{"id":36945,"date":"2022-10-26T14:57:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=36945"},"modified":"2024-11-04T10:08:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T08:08:01","slug":"change-your-wordpress-username","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/wordpress\/change-your-wordpress-username\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your WordPress username via the xneelo Control Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>default WordPress username<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">admin. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping this standard username makes it easier for hackers to gain access to your site. We <\/span><b>strongly recommend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you <\/span><b>change your username<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to a unique administrator name, making it harder for hackers to gain entry to your WordPress admin area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can change your WordPress <\/span><b>username<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>xneelo Control Panel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or in <\/span><b>WordPress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<span >The <\/span><b>default WordPress username<\/b><span > is <\/span><i><span >admin. <\/span><\/i><span >Keeping this standard username makes it easier for hackers to gain access to your site. 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