WordPress Basics
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
    • Introduction
  • Accessing your WordPress site
    • Accessing Your Site
    • Logging Into Your Site
    • Resetting Your Password
    • Switching From Dashboard to Live Site
  • Adding content to your site
    • Creating a Post
    • Creating a Page
    • Working with content in the Visual editor
    • Working with code in the Text editor
    • Creating a Link
    • Editing a Link
    • Adding an Image to a Page or Post
    • Wrapping Text Around an Image
    • Editing Image Details
    • Removing an Image From a Page or Post
    • Adding a Featured Image to a Post
    • Deleting a Post
    • Deleting a Page
  • Working with Menus
    • Creating a Menu
    • Adding Pages to a Menu
    • Removing Pages From a Menu
    • Creating a Custom Link Menu item
    • Changing a button label
    • Changing the order of Menu items
    • Creating a fly-out Menu
    • Managing the Menu location
  • Working with Plugins
    • Adding a Plugin to your site
    • Finding plugin instructions
    • Updating your Plugins
    • Deactivating a Plugin
    • Deleting a Plugin
  • Changing the look of your site
    • Adding a theme to your site
    • Changing themes
    • Managing the Menu after switching themes
    • Using the Customizer
    • Working with Widgets
    • Updating your themes
  • Site settings and administration
    • Creating a static front page
    • Creating a page for posts
    • Changing the format of permalinks
    • Changing your password
    • Changing your email address
    • Managing spam comments
    • Updating your WordPress installation
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  1. Accessing your WordPress site

Resetting Your Password

  1. Go to the login screen of your WordPress site.

  2. Click the Lost your password? link.

  3. Enter your UWM email address and click Get New Password.

  4. Go to your UWM email account and check your Inbox for a new email from your WordPress account. (Check your Junk and Clutter folders, if necessary.)

  5. In the Password Reset email, be sure to note the username you created you set up your WordPress site (this is important.)

  6. To reset your password, click the link provided in the email.

  7. WordPress will provide you with a new password. You can delete this password and enter a new one. Always use a strong password.

  8. After your password is reset, click the Log in link to log into your site with your new password.

Note: If you're still having trouble logging in, try using your email address instead of a username.

Common login problems:

  • Wrong username is being used.

  • Attempting to log into WordPress.com instead of Digital Media Drive WordPress site.

  • Attempting to to log into WordPress.org instead of Digital Media Drive WordPress site.

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