How to Change WordPress Admin Email Easily: Step-by-Step Guide

Many WordPress users need to change their admin email for different reasons.

Sometimes you lose access to your old email. Sometimes it gets hacked. And when that happens, you stop receiving important emails, like password reset links, security alerts, or update notifications. That can be a big problem.

Another common reason is switching to a professional email address like [email protected], instead of using a personal Gmail. It looks more professional and keeps your website work separate from your personal inbox.

Whatever your reason is, don’t worry. I’ll show you two methods to change WordPress admin email:

1. Change Admin Email from Your WordPress Dashboard (Easiest Method).
2. From Hosting’s Database (Advanced Method)

I hope the first method will solve your problem quickly. So, let’s get started.

Method 1: Change WordPress Admin Email from Your Dashboard (Easiest Method)

First of all, you have to log in to your website and go to the dashboard, then click on Settings and open the General option.

On the general page, you will see the Administration Email Address field, after that replace the old email with your new email. And then click on the Save Changes button.

Once you save it, WordPress will show a notification message and send a confirmation email to the new email address.

Now open that email and click on the confirmation link so the admin email change can be completed.

After this step, your admin email is changed, but there is a small twist because you will receive all notifications on the new email, but you still cannot log in using this email, so to fix this, you need to change the user email as well.

To do that, go to Users and then All Users, hover your mouse over the Administrator account, and click on Edit.

On the edit page, scroll down to the Contact Info section, where you will find the Email (required) field. Change this email to the same new email address and click on Update Profile at the bottom of the page.

After saving, you will see the message Profile Updated, and now both your WordPress admin email and login email have been changed successfully.

Bonus: You may have noticed a step for email verification in the above. If you want, you can skip the WordPress email verification system, but I do not recommend this method. Sometimes you cannot access your email, and because of that, you cannot verify the new admin email when you change the Administration Email Address, so in this case, you may want to skip the verification process.

To do this, go to your WordPress dashboard, open to Plugins → Add Plugins and search for “Change Admin Email”, then select the plugin shown in the screenshot. Click Install Now, and once the installation is complete, click Activate to enable the plugin.

After activating the plugin, go to Settings, open the General option, find the Administration Email Address field, replace the old email with the new one, and click on Save Changes.

This time, WordPress will change the admin email instantly without sending any confirmation email, so use this method only when email verification is not possible.

Method 2: From Hosting’s Database (Advanced Method)

This process can be a little different, It’s depending on your hosting provider. But honestly, the basic steps are almost the same everywhere. I use Hostinger, so I’ll show you the process using that as an example.

First, log in to your hosting account. After logging in, go to the Website List section. From there, click on Tools, and then select Database. That’s where we need to go. 

Website List → Tools → Database

Once you’re inside the Database section, you’ll see a page with your website databases. Find the one that matches your website name. When you find it, click on “Enter phpMyAdmin.”

Now you’ll see a new page – this is phpMyAdmin. Don’t worry, it looks technical, but it’s simple. On the left side, you’ll see a list. Scroll a little and find wp_options. Click on that. 

After opening wp_options, look for the option called admin_email. When you find it, click on the Edit button next to it.

Then a new page will open where you can change the email address. Just replace the old email with your new email address.

After typing your new email, scroll down to the bottom of the page. You’ll see a dropdown menu. By default, it usually has ‘Save’. If it doesn’t, select ‘Save’ from the dropdown. Then click on the ‘Go’ button to apply the changes.

And that’s it. Your admin email has been changed. Personally, my favorite and most beginner-friendly method is the first one (from the WordPress dashboard). 

But sometimes you can’t log in to your website dashboard. In that situation, this second method is the ultimate solution.

What should I do if I don’t receive the confirmation email after changing my WordPress admin email?

You may have noticed in the first method that WordPress sends a confirmation email after you change the admin email. But sometimes many users don’t receive that email. And in most cases, the main reason is that SMTP is not properly configured. 

By default, most hosting providers use the PHP mail function as SMTP. But honestly, it doesn’t always work properly. Emails can fail, or they may go to spam. So if you’re one of those users who didn’t receive the confirmation email, just follow these simple steps.

First, log in to your WordPress website. Then go to Plugins → Add New and search for Bit SMTP. You’ll see the plugin in the search results. Click Install Now, and after installation is complete, click Activate.

After activating the plugin, you’ll find Bit SMTP in your dashboard menu.

Now open Bit SMTP and fill in all the required details – like your email, name, host, and port. Once everything is filled in correctly, click on Save Changes.

That’s it. Now your email system is properly configured.

SMTP helps fix email delivery problems that happen when using the default WordPress PHP mail function. After setting this up, your website will send emails through your preferred mail server, which means better delivery and fewer spam issues. And most importantly, you won’t miss important emails again.

Which type of email address is recommended for better security? 

If you really care about your email security, you should think about using an end-to-end encrypted email service. It means your email is locked the moment it leaves your device, and only the person you send it to can open and read it.

In simple words, imagine sending a message inside a locked box. You give the key only to your friend. Even the email company or anyone between you and the receiver can’t easily read it.

This is much safer than a normal email because regular emails can sometimes be tracked or scanned for ads.

For example, if you send a private document or personal information, an encrypted email keeps it protected from unwanted eyes.

So when choosing an email service, check if encryption is a main security feature, not just an extra option. That’s a smart step if you want better privacy online.

What are the best practices for creating a strong and secure password? 

My first advice is to forget short, complicated passwords like “P@55w0rd”. They may look clever, but they’re actually easy for hackers to guess.

A better idea is to use a passphrase – just join a few random words together. For example, “blue-moon-coffee-river” or “silent-forest-apple-2025”. These are easy for you to remember but very hard for others to crack.

Make sure your password is at least 15 characters long. In general, the longer the password, the stronger it is. Something like “summer-night-bird@lake2024” is much safer than short complex symbols.

Also, don’t reuse the same password on different websites. If one account gets compromised, others can be at risk.

And don’t forget to turn on Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). It adds an extra verification step, so even if someone gets your password, they still can’t easily access your account.

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