How to Disable New User Email Notifications in WordPress

Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the constant flood of new user email notifications in your WordPress site? As your site grows, these notifications can become quite a hassle. Fortunately, we have the perfect solution for you. In this article, we will guide you through two simple methods to disable new user notifications in WordPress without any coding.

Method 1: Using WP Mail SMTP

If you desire more control over your WordPress emails, including new user notifications, then this method is ideal for you. WP Mail SMTP is a highly efficient WordPress SMTP plugin designed to enhance email deliverability and ensure that your emails reach your users’ inboxes instead of being marked as spam.

Follow the steps below to disable new user notification emails using WP Mail SMTP:

1. Start by installing and activating the WP Mail SMTP plugin on your WordPress site.
2. Head over to WP Mail SMTP » Settings and enter your license key.
3. Click on the ‘Verify Key’ button to authenticate the key and enable automatic updates.
4. Navigate to the ‘Email Controls’ tab in WP Mail SMTP and scroll down to the New User section.
5. Disable the ‘Create (Admin)’ option by toggling it off.
6. Save your settings to apply the changes.

Once you’ve completed these steps, your admin email will no longer receive new user notification emails. However, the new users will still receive email confirmations.

Method 2: Using a Code Snippet Plugin

If you prefer not to use an SMTP plugin, you can still disable email notifications by using a code snippet. However, we strongly recommend using a code snippet plugin like WPCode instead of directly editing your theme’s functions.php file to avoid any potential site accessibility issues.

Here’s how to disable new user notifications using WPCode:

1. Begin by installing and activating the WPCode plugin on your WordPress site.
2. In the WordPress admin area, go to Code Snippets » + Add Snippet.
3. Search for the term ‘user’ in the snippet library and select the ‘Disable New User Notifications’ snippet.
4. The code snippet will appear, and the ‘Code Type’ will be automatically set to PHP. No further changes are necessary.
5. For more advanced configuration, you can choose where the code snippet should run or even set a schedule for activation.
6. Click the ‘Active’ button to enable the code snippet.
7. Don’t forget to click ‘Update’ to save your changes.

Congratulations! You have successfully disabled new user notification emails without the need for any code editing.

Bonus Tip: Disabling Comment Notifications

If you also find comment notifications to be equally bothersome, you can easily disable them in WordPress as well. Here’s how:

1. In your WordPress admin area, go to Settings » Discussion.
2. Deselect the boxes next to ‘Anyone posts a comment’ and ‘A comment is held for moderation’.
3. Save your changes.

By following these steps, you won’t receive email notifications when someone posts a comment or when a comment is held for moderation.

We hope this article has provided you with the necessary guidance to stop receiving new user email notifications in WordPress. For more useful WordPress tutorials and tips, feel free to subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.