# How To Confirm Privileged Email Changes With BetterShield?

A new email address on these accounts only takes effect once it is confirmed from that inbox.

With **[BetterShield](/)**, a new email address on these accounts only takes effect once it is confirmed from that inbox.

## What it does

**Email change confirmation for admins and editors** is under **BetterShield › Protection › Login & Access**. A new email address on these accounts only takes effect once it is confirmed from that inbox. It is off by default.

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## Step 1: Open Protection › Login & Access

Open **Protection › Login & Access** and find **Email change confirmation for admins and editors**.

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  <img src="/docs/screenshots/confirm-privileged-email-changes.png" alt="Confirm privileged email changes: saved state and available controls in BetterShield." width="980" height="115" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
  <figcaption>Review the state and choices shown on your own site before applying a change.</figcaption>
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## Step 2: Confirm privileged email changes

- Open its preview and read what will change. The preview changes nothing.
- There are no extra fields. The new address must be confirmed from its inbox before it takes effect for administrators and editors.
- Turn on the fix. If the screen asks you to confirm recovery or your password, complete that before continuing.

## Recommended settings

Our advice is to test this on staging, then apply it when the behavior fits the site. Keep a working recovery method before changes affecting sign-in or the site address.

## What it can break and how to undo

A person who cannot read the new mailbox cannot complete the change. Existing email addresses are left alone. Turn the fix off to use its undo, then check the original workflow. A change is recorded in the activity log; an undo does not erase that record.

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## Final Outcome

The row should show the fix is on. Test the affected operation with an appropriate account, then check the finding. The score and Findings update on their own after the change. If the finding stays open, press **Check Again** to see what the check still sees. A server or another plugin can enforce a setting independently, so switching BetterShield off does not necessarily remove that other protection.

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  <img src="/docs/screenshots/confirm-privileged-email-changes.png" alt="Confirm privileged email changes: saved state and available controls in BetterShield." width="980" height="115" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
  <figcaption>Example Confirm email changes view. Check the saved values and status on your own site.</figcaption>
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## Related

- [Hardening overview](/docs/hardening/)
- [Set up recovery](/docs/set-up-recovery/)
- [Activity log](/docs/activity-log/)

This is how you can confirm privileged email changes with BetterShield.

Getting Stuck? Feel free to contact our [Dedicated Support Team](/support/).