{"id":2187,"date":"2021-01-12T11:25:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T11:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2187"},"modified":"2024-06-19T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T09:23:58","slug":"how-to-reset-your-online-control-panel-password","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-reset-your-online-control-panel-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reset your Online Control Panel Password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have tried to gain access to your Online Control Panel but have not been successful in logging in, this will be because either the wrong password is being entered or the wrong username is being used. This guide will show you to reset your password and gain access back to your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to Reset your Online Control Panel password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What happens if I never receive the reset password email<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to our website <a href=\"https:\/\/names.co.uk\"><strong>names.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once on the website, choose <strong>\u201cLog in\u201d <\/strong>found on the top right-hand side of the page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-11-1024x92.png\" alt=\"Log In button highlighted at the top of names.co.uk website\" class=\"wp-image-4242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-11-1024x92.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-11-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-11-768x69.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-11-50x5.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-11-1536x138.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-11.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be met with a screen that asks for your Username and Password. Your username is either the email address used when setting up the account or your account reference. If you enter your details and are met with an error saying \u201cIncorrect login details\u201d then you will need to click on the <strong>Forgotten Password<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-12-1024x495.png\" alt=\"Select the &quot;forgotten password?&quot; link\" class=\"wp-image-4243\" style=\"width:550px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-12-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-12-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-12-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-12-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-12.png 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Three<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the Forgotten Password link has be clicked it will present a new page asking you to type in your Email Address or Account Ref. We advise using your email address to ensure the link is being sent to the correct email account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"An image of the reset password page\" class=\"wp-image-4728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-50x18.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Four<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have entered your email address and chosen \u201cSubmit\u201d you will be met with a page explaining that the reset link has been sent to the email address provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"An image of confirmation that an email will be sent with the password reset link\" class=\"wp-image-4729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-50x13.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Five<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The email reset password link will be sent to you within 5 minutes. Please check your Junk or Spam folder in your email account in case this email has been sent to there. Once you have received the email, please click on the link in the email which will guide you to a page asking you for a \u201cNew Password\u201d and a \u201cConfirm password\u201d.\u00a0 Your chosen password needs to be a minimum of 8 characters in length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"An image of the reset password page\" class=\"wp-image-4730\" style=\"width:627px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-50x17.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Six<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your password has been accepted and reset you will be able to login to your Online Control Panel with your username and new password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the reset still does not work, there are a few things to check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure your browser is not auto saving and populating an old out of date password. You will need to clear your saved passwords for names.co.uk if this is happening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are typing the correct email address or Account Ref into the username field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are using the new password that was set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If none of these steps have worked and it is still not allowing you access you can try the steps again to reset the password, in case there was a spelling mistake when the password was being entered. Alternatively give our Customer Care team a call on <strong>0345 363 3633<\/strong> and we can check there is no account conflicts that could be causing the login issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens if I never receive the reset password email?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have submitted the reset password form and have waited more than 15 minutes and no email has arrived into the Inbox or Junk\/Spam folder then the email address you have used is not the main email address used on the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The email address you use needs to be the same email address that your renewal reminders are sent to.&nbsp; This can sometimes be the email address linked to one of your domain names, but quite often is linked to an external email address such as \u201cGmail\u201d or \u201cOutlook\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If are unsure of which email address to use, please give our Customer Care team a call on <strong>0345 363 3633<\/strong> and once we have cleared security, we can provide you with the correct email address to be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions, simply <strong><u><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-open-a-support-enquiry\/\">raise a support request<\/a><\/span><\/u> <\/strong>from within your Online Control Panel or call us on <strong>0345 363 3633<\/strong>. Our customer Care team is here to help and ready to assist you with your enquiry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction If you have tried to gain access to your Online Control Panel but have not been successful in logging in, this will be because either the wrong password is being entered or the wrong username is being used. This guide will show you to reset your password and gain access back to your account. 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