---
title: "How to Change the Admin Email Address in Drupal"
description: "The admin email address in Drupal is the email address that Drupal uses to notify you of certain things. These include password changes and emails sent during registration. You may want to change..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/drupal/change-admin-email/
date: 2012-06-26
modified: 2023-10-12
author: "Scott Mitchell"
categories: ["Drupal"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Change the Admin Email Address in Drupal

The admin email address in Drupal is the email address that Drupal uses to notify you of certain things. These include password changes and emails sent during registration. You may want to change this admin email address at some point. Editing the administrative email address in the Drupal admin dashboard is simple and can be done by performing the following steps.

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**Changing the admin email address in Drupal:**

1. [Log into your Drupal admin dashboard](/support/edu/drupal/how-to-log-into-the-drupal-admin-dashboard/).
2. Using the top menu bar, find the **Configuration **menu item and click on it. [![_main-dashboard-configuration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration__main-dashboard-configuration.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration__main-dashboard-configuration.png)
3. Find the **System **category over to the right side of the **Configuration **page and click on **Site Information**. [![configuration-system-site-info](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_System_SiteInfo_configuration-system-site-info.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_System_SiteInfo_configuration-system-site-info.png)
4. You are now on the **Site Info** page. From here, find the** E-mail Address** field. It should be the third field on the page. Change the admin email address to your desired email. [![configuration-system-site-info-email](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_System_SiteInfo_configuration-system-site-info-email.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_System_SiteInfo_configuration-system-site-info-email.png)
5. Scroll down and click the **Save Configuration** button to save your change.

You have just successfully changed the admin email address of your Drupal website!