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Remove Suspicious Admin Users ​

If you suspect anything unusual in your website, check for unauthorized access to your site’s administrator. If you find any, remove them at once.

Let’s explore how to check and remove unwanted users from your site. πŸš€

Step 1 ​

Login to the WordPress dashboard and select Users from the sidebar.

The Administrators list under Users

Step 2 ​

Find your threat user from the list and hit **Delete **to remove the user.

Confirm deletion of the suspicious admin user

The user is deleted

πŸ‘‰ As you might be aware, it needs to change admin email sometimes. You can change admin email following this Change Admin Email documentation.

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