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Create a new WordPress admin user in the database

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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', 'test@yourdomain.com', '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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