2019ll show you how to generate a strong password to use for your WordPress site, and how to update WordPress to start using that newer more secure password as well.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fafad2; border: 1px #D3D3D3 dashed; border-radius: 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;\">\n<p>These actions are being strongly recommended due to a recent <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-login-brute-force-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress wp-login brute force attack<\/a> that has been ongoing affecting multiple web hosts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Generate secure admin password and apply with phpMyAdmin<\/h2>\n<p>The following steps will walk you through logging into cPanel, using the built-in password generator to create a new strong secure password, and then applying that new password to your<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-install-and-set-up-login-lockdown-for-wordpress-hosting\/\"> WordPress admin login<\/a> directly via phpMyAdmin.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"generate-password\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below these steps, there are also instructions for <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/create-secure-wordpress-admin-password\/#via-dashboard\">updating your WordPress admin password via admin dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Login to cPanel.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_passwordAndSecurity_highlight.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_passwordAndSecurity_highlight.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"click on change password\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_passwordAndSecurity_highlight.png 831w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_passwordAndSecurity_highlight-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_passwordAndSecurity_highlight-768x451.png 768w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Under the <strong>Preferences<\/strong> section, click on <strong>Password &amp; Security<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_generatePassword_highlight.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-11715\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_generatePassword_highlight.png\" alt=\"click on password generator\" width=\"779\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_generatePassword_highlight.png 779w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_generatePassword_highlight-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_generatePassword_highlight-768x631.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Next click on <strong>Password Generator<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_cPanel-password-and-security-generate-password-adv-options-and-cancel.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-11716\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_cPanel-password-and-security-generate-password-adv-options-and-cancel.jpg\" alt=\"click on advanced options\" width=\"379\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_cPanel-password-and-security-generate-password-adv-options-and-cancel.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_cPanel-password-and-security-generate-password-adv-options-and-cancel-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You can click on <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> to control how your password is generated. Then copy the password given, and click <span class=\"strong\">Cancel<\/span><\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_cPanelLogo_highlight.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-11717\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_cPanelLogo_highlight.png\" alt=\"click on cpanel home\" width=\"837\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_cPanelLogo_highlight.png 837w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_cPanelLogo_highlight-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_password-and-security_passwordAndSecurity_cPanelLogo_highlight-768x326.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click on the <strong>cPanel<\/strong> link at the top-left.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_phpMyAdminIcon_highlight.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-11718\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_phpMyAdminIcon_highlight.png\" alt=\"click on phpmyadmin\" width=\"830\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_phpMyAdminIcon_highlight.png 830w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_phpMyAdminIcon_highlight-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cpanel_cPanel_phpMyAdminIcon_highlight-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Under the <strong>Databases<\/strong> section, click on <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_click-on-wordpress-database.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-4999\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_click-on-wordpress-database.png\" alt=\"click on wordpress database\" width=\"299\" height=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click on the name of your WordPress database.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_click-on-wp-users-table.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-5000\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_click-on-wp-users-table.png\" alt=\"click on wp users table\" width=\"253\" height=\"392\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Next click on the <strong>wp_users<\/strong> table.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_click-on-edit-wp-user.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-5001\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_click-on-edit-wp-user.png\" alt=\"click on edit wp user\" width=\"634\" height=\"96\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click on <strong>Edit<\/strong> beside your WordPress admin user.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_paste-password-select-md5-click-go.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-5002\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_paste-password-select-md5-click-go.png\" alt=\"paste password select md5 click go\" width=\"820\" height=\"400\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>In the <strong>user_pass<\/strong> field, paste your password by pressing <strong>Ctrl \u2013 V<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>From the drop-down, select <strong>MD5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally click on <strong>Go<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_phpmyadmin-success-of-password-change.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-5003\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_phpmyadmin-success-of-password-change.png\" alt=\"phpmyadmin success of password change\" width=\"623\" height=\"132\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You should now see a success message from phpMyAdmin saying the database record was updated.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a name=\"via-dashboard\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Update WordPress admin password via dashboard<\/h2>\n<p>If you already know how to create a very secure password, or you\u2019ve <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/create-secure-wordpress-admin-password\/#generate-password\">generated one<\/a> using the steps above, you can also update your WordPress admin password directly in the admin dashboard. Just follow these steps and you should have your password updated and secured in no time:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Login to your WordPress dashboard<\/a> with your insecure password.<\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-users-highlight.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-11719\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-users-highlight.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress click on users\" width=\"781\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-users-highlight.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-users-highlight-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-users-highlight-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>From the left hand menu, click on <strong>Users<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-user-edit-highlight.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-11720\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-user-edit-highlight.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress click on edit\" width=\"1204\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-user-edit-highlight.jpg 1204w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-user-edit-highlight-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-user-edit-highlight-768x239.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wordpress_users_WordPress-user-edit-highlight-1024x319.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Hover over your admin user, then click on <strong>Edit<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_wordpress-fill-out-password-click-update-profile.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignright size-full wp-image-4996\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_wordpress-fill-out-password-click-update-profile.png\" alt=\"wordpress fill out password click update profile\" width=\"569\" height=\"247\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Scroll to the very bottom, fill out your new secure password twice, then click on <strong>Update Profile<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li>\n<li style=\"clear: both;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4997\" style=\"width: 160px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; position: relative; bottom: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/website_wordpress_update-password_wordpress-profile-updated-successfully.png\" alt=\"wordpress profile updated successfully\" width=\"195\" height=\"91\">You should now see that your admin profile has been updated:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\">\n<\/p><p>You should now understand how to update your WordPress admin password, this should help ensure that your website doesn\u2019t become compromised from the recent increase in brute force attack attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article I\u2019ll show you how to generate a strong password to use for your WordPress site, and how to update WordPress to start using that newer more secure password as well. 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