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Ok! The title is about how to change the default username ‘admin’ of your wordpress blog right? Here we go,
Disclaimer: Try out the below steps at your own risk. Techglimpse is not responsible for any damage that may cause while changing/modifying the database.
Step 1: Login to your MySQL database via command-line or using PhpMyAdmin.
Step 2: Connect to your wordpress database.
Step 3: Run the below query to confirm that you are using the default username ‘admin’.
mysql> select * from wp_users where user_login='admin';
If you were using default username ‘admin’, then the above query will display a table containing various information about the queried account.
Step 4: Now run the below query to modify the default ‘admin’ username to something else.
mysql> UPDATE wp_users SET user_login=’myaccount’ WHERE user_login=’admin’;
That’s it! Now any opened session for ‘admin’ user will be killed and wordpress will redirect you to login page. Try login with your new username and confirm whether everything works fine.
