Method 1 — Via the Login Page

  1. Go to https://yourdomain.com/wp-login.php.
  2. Click Lost your password?
  3. Enter your email address or username.
  4. Click Get New Password.
  5. Check your email and click the reset link.

Method 2 — Via phpMyAdmin

  1. Open phpMyAdmin from DirectAdmin.
  2. Select your WordPress database.
  3. Click the wp_users table.
  4. Find your admin user and click Edit.
  5. Set the user_pass field to a new password. In the Function dropdown, select MD5.
  6. Click Go.

Method 3 — Via WrkMate

Open WrkMate and type: "Reset the WordPress admin password for yourdomain.com". WrkMate will use WP-CLI to set a new password securely.

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