Deleting Admin
Deleting Admin is another way to secure your Wordpress site.
check this before you continue:
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Click Dashboard
Click Add New User
On New User put a name other than your own. Example:
bigbadbear2014
add your email
put your real first name on first name
same on your last name
add your website if you wish
on your password use caps numbers or whatever you can imagine
check the send password
on role. scroll down and select administrator
Click on add new user.
Log out of admin
ok thats the first part
Second Part
Sign in as your new admin: bigbadbear2014
Ok you should be at your dashboard
Click Users
Click on your new user name: bigbadbear2014
Click Edit
Check everything that you want displayed
Important: Select your Name on Display name publicly as
add any information you wish to be displayed including Google plus
Click Update Profile
Now to Delete Admin
Click on Users
Hoover your pointer over admin
You should see a choice edit or delete if you don't then you have to sign back into admin and edit bigbadbear2014. find under Role. Scroll and find admin and select role for user. Sign out and Click Users. Check to see if you now have the options to edit or delete.
Ok you have the option to delete. Guess what you do next. That's right click delete.
You Should be taken to a new page Delete User
On the page select Attribute All post to (your user name)
Click Confirm Deletion.
Now Pray just Kidding
You are now the admin. It will add a little more security to your Wordprees site.
Hint if you Have Wealthy Affiliate Hosting your site. You can use the password given to you when your site was created and have it when you sign in to WA.
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Thanks David, (My sons name) I have been trying to get that dagone thing of of there for the longest. Very simple. I am now following you.
Educational and nice to know I can do that some day if I choose, BUT, I just want to mention that I noticed ONE spelling error in your post that is rather comical but may turn some fussy people off who assume illiteracy from one typo or spelling error.
I believe that the line "Hoover your pointer over admin" should read "Hover your pointer over admin"
Thanks for the tutorial,
James
I accidentally deleted my admin user name and was a little worried. You have relieved me of my worries. I will also check out the backup wordpress to dropbox tutorial as well. Thanks David.
I tried to create another admin user name like the training suggested but it wouldn't let me because I had the same email so I got me a gmail account so should I create another user with that?
You can. But remember what Kyle said. Be sure to remember or put your new password in a safe place. If you have Wealthy Affiliate hosting your site use the generated password given to you when you built your site.. If your site is not hosted here then be sure to keep your password safe. Also You should check this out before you continue https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/backup-wordpress-to-dropbox-tutorial
I actually never recommend deleting admin for one reason. People tend to lose their passwords or forget them and Wordpress' retrieval for passwords often times doesn't work. If you change a password, we have no ability to help you out and that is why we have ULTRA SECURE admin passwords that we generate when we install your Wordpress.
In all the years I have been at this, I have never once deleted an admin user nor have I been hacked. Be careful if you are going to do this.
I agree with your Ultra Secure admin and its what I use as my password. So its still available in my build my website option. The only thing I change is the user name. I change the admin to a new user like bigbadbear2014. Also, not all users are using Wealthy Affiliate as their hosting. So they may need this as way to secure their WordPress site. I can see why you would not suggest a change. This is not for all but definitely useful for those not hosting their site Here at Wealthy Affiliate. Thanks for commenting Kyle and your opinion is greatly valued.
Absolutely to each their own David, I understand both sides and there is no right or wrong here. I always suggest to do what works best for you and if you have a good way to store your passwords, then you are fine with the removal of the admin. :)
Thank you David. Strange in that I was just about to ask this question. I had added another User name, but I haven't deleted the Admin yet.
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David, great simple explanation. Everything doesn't have to be so hard, and you proved that with your simple steps. Much appreciated. Happy Sunday!