Change WordPress admin username for security

Update Wordpress admin username

Using the steps below, I'll show you how easy it is to add a new WordPress administrator user, delete your old non-secure default admin one, and then assign or attribute all of the old user's posts to your new secure user.

  1. click on add new userFrom the left-hand menu, hover over Users, then click on Add New
  2. fill in new admin details click add new userFill in all of the user fields with new info.

    Then select Administrator from the Role drop-down.

    Finally click on Add New User.

  3. new user created confirmedYou should now see your new admin user you just created.
  4. hover over admin click log outHover over Howdy, adminat the top-right.

    Then click on Log Out

  5. type in new admin username click log inNow type in your new WordPress admin username and password and click Log In
  6. click on usersFrom the left-hand menu click on Users
  7. click on delete beside admin

    Prior to deleting your old admin user, I'd recommend you backup your WordPress database in cPanel just in case.

    Hover over the old admin user, then click Delete.

  8. select attribute posts to and confirm deletion

    BE CAREFUL! Deleting your old WordPress admin user, without attributing its posts to your new admin user will delete all those posts!

    Now select your new admin user from the Attribute all posts drop-down, and click on Confirm Deletion.

     

  9. user deleted new user leftYou should now see the old admin user has been deleted, and you should only be left with the new administrator user, will all the old posts attributed to it.

 

You should now understand how you can easily update and change your WordPress admin username, so that you're better protected against common brute force attempts at gaining access to your WordPress website.

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