Hello,

If you have forgotten the password of your vBSEO Control Panel (site.com/forum/vbseocp.php) and are looking for how to set a new password, please follow these steps.


vBSEO 3.5.x and higher


If you are using vBSEO 3.5.x series, please follow these steps:


* First you must locate your vbseo/resources/xml/config.xml file.


* Download it to your PC, then open the file with a text editor and search for something similar to this:


<setting>
<name>VBSEO_ADMIN_PASSWORD</name>
<value>e7ea6f5be6c2d2d64538c7a6qwe87weas</value>
</setting>


* Yours will be the same except for the random string (e7ea6f5be6c2d2d64538c7a6qwe87weas).


* Remove that from the line so it now looks like this:


<setting>
<name>VBSEO_ADMIN_PASSWORD</name>
<value></value>
</setting>


* Upload the file to the web server.


* Open your vBSEO control panel. When you try to log in, you will see the option to add in your new password and confirm it.


* Finally, CHMOD the file back to 644 when you are finished to make your configuration file non-writable.






vBSEO 3.3.x and lower (not supported anymore)



If you are using vBSEO 3.3.x series, please follow these steps:


* First you must locate your vB-root/includes/config_vbseo.php file.


* Download it to your PC, then open the file with a text editor and search for something similar to this:


// ****** CONFIG PANEL PASSWORD ******
define('VBSEO_ADMIN_PASSWORD', 'e7ea6f5be6c2d2d64538c7a6qwe87weas');


* Yours will be the same except for the random string (e7ea6f5be6c2d2d64538c7a6qwe87weas).


* Remove that from the line so it now looks like this:


// ****** CONFIG PANEL PASSWORD ******
define('VBSEO_ADMIN_PASSWORD', '');


* Upload the file to the web server.


* Open your vBSEO control panel. When you try to log in, you will see the option to add in your new password and confirm it.


* Finally, CHMOD the file back to 644 when you are finished to make your configuration file non-writable.




If you follow these steps correctly, you will be able to reset your password and login again to your vBSEO CP.