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Change admin email
Good to know before you start: changing this email only
changes where WordPress sends site admin notices (like "a plugin needs
updating"). It does not change the email you log in to your dashboard
with, and it does not change the address that gets your lead
notifications from the contact form — that's a separate setting called
"Lead notification email," set in the Website Editor's Global Values.
Also, the change applies right away — you don't need to confirm it by
clicking a link in an email.
Where your admin email starts out
When your site is first built, we set the WordPress admin email to the email address on your account. You don't need to set it yourself — but you can change it any time using the steps below.
How to change it
- Log in to WP Admin. You can find the link and the login on your site page, under WordPress Access.
- Go to Settings, then General.
- Find the Administration Email Address field.
- Type in the new email address.
- Click Save Changes.
That's it — the new address takes effect as soon as you save. There's no confirmation email to look for and no link to click.
Test it
Go back to Settings > General. Check that the Administration Email Address field shows your new address.
Good to know
- This only changes the WordPress-level admin email on this one site. Your dashboard login and account email stay exactly the same.
- It also doesn't touch your "Lead notification email" — the address that gets a copy of every contact-form submission. Change that separately in the Website Editor's Global Values if you need to. See Forms & email.
- If you move your site to another host later, this setting moves with it, since it's stored inside WordPress itself. See Hosting & domain.
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