{"id":275,"date":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/?p=275"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:52:42","slug":"How-to-Reset-WordPress-Password-Via-FTP","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/275\/How-to-Reset-WordPress-Password-Via-FTP.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset WordPress Password Via FTP?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lost your WordPress Password?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a simple solution for you!<\/span><\/p>\n

You can easily reset your WordPress Admin Password with the help of FTP. <\/span><\/p>\n

The best part of following this solution is that even if you don\u2019t have access to the WordPress MySQL database, You can change your password with the help of FTP. <\/span><\/p>\n

This article will discuss the steps for quickly resetting the password through FTP.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also Read: <\/strong>How to Use FileZilla with WordPress?<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Process to Reset WordPress Password With FTP<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u27a2 Launch Filezilla & log in to your account by inserting the host, username & password.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"FileZilla<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 After Adding Details, Click on <\/span>\u2018Quickconnect\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Select<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 Once connected, you will see the <\/span>\u2018Remote Site\u2019<\/strong> on the right-hand side of the FileZilla interface containing your website file directory.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Connect<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 You have to Navigate to the root directory of your WordPress, which is typically kept in the <\/span>\u2018public_html\u2019<\/strong> folder (Note: It may differ depending on your hosting setup). Once you find the folder, Double click on it to open. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Select<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 Within the directory, You have to navigate to the folder name <\/span>\u2018wp-content\u2019 <\/strong>& double-click on it to open.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Select<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 After opening, you have to double-click on the folder named \u2018themes.\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Select<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 Here, A list of theme folders will appear. From those, Open the folder of your currently active theme. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Select<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 In that, you will find the <\/span>\u2018functions.php\u2019<\/strong> file. You have to download the file by right-clicking on it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Download<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 There is a line of code given below that you need to add after the first \u2018<\/span><?php\u2019 <\/strong>line<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

wp_set_password( \u2018new_password\u2019, 1 )<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Just remember that number \u20181\u2019 at the end of the code line is the user ID of the WordPress user that you are looking to reset the password. If you have a default administrator account you created during WordPress installation, the user ID is always 1 for that.<\/span><\/p>\n

You need to Replace \u2018<\/span>new_password<\/strong>\u2019 with the new password you want to keep.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Edit<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 Once you make the changes, save it and upload the modified functions.php file.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2 Once done, Go to the WordPress login page & enter the updated credentials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing happened? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Is it showing an empty form without notice about an incorrect password?<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry; that\u2019s completely normal! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t try to log in again.<\/span><\/p>\n