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[How-To Guide] Rename Admin Username In WordPress Using phpMyAdmin

After installing WordPress, by default WordPress assign “admin” username to administrator. For security reasons you have to make sure that no one can get access to your WordPress blog. To make sure that your WordPress blog is secure, you have to remove the default “admin” user from WordPress. Already I have shared a how to guide on creating new user in WordPress and now in this post I’m sharing a how to guide on renaming default admin user in WordPress.

Step1: Log-in into cPanel, go to “Databases” and select “phpMyAdmin” as shown below:

rename-user-wordpress+wordpress+rename-user+webguide4uStep2: When you click on “phpMyAdmin”, it open a new window (as shown below), now select “database”.

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Step3: After selecting “database”, it open a new window (as shown below). Now, search for “wp_users” and click on “Browse” as shown below:

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Step4: When you click on “Browse” it open a window, where you see users on this blog. Now simply click on “Pencil” button as shown below:

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Step5: When you click on “Pencil” button, a new window open (as shown below). Now, select “user_login” and change “admin” to some other name, which is not easily guessed by anyone.

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Step6: Congratulations, you have successfully rename the user in WordPress.

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  1. Saket Jajodia says

    January 21, 2011 at 15:23

    I did this when I migrated my all Blogger blogs to WP but I think we should not do this if a small mistake happen all the data can crash…

  2. Vivek Parmar says

    January 21, 2011 at 16:32

    Agree with you Saket, that if a single mistake would happen then it will create a lots of problem for you. But for security reasons you have top change the default admin username

  3. Surkhab says

    January 21, 2011 at 18:30

    Thanks for sharing it with us…

  4. Saket Jajodia says

    January 21, 2011 at 19:52

    So we can make a new user and give the admin access to that user and delete the admin user…

  5. Vivek Parmar says

    January 21, 2011 at 20:43

    Thanks Surkhab, you like it

  6. Vivek Parmar says

    January 21, 2011 at 20:45

    Agree with you Saket, we can do it via creating new user and delete the default admin user. But i don’t like to delete it just rename this user and start working on your blog

  7. Saket Jajodia says

    January 21, 2011 at 23:12

    😛 even I don’t like deleting… But preferable is to make new… But I don’t know why we should remove the admin username… 🙁 😛

  8. Vivek Parmar says

    January 21, 2011 at 23:31

    Most bloggers use admin username and hackers know your username, and it becomes easy for them to hack your wordpress blog because you have already done the half of work for hackers. Only they need to crack your password 🙂

  9. Saket Jajodia says

    January 22, 2011 at 16:08

    ohk, but I think in some of my blog it display the Username…
    like this one… http://in-face-book.sjbn.co

  10. Raj says

    January 22, 2011 at 22:09

    I think the most easiest way is to make a new user and assign him as admin and delete earlier one.

  11. Vivek Parmar says

    January 23, 2011 at 01:40

    Yes Raj, we can also do that but i don’t like to delete the default one rather than is to rename it

  12. Vivek Parmar says

    January 23, 2011 at 01:43

    Saket will you explain it in detail so that i can solve your problem easily

  13. Saket Jajodia says

    January 23, 2011 at 13:31

    I my blogs (In-Face-Book.SJbn.Co) it shows my username at when you click on “by ‘Saket Jajodia'” it will show the username in link…

  14. Vivek Parmar says

    January 23, 2011 at 14:05

    Go to settings -> General. Change the Sitename and you will solve the problem easily.

  15. Saket Jajodia says

    January 23, 2011 at 16:52

    You didn’t got I mean to say and actually I only didn’t explain it correctly… In my blog it shows username in link when you click on my name you will able to see for e.g. see this http://In-Face-Book.SJbn.Co/author/Jajodia.Saket/ here “Jajodia.Saket” is the username…

  16. Vivek Parmar says

    January 23, 2011 at 17:59

    Sorry i didn’t get it earlier what your are pointing.
    So you want to remove this link from your site??

  17. Saket Jajodia says

    January 23, 2011 at 21:39

    Anyways, Thanks for your effort and help. Leave it as it is will see if anything will happen… 😉 😛

  18. Vivek Parmar says

    January 23, 2011 at 23:32

    No Problem in it, i will try my readers to get most from here. Don’t leave them as it is because it is harmful to you and your blog. Do check my mail which i have sent you.

  19. Saket Jajodia says

    January 24, 2011 at 00:16

    Hey! Thanks a lot… 🙂

  20. Vivek Parmar says

    January 24, 2011 at 00:18

    Anytime, Stay at WebGuide4U you will get more things to learn

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