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Create a new WordPress admin user in the database

You can create a new WordPress admin user from within the database using phpMyAdmin.

Method 1

1.) Log into phpMyAdmin (cPanel / Plesk / Web Hosting / Managed WordPress).

2.) Click the _users table

3.) Click the Insert tab

4.) Fill in the following fields.

  • ID is any number you choose
  • user_login is the username for accessing the WordPress Dashboard.
  • user_pass is the password for the user. Make sure to select MD5 in the functions menu
  • user_nicename is the nickname for the user
  • user_email is the email address you want to associate with this user
  • user_registered is the date and time for when this user is registered
  • user_status should be set to 0
  • display_name is the name that will be displayed for this user on your site

5.) Click the Go button

6.) Click the _usermeta table

7.) Click the Insert tab

8.) Fill in the following fields:

  • user_id is the ID you entered in the previous step
  • meta_key should be the phrase wp_capabilities
  • meta_value should be

a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}

9.) Click Go

10.) Click the Insert tab again

11.) Enter the following information:

  • user_id is the same number you entered in the previous step
  • meta_key should be the phrase wp_user_level
  • meta_value should be the number 10

12.) Click the Go button.

You can now login with the new Admin user.

Method 2

For developers who want to speed this process up, you can simply drop this SQL query in your database:-


INSERT INTO `databasename`.`wp_users` (`ID`, `user_login`, `user_pass`, `user_nicename`, `user_email`, `user_url`, `user_registered`, `user_activation_key`, `user_status`, `display_name`) VALUES ('4', 'demo', MD5('demo'), 'Your Name', '[email protected]', 'http://www.test.com/', '', '', '0', 'Your Name');
 
INSERT INTO `databasename`.`wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, '4', 'wp_capabilities', 'a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}');
 
INSERT INTO `databasename`.`wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, '4', 'wp_user_level', '10');

Remember to change the databasename to the database you are working with. Also don’t forget to change the appropriate values.

 

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Posted by: Nathan da Silva

Nathan is the Founder of Silva Web Designs. He is passionate about web development, website design and basically anything digital-related. His main expertise is with WordPress and various other CMS frameworks. If you need responsive design, SEO, speed optimisation or anything else in the world of digital, you can contact Silva Web Designs here; [email protected]

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