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Question How can I set what shows up as the "From" name in emails from my site?

Answer You can set a "From" name by specifying it in parentheses with the email address for the gsAdminEmail settings in each application's configuration file. For instance, your gsAdminEmail settings in may look like this:

gsAdminEmail = "info@yoursite.com"

If you change it to look like this:

gsAdminEmail = "info@yoursite.com (Site Administrator)"

then "Site Administrator" will show up in the "From:" field.

Make sure that there is only a single space between the email address and the left parenthesis, or emails may not be sent properly, and that the entire setting is enclosed in a single set of double quotes, or the application itself may not function properly.