Change Admin Email

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Change Admin Email

by johndeebdd

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Description

This plugin allows an administrator to change the “site admin email”, without sending a confirmation email from the server. This can be useful for testing purposes, localhost setups, or any other situation where outbound email is disabled on the site. A new “feature” of WordPress 4.9 is that the administrator cannot change the site admin email without outgoing email setup on the server. This plugin restores the administrator’s ability to change this setting without sending a confirmation email. Note that the “site admin email” is the global email used for admin purposes on the site. It is the “from” address when the site sends an email. The “site admin email” may be different from the administrator’s personal user email, which is associated with the administrator’s user account.

Usage

Once activated, an administrator can change the admin email from the Settings >> General page. You can request a test email be sent to the new email address. The test email is sent from our servers. You can view our privacy policy here: at https://generalchicken.guru/privacy-policy-2/ .

Clone or copy the file into your plugins directory, then activate the plugin from the admin menu.

Does as advertised.

By ibowden on October 9, 2026

What else is there to say? It works.

Ótimo

By clovito on August 21, 2026

Excelente plugin

Excellent plugin

By rgdebree on July 18, 2026

Does only one thing: change admin email, but does it excellent.

Works perfectly!

By Spencer (pugboy) on June 21, 2026

The plugin does exactly what it says on the tin, and is faster than launching PHP MyAdmin or other tools. Use it!

Spam Plugin

By Thane (thanewest) on February 25, 2026

Using it adds you to the owners email list, you get sent spam email from them.

Excelent plugin!!!

By wiredgorilla on August 28, 2026

Excelent plugin!!! Excelent plugin!!!

Lifesaver! 5/5

By photoMaldives on December 3, 2025

Worked perfectly, and far easier than talking a client through phpMyAdmin.

Many thanks. 5⭐

It works perfectly

By yvonnefm on November 20, 2025

You just need to activate it and change the email. Easy!

Easy and working Solution

By Bilal Afridi (bilo09) on October 11, 2025

Thanks to the plugin developer the plugin is easy and it do the work Highly recommend

Works!

By janetmoon on October 3, 2025

It fixed my problem 100% 🙂

5.0.2

  • Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1 after successful testing on WordPress 7.1.3.

5.0.1

  • Maintenance release with synchronized plugin and WordPress.org version metadata.