Emails In WordPress

WordPress sends emails in different situations. This note contains all possible cases when WordPress can send an email.

This is accurate as of WordPress 4.9.

Contents:

Comments

Comment is awaiting moderation

To:        Site Admin, plus post author if they can edit comments
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Please moderate: "%s"
Pluggable: Yes
Function:  wp_notify_moderator()
Filters:   comment_moderation_subject
		   comment_moderation_text
		   comment_moderation_recipients
		   comment_moderation_headers
Disable:   Return false from notify_moderator filter
		   Remove wp_new_comment_notify_moderator action on comment_post hook
		   "Email me whenever" on Settings -> Discussion
		   Overwrite the pluggable function

Comment has been published

To:        Post author
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Comment: "%s"
		   [%s] Pingback: "%s"
		   [%s] Trackback: "%s"
Pluggable: Yes
Function:  wp_notify_postauthor()
Filters:   comment_notification_subject
		   comment_notification_text
		   comment_notification_recipients
		   comment_notification_headers
Disable:   Return false from notify_post_author filter
		   Remove wp_new_comment_notify_postauthor action on comment_post hook
		   Overwrite the pluggable function
		   See also the hardcoded action added to wp_set_comment_status in wp_set_comment_status()

Change of Admin Email

Change of site admin email address is attempted (Prior to WordPress 4.9, this was Multisite-only)

To:        Proposed new email address
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] New Admin Email Address
Pluggable: No
Function:  update_option_new_admin_email()
Filters:   new_admin_email_content
Disable:   Remove action on add_option_new_admin_email and update_option_new_admin_email hooks

Site admin email address is changed (WordPress 4.9+)

To:        Old site admin email address
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Notice of Admin Email Change
Pluggable: No
Function:  wp_site_admin_email_change_notification()
Filters:   site_admin_email_change_email
Disable:   Return false from send_site_admin_email_change_email filter

Multisite only: Change of network admin email address is attempted (WordPress 4.9+)

To:        Proposed new email address
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] New Network Admin Email Address
Pluggable: No
Function:  update_network_option_new_admin_email()
Filters:   new_network_admin_email_content
Disable:   Remove action on add_site_option_new_admin_email and update_site_option_new_admin_email hooks

Multisite only: Network admin email address is changed (WordPress 4.9+)

To:        Old network admin email address
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Notice of Network Admin Email Change
Pluggable: No
Function:  wp_network_admin_email_change_notification()
Filters:   network_admin_email_change_email
Disable:   Return false from send_network_admin_email_change_email filter

Change of User Email or Password

User requests a password reset via "Lost your password?"

To:        User
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Password Reset
Pluggable: No
Function:  retrieve_password()
Filters:   retrieve_password_title
		   retrieve_password_message
Disable:   Not possible

User resets their password

To:        Site admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Password Changed
Pluggable: Yes
Function:  wp_password_change_notification()
Filters:   wp_password_change_notification_email (WordPress 4.9+)
Disable:   Remove action on after_password_reset hook
		   Overwrite the pluggable function

User attempts to change their email address (Prior to WordPress 4.9, this was Multisite-only)

To:        Proposed new email address
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] New Email Address
Pluggable: No
Function:  send_confirmation_on_profile_email()
Filters:   new_user_email_content
Disable:   Remove action on personal_options_update hook

User changes their password

To:        User
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Notice of Password Change
Pluggable: No
Function:  wp_update_user()
Filters:   password_change_email
Disable:   Return false from send_password_change_email filter

User changes their email address

To:        User
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Notice of Email Change
Pluggable: No
Function:  wp_update_user()
Filters:   email_change_email
Disable:   Return false from send_email_change_email filter

Automatic Updates

Completion or failure of a background automatic core update

To:        Site admin / Network admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Your site has updated to WordPress %s
		   [%s] WordPress %s is available. Please update!
		   [%s] URGENT: Your site may be down due to a failed update
Pluggable: No
Function:  WP_Automatic_Updater::send_email()
Filters:   auto_core_update_email
Disable:   Return false from auto_core_update_send_email filter
		   Return false from send_core_update_notification_email filter

Full log of background update results, sent when you are using a development version of WordPress

To:        Site admin / Network admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] There were failures during background updates
		   [%s] Background updates have finished
Pluggable: No
Function:  WP_Automatic_Updater::send_debug_email()
Filters:   automatic_updates_debug_email
Disable:   Return false from automatic_updates_send_debug_email filter

New User

Multisite only: An existing user is invited to a site from Users -> Add New -> Add Existing User

To:        User being invited
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Joining confirmation
Pluggable: No
Function:  wp-admin/user-new.php
Filters:   None
Disable:   Click the "Skip Confirmation Email" checkbox when adding the user

Multisite only: A new user is invited to a site from Users -> Add New -> Add New User

To:        User being invited
From:      [Network Name] <[network admin]>
Subject:   [%s] Activate %s
Pluggable: No
Function:  wpmu_signup_user_notification()
Filters:   wpmu_signup_user_notification_subject
		   wpmu_signup_user_notification_email
Disable:   Click the "Skip Confirmation Email" checkbox when adding the user
		   Return false from wpmu_signup_user_notification filter

Multisite only: A new user account is created

To:        Network Admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   New User Registration: %s
Pluggable: No
Function:  newuser_notify_siteadmin()
Filters:   newuser_notify_siteadmin
Disable:   Filter registrationnotification option value
		   Remove action on wpmu_new_user hook
		   Toggle "Registration notification" in Network Admin -> Settings

Multisite only: A user has been added, or their account activation has been successful

To:        User being added
From:      [Network Name] <[network admin]>
Subject:   New %s User: %s
Pluggable: No
Function:  wpmu_welcome_user_notification()
Filters:   update_welcome_user_subject
		   update_welcome_user_email
		   See also "Welcome User Email" setting in Network Admin -> Settings
Disable:   Click the "Skip Confirmation Email" checkbox when adding the user
		   Return false from wpmu_welcome_user_notification filter
		   Remove action on wpmu_activate_user hook

A new user is created

When a new user is created, two emails are sent from the same function. One to the site admin:

To:        Site Admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] New User Registration

and one to the newly created user:

To:        User being added
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [%s] Your username and password info

Details:

Pluggable: Yes
Function:  wp_new_user_notification()
Filters:   wp_new_user_notification_email_admin (WordPress 4.9+)
		   wp_new_user_notification_email (WordPress 4.9+)
Disable:   Remove wp_send_new_user_notifications action on register_new_user hook
		   Remove wp_send_new_user_notifications action on edit_user_created_user hook
		   Remove wp_send_new_user_notifications action on network_site_new_created_user hook
		   Remove wp_send_new_user_notifications action on network_site_users_created_user hook
		   Remove wp_send_new_user_notifications action on network_user_new_created_user hook
		   Overwrite the pluggable function

New Site

When WordPress is installed, and when a site is added to a Multisite network

To:        Site Admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   New WordPress Site
Pluggable: Yes
Function:  wp_new_blog_notification()
Filters:   None
Disable:   Overwrite the pluggable function
Multisite only: New site created from Network Admin -> Sites -> Add New
To:        Network Admin
From:      Site Admin <[network admin]>
Subject:   [%s] New Site Created
Pluggable: No
Function:  wp-admin/network/site-new.php
Filters:   None
Disable:   Not possible

Multisite only: User registers for a new site

To:        Site Admin
From:      [Network Name] <[network admin]>
Subject:   [%s] Activate %s
Pluggable: No
Function:  wpmu_signup_blog_notification()
Filters:   wpmu_signup_blog_notification_subject
		   wpmu_signup_blog_notification_email
Disable:   Return false from wpmu_signup_blog_notification filter
		   Remove action on after_signup_site hook

Multisite only: User activates their new site, or site added from Network Admin -> Sites -> Add New

To:        Network Admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   New Site Registration: %s
Pluggable: No
Function:  newblog_notify_siteadmin()
Filters:   newblog_notify_siteadmin
Disable:   Filter registrationnotification option value
		   Remove action on wpmu_new_blog hook
		   Toggle "Registration notification" in Network Admin -> Settings

Multisite only: User activates their new site, or site added from Network Admin -> Sites -> Add New

To:        Site Admin
From:      [Network Name] <[network admin]>
Subject:   New %s Site: %s
Pluggable: No
Function:  wpmu_welcome_notification()
Filters:   update_welcome_subject
		   update_welcome_email
		   See also "Welcome Email" setting in Network Admin -> Settings
Disable:   Return false from wpmu_welcome_notification filter
		   Remove action on wpmu_activate_blog hook

Other

Multisite only: Site admin deletes site from Tools -> Delete Site

To:        Site Admin
From:      WordPress <[email protected]>
Subject:   [ %s ] Delete My Site
Pluggable: No
Function:  wp-admin/ms-delete-site.php
Filters:   delete_site_email_content
Disable:   Not possible

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