Admin Email As From Address
Use the admin email address set in Settings->General as the email address from which WordPress sends email.
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Admin Email As From Address shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Admin Email As From Address stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| admin email | >100 |
| >100 | |
| from email address | >100 |
| from email name | >100 |
| from email sender | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Admin Email As From Address
From the official readme · v1.2Description
Use the admin email address set in Settings->General as the email address from which WordPress sends email.
The plugin has two easy settings and programmer hook support to set as new From email address and a From name. It also should work perfectly fine with Multisite installations.
Notes
Since version 1.1 you may also overrule this plugin by using the following filters:
- aeafa_mail_from, similar to wp_mail_from
- aeafa_mail_from_name, similar to wp_mail_from_name
These work exactly the same as their core WordPress counterparts and allows you to implement your own mail_from and mail_from_name
Credits
Icon used in the WordPress plugin repository and found in /assets/icon*
From the series ‘Hatch’ By Carol Liao
Licensed Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Thanks Carol Liao and to[icon] for sharing your work!
WordPress repository header image found in /assets:
‘Postage Stamps’
“Image from page 1051 of “Universal dictionary of the english language:
a new and original work presenting for convenient reference the orthography,
pronunciation, meaning, use, origin and development of every word in the english language …” (1898)”
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Hunter, Robert, 1823-1897 Morris, Charles, 1833-1922
Subjects:
Publisher: New York : Peter Fenelon Collier
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive
License: No known copyrights, see https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/
From the Internet Archive Book Images on Flickr Commons
Thanks Internet Archive & Flickr Commons – flickr.com/commons
Installation
- Upload the
admin-email-as-from-addressdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Done!
Changelog
1.2 – November 16, 2016
- Created General settings option fields to set From sender name and From sender email address. The filters aeafa_mail_from and aeafa_mail_from_name will still override these fields. Props Ramon Fincken.
See also the included screenshot-2.png
1.1 – November 15, 2016
- Made the plugin extensible using filters. These filters are available: aeafa_mail_from and aeafa_mail_from_name
1.0 – September 5, 2016
- First release
Screenshots
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FAQ
Admin Email As From Address: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Admin Email As From Address free?
Yes. Admin Email As From Address is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Admin Email As From Address safe to use in 2026?
Admin Email As From Address shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Admin Email As From Address?
Admin Email As From Address is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,735 times since it launched in September 2016. It was downloaded 107 times in the last 30 days.
Does Admin Email As From Address work with WordPress 7.1?
Admin Email As From Address is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Admin Email As From Address last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on June 12, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Admin Email As From Address?
Admin Email As From Address is developed and maintained by BjornW.
What are the best alternatives to Admin Email As From Address?
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