{"id":902,"date":"2026-04-02T10:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/how-to-change-a-mailbox-password-in-plesk\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:41:04","slug":"how-to-change-a-mailbox-password-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/how-to-change-a-mailbox-password-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change a Mailbox Password in Plesk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This guide explains how to change the password for a mailbox in Plesk. Whether you have forgotten your current password or simply want to update it, the process takes just a few steps. If you are struggling to access your Plesk control panel, please contact support and we will be happy to help.

We have a guide on how you can access Plesk here: cloudabove.com\/help\/how-to-login-to-plesk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Log in to Plesk and go to Mail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Log in to your Plesk control panel. From the left-hand menu, click on Mail<\/strong>. This will open the Email Addresses<\/strong> page, which lists all mailboxes associated with your domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: Open the mailbox settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on the email address you want to update \u2014 in this example, test@plesk.web39.co.uk<\/strong>. This will open the mailbox settings page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3: Enter a new password<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the General<\/strong> tab, locate the Password<\/strong> and Confirm password<\/strong> fields. Type your new password in both fields. You can also click Generate<\/strong> to have Plesk create a strong password for you, or click Show<\/strong> to view what you have typed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 4: Save your changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you have entered your new password, click OK<\/strong> to save. You will be returned to the Email Addresses page, where a green confirmation banner will confirm that the settings have been saved successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your mailbox password has now been updated. You will need to update the password in your email client (such as Outlook or Thunderbird) to continue receiving and sending emails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This guide explains how to change the password for a mailbox in Plesk. Whether you have forgotten your current password or simply want to update it, the process takes just a few steps. If you are struggling to access your Plesk control panel, please contact support and we will be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email","category-plesk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":916,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions\/916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}