Reset WordPress passwords

1. Choose the intended servers and sites. Start with one installation.
2. Open Choose action → Bulk tools → Users → Reset all passwords.
3. Choose Role deliberately. For just one account, use Reset one user password and enter Login, email or numeric ID. Supply New password (optional) when you need a known replacement; leaving it blank generates one.

Choose the Role deliberately before reviewing a broad password reset. Arrange account recovery first. Select the image to view it full size; use your browser’s Back command to return.

For one account, enter its login, email or numeric ID and a known replacement password when needed. Select the image to view it full size; use your browser’s Back command to return.

4. Review the action and targets, then confirm. Read every site’s final result, including skips. Finished can include failed sites; see Read the outcome.

Check each account result and arrange secure recovery for its owner. Email is often a clearer cross-site identifier than a numeric ID.

Generated passwords are not displayed

Reset skips WordPress’s reset email and the WebUI redacts generated passwords. Do not rely on recovering them from the job log. Use a known password for one account or arrange the site’s WordPress password-recovery flow before a broad reset.

Command-line method

Use a root terminal on the server hosting the sites. Review the user list and /var/log/cpfenceav/wp-sites-list.txt first, and arrange secure recovery with the account owners. The CLI uses this server’s listed installations, not checked WebUI rows.

For the interactive method, run the appropriate command without arguments and answer its inventory and account/role prompts:

Reset	Command
All users or one role	cpfence --bulk-wp-reset-all-passwords
One account	cpfence --bulk-wp-reset-user-password

For automation, reset administrator passwords with:

cpfence --bulk-wp-reset-all-passwords-auto administrator

Replace administrator with another role, or all only when every matching account is intended. To generate new passwords for one account across the listed sites:

cpfence --bulk-wp-reset-user-password-auto [email protected]

Or supply an explicit replacement using the single IDENTIFIER,PASSWORD argument:

cpfence --bulk-wp-reset-user-password-auto '[email protected],YOUR_NEW_PASSWORD'

Prepare recovery before automation

The automatic methods skip confirmation, and reset does not send WordPress’s reset email. CLI output can contain generated passwords; keep it private and deliver replacements securely. A supplied password can appear in shell history or process arguments, so prefer the interactive method for a sensitive known password. The WebUI redacts generated passwords as explained above.

Read each site’s final result, notify the affected owners and check their sign-in. Encourage them to change temporary passwords after recovery. Do not assume one account’s numeric ID identifies the same person on every site.