# How to change the WordPress administrator email address via phpMyAdmin

**Quick guide:** Log in to your hosting control panel. Open phpMyAdmin. Select the wp\_users table. Click Edit next to your username. Enter the new address in the user\_email field. Click the Go button. Done!

## Detailed guide

If you cannot change your email address from the WordPress dashboard, you can do it directly in the database using the phpMyAdmin interface.

### 1. Access the database

If you have a Managed WordPress hosting service from Kiravo, log in to your control panel and go to the Databases section. Click Manage next to the active database. Click the phpMyAdmin button to open the interface. Here is a full tutorial on [accessing phpMyAdmin](https://kiravo.net/access-phpmyadmin/).

![click-phpmyadmin-button](https://kiravo.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/click-phpmyadmin-button.webp)### **2. Locate the user**s **table**

Click the database name from the list on the left. Look for the wp\_users table. The name might include a custom prefix. Click the table name to see the list of all website users.

![website users in phpMyAdmin](https://kiravo.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/wp_users-phpmyadmin.webp)### 3. Edit the WordPress administrator profile

Find the administrator user row. Click the Edit button.

![push the edit button next to the administrator user](https://kiravo.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/push-edit-buton-edit-next-to-user-admin.webp)Identify the user\_email row. Delete the old address. Enter the new email address.

![write the new email address for the WordPress administrator](https://kiravo.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/new-email-adress-admin.webp)### 4. Save the information

Go to the bottom of the page. Click the Go button. The new WordPress user email address is now saved in the database.

![click the Go button on the bottom of the phpMyAdmin page](https://kiravo.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/button-go-phpmyadmin.webp)If you need assistance, please [contact](https://kiravo.net/contact/) the Kiravo support team.