The WordPress administrator email is used for critical site notifications, password resets, and core updates. You may need to change this email if you no longer have access to the original address or are transferring site ownership. You can do this easily via the Hostinger hPanel or manually through the database.
Pre-requisites
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Access to your Hostinger hPanel.
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An active WordPress installation.
Change email via WordPress dashboard
This is the fastest and most recommended method as it does not require editing database tables directly.
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Log in to your hPanel and go to the Websites section.
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Click Manage next to the website you want to manage.
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On the left sidebar, search for WordPress and click WordPress admin.
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Look for Users.
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Click the Edit (pencil).
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Enter the new email address and click Save.
Change email manually via phpMyAdmin
If you cannot access the WordPress dashboard or the hPanel overview tool, you can update the email directly in the website’s database.
Step 1 – Identify the correct database
Before entering phpMyAdmin, confirm which database your website is using:
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Open the File Manager in your hPanel.
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Navigate to the public_html folder.
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Open the wp-config.php file and look for the line:
define('DB_NAME', 'database_name');. Note this name.
Step 2 – Update the user_email value
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Go back to your hPanel and navigate to Databases → phpMyAdmin.
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Click Enter phpMyAdmin next to the database you identified in Step 1.
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On the left-hand sidebar, click on the wp_users table (note: your prefix might be different than
wp_, e.g.,wp123_users).
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Locate the administrator user you wish to change and click Edit.
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Find the user_email row and enter your new email address in the Value column.
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Click Go at the bottom of the page to save the changes.
Updating your WordPress admin email ensures you stay informed about your site’s status. While the WordPress dashboard method is the most straightforward, the phpMyAdmin method provides a reliable fallback for manual adjustments.