Change Admin Email
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/ .
Installation
Clone or copy the file into your plugins directory, then activate the plugin from the admin menu.
Reviews
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% 🙂
Changelog
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.