This plugin allows changing the email address for a Discourse user without sending or requiring a confirmation email.
Install like usual.
The plugin adds a route similar to the existing route, but ending with _confirmed.
/users/:username/preferences/email_confirmed
Parameters (JSON)
{'email' : 'new-email@example.com' }
curl -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"email": "new-email@example.com"}' \ "https://forum.example.com/users/USERNAME/preferences/email_confirmed?api_username=...&api_key=...