# Make it possible to activate a changed email address in the Admin UI

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-possible-to-activate-a-changed-email-address-in-the-admin-ui/396760
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** users
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-possible-to-activate-a-changed-email-address-in-the-admin-ui/396760 "2026-02-23T04:06:50Z")
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### Author: ![k4rtik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/k4rtik/32/119508_2.png) [@k4rtik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/k4rtik)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-possible-to-activate-a-changed-email-address-in-the-admin-ui/396760/2 "2026-02-28T13:35:38Z")

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I have the same issue and can’t find a way to confirm the new email ID of a staged user who only interacts via email. I unfortunately don’t have access to the rails console.

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