{"id":37247,"date":"2023-08-04T18:19:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help-center-reorg.site.strattic.io\/?p=37247"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:13:30","slug":"change-your-wordpress-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/change-your-wordpress-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Change your WordPress password"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37247\" class=\"elementor elementor-37247\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f8e79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53f8e79\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b1048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c7b1048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"37241\" class=\"elementor elementor-37241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5951a59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5951a59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74b229d2\" data-id=\"74b229d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187408f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"187408f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to change WordPress password\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXxAOeCSOwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress and Elementor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elementor uses <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wordpress-and-elementor\/\">WordPress as its content management system<\/a> (CMS), so when you register with Elementor, you also need to register as a WordPress user. For the most part this process is seamless, but there may be situations where you need to change your WordPress password. This article will walk you through that process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing your account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the <strong>Users&gt;Profile <\/strong>tab from the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/tour-wordpress-dashboard\/\">WordPress dashboard<\/a>.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/users-profile-marked.png\" alt=\"The Users-Profile tab\" class=\"wp-image-31065\"><figcaption>Select Users&gt;Profile to start the process.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Account Management<\/strong> section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Set New Password<\/strong> (you may need to use the <strong>Log Out Everywhere Else<\/strong> to change your password).<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-16.png\" alt=\"The Account Management section with Set New Password selected.\" class=\"wp-image-31062\"><figcaption>Click Set New Password to generate a new password.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The system will suggest a strong password, which you can change. Take note of this new password and then hit enter to accept the new password.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-17.png\" alt=\"Account Management with a suggested password.\" class=\"wp-image-31063\"><figcaption>Use the suggested password or another strong password of your choosing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing the password of a different user<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorized users can change the passwords of other users. You can access their accounts as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the <strong>Users <\/strong>tab from the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/tour-wordpress-dashboard\/\">WordPress dashboard<\/a>.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-14.png\" alt=\"The WordPress dashboard with the Users tab selected\" class=\"wp-image-31060\"><figcaption>Select the Users tab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the username &#8211; if you don\u2019t recognize the username, you can identify the user by their name or email address.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-15.png\" alt=\"User information about your WordPress user.\" class=\"wp-image-31061\"><figcaption>If the username does not look familiar, look for your name or email.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the change password procedure as described above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For further learning you can learn more about WordPress with our <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/academy\/getting-started-wordpress-essential\/\">WordPress tutorial<\/a> or how to manage your site using the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-is-the-my-elementor-dashboard\/\">My Elementor dashboard<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on<strong> Elementor,<\/strong> check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/academy\/\">Elementor Academy<\/a> for helpful learning resources. 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