How to Use the WordPress Password Generator and Stay Safe

Did you know that WordPress comes with a built-in strong password generator? This can save you from many troubles liable for weak passwords. Let’s learn how to use the WordPress password generator to create strong passwords easily.

Creating a strong password requires following some best practices. You have to use some letters, numbers, and special characters, etc. Doing this manually every time is tedious. 

The good news is, your WordPress website comes with a prebuilt password generator. That means you don’t need to use any third-party password maker to create strong passwords for WordPress user accounts. 

And obviously, it doesn’t require a password maker plugin for WordPress (or a portable PHP app/hashing framework) either.

When would you need the WordPress password generator?

Every time you need a strong password, you get the WordPress WP admin password generator at your fingertips. It shows you a random password in plain text. 

Even when you start building your brand new WordPress site, you get an auto-generated strong password. It all starts with launching a WordPress site. 

Please note, these secure passwords are difficult to remember. So you have to store the generated passwords in a safe place. A password management app can do the work for you

Again, you’ll need the WordPress password maker when you want to change a WordPress user-account password. Especially in the following situations.

• Changing passwords should be a routine. It’s recommended to change your password at least once every 3 months.
• If you log in from a public computer, you should change the password as soon as possible when you get back to your private device.
• Sometimes you may create a user account and give it to your server/software support persons. Change the password when they’re done.
• If your device gets affected by any malware, you should change passwords for all the accounts you use on that device.
• In the event that your site or the server security got compromised for any reason. You have to change the passwords of all user accounts on your site.
• Shared your account credentials with others? You should change the password as soon as the purpose is served.
• If there is any sign of unauthorized access to your WordPress user account, you must change your password immediately.

How to use the WordPress password generator

It’s really easy to use the WordPress strong password generator. You can access it from your user profile edit page. There are 2 main applications of the WordPress password creation tool:

• Changing own WordPress account password
• As an admin, changing other users’ passwords

It’s all possible from the default function in WP admin. No need to worry about dealing with a WordPress password hash generator tool yourself.

Changing own WordPress account password

You can change your WordPress user account password from your profile editing interface. First, log in to your WordPress account. Then from the top right corner of the screen, hover over the “Howdy, username” section. Click the Edit Profile link.

The profile editing page will appear. Scroll down to the Account Management section. You’ll find the Set New Password button.

Clicking the Set New Password button will generate a strong new password for you and it will appear in a field.

You can keep the displayed password as it is or modify it. If you click the Set New Password button again, it will generate another new password. 

After generating your strong new password, store it somewhere so that you can use it later to sign in. Then, scroll down and click the Update Profile button. The new password will be saved for your account.

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As an admin, changing other users’ passwords

When you’re signed in to your WordPress admin account, you can change other users’ passwords using the same WordPress password generator. To do it, open the Users page from the left navigation bar. It will show a list of users on the site.

Click on any user’s name. This will open the user’s profile editing page. From here, scroll down to the Account Management section.

Set a new password using the Set New Password button.

Click Update User, the new password will be set for the particular user’s account.

Wrapping up

WordPress offers a lot of tools to ease the life of a user. The built-in password generator is one of them. Please stay with us to learn more useful tips and tricks related to WordPress. Also, share your thoughts and experiences with the community via comments!