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WP-CLI is a command line tool that helps you perform different actions on your WordPress site. If you’re comfortable with using SSH commands, you’ll notice that WP-CLI has simplified commands created for WordPress sites. Here’s how to change your password with commands available in WP-CLI.

 Warning: You should always back up your site before making any changes to the database.

 Required: You’ll need the following to complete these steps:

  • An SSH app. We suggest PuTTY for Windows, or Terminal for macOS.
  • Your FTP details. If you don’t have them already written down, you should find your FTP host, username, and password:
    • For your FTP host, you can use either your domain name or your IP address.
    • You can find your FTP username and password in your hosting account for Linux Hosting with cPanel or Managed WordPress Hosting (steps 1-7).

 Note: If you have a VPS or DED Server, you need to install WP-CLI before you can start using it. WP-CLI is not available on our Windows Hosting plans.

  1. Connect to your hosting account with SSH.
  2. Use the bash command ls to list files and folders, and cd and ../ to move through directories until you’re in the directory with your WordPress files.
  3. Enter the following command to view a list of users for your WordPress site. Make note of the ID number for the user you want to update. wp user list
  4. Enter the following command to update the password for that user. wp user update id --user_pass=password
  5. In the command above, you should replace:

You can now log in with your new password.

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