You can change your WordPress “admin” username by installing a WordPress plugin or by editing your database tables. However there is a much easier way to go about doing this. If you’re still using the “admin” user account in your WordPress blog, follow these easy instructions to change it.
- Login to your WordPress Admin area.
- Click on “Add new” in the “Users” menu.
- Type in the information for the new user account.
Notes:- You need to use a different email address than what you have setup for your “admin” username.
- Make sure you select “Administrator” as the role.
- Choose a new user name that is not similar to the name you display publicly on your blog. For example, I wouldn’t actually use “kelly” as my username – as that would be too easy for someone to guess.
- Choose a hard-to-guess password. I recommend using a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
- Click on the “Add User” button.
- Logout of WordPress.
- Login to your WordPress again, using your new username.
- Click on “Users” in the “Users” menu.
- Move your mouse cursor over the “admin” row. You will see links for “Edit” and “Delete”. Click on “Delete”.
- Select “Attribute all posts and links to” and then select your new username from the drop-down list. Make sure you select this option — so all your posts don’t get deleted!
- Click on the “Confirm Deletion” button.
Now you have changed your administrator username — and all your blog posts that were created using the “admin” username are reassigned to your new username.
