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title: "7- Log in to WordPress, Create a New Admin User, and Delete the Old Admin User"
description: "### **1. Log into WordPress:  ** Use the username and password included in the `WordPress Login Details` file inside the [Nippy Launch](https://nippylaunch.com/encyclopedia/nippy-launch/) Package folder you unzipped earlier to access your WordPress dashboard. ### **2. Navigate to Users:  ** On the left-hand side…"
url: "https://nippylaunch.com/docs/create-admin-user-wordpress/"
updated: "2026-09-18"
category: Getting Started
---

# 7- Log in to WordPress, Create a New Admin User, and Delete the Old Admin User

### **1. Log into WordPress:  **

Use the username and password included in the `WordPress Login Details` file inside the [Nippy Launch](https://nippylaunch.com/encyclopedia/nippy-launch/) Package folder you unzipped earlier to access your WordPress dashboard.

### **2. Navigate to Users:  **

On the left-hand side of the WordPress dashboard, click **Users**, then select **Add New**.

### **3. Create a New Admin User:**

- Fill in the new user details:

  - **Username:**Choose a username.

  - **Email:** Enter your email address.

  - **Password:** Set a strong password.

  - **Role:** Select Administrator from the dropdown.

- Click **Add New User**to create the new admin account.

### **4. Log Out and Log In:**

- Log out of WordPress using the current admin [Credentials](https://nippylaunch.com/encyclopedia/credentials/).

- Log back in using the new admin user [Credentials](https://nippylaunch.com/encyclopedia/credentials/) you just created.

### **5. Delete the Original Admin User:**

- Go to **Users** again and find the original admin user.

- Hover over the original admin and click **Delete**.

- Reassign the content (if applicable) to the new admin user.

- Confirm the deletion.

### **6. Complete:  **

You now have secured your WordPress installation by replacing the default admin with your own [Credentials](https://nippylaunch.com/encyclopedia/credentials/).