When creating a WordPress site, an email address must be assigned to the administrator. Every six months, WordPress prompts the administrator to verify this email address when logging into the WordPress backend. Two options are available:
- The email address is still correct, and no changes are required.
- The email address needs to be updated and changed.
This verification is a security measure to ensure that the administrator continues to receive important emails from the website, such as notifications about comments, errors, or other events.
If this verification bothers you, you can disable it quite easily using one of three methods:
- Disable via Plugin
- Modify functions.php
- Define a constant in wp-config.php
Disable with a Plugin
The easiest way to disable the verification is by using a plugin. You can install the Make Disable Admin Email Verification Prompt plugin by Aims Infosoft from the WordPress Plugin Store.
After installation, you can disable the verification in the WordPress settings under General.
2. Custom Code in functions.php
If you are already using a child theme or custom theme or feel comfortable modifying your functions.php, you can add the following code to your active theme’s functions.php file:
// Deaktiviert die WordPress-Admin-E-Mail-Überprüfung
add_filter( 'admin_email_check_interval', '__return_false' );
3. Konstante in der wp-config.php
Another option is to add a constant to your WordPress installation’s wp-config.php file. This will permanently disable the admin email verification.
Add the following line to the file:
define( 'WP_DISABLE_ADMIN_EMAIL_VERIFY_SCREEN', true );
