Change the default admin USERNAME in WordPress

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The more I utilize WordPress, the more I want to secure it. The one thing that bothers me, is the lack of being able to change the admin username. During a Google search, I ran across this, and wanted to share.

To change the default admin username, take the following steps.

Step 1: Open your database via phpmyadmin, or another MySQL browsing tool

Step 2: Locate the wp_users table and browse it.

Step 3: Edit the “admin” user.

Step 4: User user_login, change the “admin” to whatever you want.

Make sure you don’t forget it! :-)

I hope that helps someone out there.

Author:  Crimm

Software engineer (PHP, Bat, VBS), Sr. Systems Admin, Techie, Father, Gamer, Anime watcher (Wannabe Otaku), & full of geek!

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