Title: Emergency password reset
Author: andy_moyle
Published: <strong>26 Aprile 2013</strong>
Last modified: 24 Novembre 2025

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# Emergency password reset

 Di [andy_moyle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andy_moyle/)

[Scarica](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/emergency-password-reset.zip)

 * [Dettagli](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/emergency-password-reset/#description)
 * [Recensioni](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/emergency-password-reset/#reviews)
 *  [Installazione](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/emergency-password-reset/#installation)
 * [Sviluppo](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/emergency-password-reset/#developers)

 [Supporto](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/)

## Descrizione

This plugin does 3 things
 1) It will check you don’t have a username called “admin”
which is asking to be hacked 2) It will allow you to reset all passwords, with an
password reset link sent to all users to warn them. Following a couple of reviews
from v7.0 the plugin will allow you to set the email from address, name, subject
and message 3) You can also change the SALTS which forces a logout of all users.

## Screenshot

 * [[
 * The main and only screen!

## Installazione

 1. Upload the `emergency-password-reset` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Click on Emergency Password Reset in the Users menu
 4. Adjust the settings as required
 5. Click on the ‘Reset Passwords’ button

## FAQ

### How does it work?

When you click rest passwords, the plugin recreates random passwords for every user
and emails them the reset password link.

### Will I be secure now from a hack?

Not necessarily. We advise you change your SALTS in the wp-config.php file which
will force logouts for all users. WordPress provide a [tool](https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/)
to generate new ones.
 You can now reset them automatically from the plugin Dashboard
>Settings>Reset SALTs Check out our [blog post](http://www.themoyles.co.uk/2013/02/so-your-wordpress-site-has-been-hacked/)
on hacked WordPress sites

## Recensioni

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### 󠀁[Use with caution – Get Technical Assistance if possible](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-with-caution-get-technical-assistance-if-possible/)󠁿

 [warrenganes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/warrenganes/) 30 Marzo 2022

It does it’s core function (i.e it resets passowrds) but the email may not arrive.
If it doesn’t, it will take Backend access to users SQL’s to resolve.

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### 󠀁[Don’t use this!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dont-use-this-15/)󠁿

 [cyndin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cyndin/) 6 Marzo 2022

Does it work? Yes. Those subscribed to my Wordpress blog got emails asking them 
to reset their passwords. But… 1) I was not able to set the text or add to it. The
outgoing message looked like spam. The subject was okay: Password reset for [website]
The body was not. It only said: We have had to reset your password on [website].
Your username is still [username], please reset your password Thanks. Had I been
able to add a personal message, my legit users (a tiny percentage of the total; 
the rest being bot accounts) would have known it came from me. 2) I was not able
to set the From address. It didn’t even go from my address at that website. Rather,
it went from my primary email address. 3) Gmail looked at the large volume of emails
that went out and blocked me. (And/or people who received the emails marked them
as spam.) It’s been a week and I can not send any mail to gmail users (all gmail
users, not just ones the email went to). I am deleting this plugin and never ever
using it again.

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### 󠀁[Great for malware emergencies](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-for-malware-emergencies/)󠁿

 [Alberto](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ixistudio/) 18 Febbraio 2022

This plugin does what it says it does. I used it after we found malware in one of
the sites I migrated into my Multsite WP install. All passwords where reset and 
the “Password reset” email was sent to the users. Definetly helped fixing this emergency.
Thanks!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[It’s all or nothing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-all-or-nothing/)󠁿

 [nate2](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nate2/) 15 Aprile 2021

Or, if it crashes, some. I’d rate it higher if you could reset passwords for only
a group at a time, instead of literally every single account that has ever been 
made on your website. That’s sending over 2000 (useless) emails for companies using
things like woocommerce!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Doesn’t work right](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-right-10/)󠁿

 [Razorfrog Web Design](https://profiles.wordpress.org/razorfrog/) 3 Marzo 2020

See support thread – it doesn’t email out a working link.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great single-purpose plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-single-purpose-plugin/)󠁿

 [Mr Tibbs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mtibesar/) 24 Gennaio 2019

As we all know our members may get lazy with maintaining (updating) their passwords.
This really is a nice simple way of resetting everyone’s password. I have about 
100 user accounts and all of my members were able to quickly and easily change their
password. The Password Reset Link they receive in their email is really great! One
of the other benefits of this plugin is it quickly helps you identify user accounts
with defunct email addresses. I simply deleted these accounts thereby forcing users
with outdated email accounts to re-register. A couple of suggestions: #1. Reset 
All Passwords in the morning. This gives users enough time to reset their passwords
before the link expires. #2. When installing the plugin, add the following css code
to your Customizer’s Custom CSS. This will nudge your users to choose strong passwords.
Note – install this css code before resetting all passwords. .pw-weak { display:
none !important; } I will use this plugin to force all of my members to change their
passwords on an annual basis. Great job Andy!

 [ Leggi tutte le recensioni di 12 ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/reviews/)

## Contributi e sviluppo

“Emergency password reset” è un software open source. Le persone che hanno contribuito
allo sviluppo di questo plugin sono indicate di seguito.

Collaboratori

 *   [ andy_moyle ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andy_moyle/)

[Traduci “Emergency password reset” nella tua lingua.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/emergency-password-reset)

### Ti interessa lo sviluppo?

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segui il [log delle modifiche](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/emergency-password-reset/)
tramite [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/emergency-password-reset/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 9.4

 * Extra step added for resetting SALTS

#### 9.3

 * Adjusted menu to manage_option role only (was administrator before)

#### 9.2

 * Fix not all users password changed

#### 9.1

 * Security audit and update

#### 9.0

 * Check nonce for settings change to prevent CSRF

#### 8.0

 * Emails sent in batches of 10 as BCC, to avoid crashes and email errors

#### 7.0

 * Setttings to change email name, from and message

#### 6.2

 * Translation ready

#### 6.1

 * New username when changing from “admin” properly sanitized.

#### 6.0

 * Don’t allow a user to reset admin username to empty field!

#### 5.0

 * Added WordPress reset “salt keys” to secure your site – Dashboard>Settings>Reset
   SALTs

#### 4.0

 * Updated deprecated functions

#### 3.0

 * Updated reset link

#### 2.0

 * Password reset link sent

#### 1.0

 * Sends link to reset password page rather than new password

#### 0.5

 * Form to change username from “admin”

#### 0.4

 * Shows WP 4.0 compatability

#### 0.3

 * Add Screenshot

#### 0.2

 * Correct the title in readme.txt!

#### 0.1

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Versione **9.4**
 *  Ultimo aggiornamento **6 mesi fa**
 *  Installazioni attive **800+**
 *  Versione WordPress ** 2.7.0 o superiore **
 *  Testato fino alla versione **6.8.5**
 *  Lingua
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/emergency-password-reset/)
 *  [Visualizzazione avanzata](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/emergency-password-reset/advanced/)

## Valutazioni

 3.4 su 5 stelle.

 *  [  6 recensioni a 5-stelle     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4- recensioni a stelle     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 recensioni a 3-stelle     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  2 recensioni a 2-stelle     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  3 recensioni a 1-stelle     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/reviews/#new-post)

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## Collaboratori

 *   [ andy_moyle ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andy_moyle/)

## Supporto

Hai qualcosa da dire? Ti serve aiuto?

 [Chiedi nel forum di supporto](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/emergency-password-reset/)

## Donazioni

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