Change WordPress Admin Username from Dashboard

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Change WordPress Admin Username from Dashboard

This tutorial will help you to change WordPress admin username via Dashboard.

By default, WordPress administrator username is admin. We can change that admin username and this will increase your WordPress website security.

1) We need to create a new user. So login to your WordPress wp-admin page.

2) Go to Dashboard —> Users —> Add New.

WordPress Admin

 

3) Select ‘Administrator’ in the field ‘Role’ before click ‘Add New User’.

Change WordPress Admin Username from Dashboard

 

4) Now you can see new user.

Change WordPress Admin Username from Dashboard

 

5) We need to delete current admin user.

6) Create a backup of WordPress database before deleting admin user.

7) Logout from admin and login as new user.

8) Then delete old admin user.

Change WordPress Admin Username from Dashboard

 

9) Set ‘Attribute all content to newuser’ in drop down box before clicking the button ‘Confirm Deletion’.

Change WordPress Admin Username from Dashboard

 

10) Now admin user name has been changed to new user.

Change WordPress Admin Username from Dashboard

 

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