Send notifications to two emails under one user account

There probably is – there’s pretty much a way to do most anything. But it depends on the context.

If it’s a WP-Members email to a user you could use the wpmem_email_filter to change the “user_email” value to the a comma separated value of the two emails combined. That would send to both email addresses. The messy part of that would be that anywhere that value is used in the message body would also be the same value.

You could also use WP’s wp_mail filter (not the function of the same name). Any email sent through wp_mail() goes through the filter. Your filter function could look for text either in the body or subject and if it’s one that should go to multiple addresses (i.e. a user email), then filter the “to” address. Another similar possibility would be to have your filter just check the “to” address and if it’s a regular user, look up the second address. Or a combination of both of those things.

I am sorry but I am somewhat confused here. Where would I put a wpmem email filter? And what filter code would I use for required email and email2?

There are different schools of thought on that. That “standard” is to use the theme’s functions file. But you can also create a custom plugin file for storing custom code snippets.

Personally, I use a combination of both. If it’s design/theme related, I use the themes’ functions.php file. If it should be independent of the theme I’m using (in case I change the theme in the future), I use a custom plugin file. It’s an either/or kind of thing.

I have a “Basics” article that has some reference information on applying code snippets (such as functions hooked to filters and actions)

(Side note: I’ll be adding an additional filter in the 3.2.5 release that will make adjusting the “send to” address simpler that it would be with the current filter. There will be notes about it in the plugin’s changelog and release notes when it gets released.)

I prefer to stay away from modifying the theme’s functions php since I am not using a child theme and hopefully won’t need to any time in the near future. I assume from your side note you will be adding this option for “send to” so more than one email address can be checked to send notifications?

• This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by sharon135.
• This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by sharon135.

I prefer to stay away from modifying the theme’s functions php since I am not using a child theme and hopefully won’t need to any time in the near future.

Actually, creating a child theme (whether you think you need one or not) should be standard practice. It sets you up correctly from the beginning – especially because the temptation to make “just this one small change” is too great – and it’s just too simple to not do it.

Some relevant info:
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes
https://rocketgeek.com/basics/create-a-child-theme/

I assume from your side note you will be adding this option for “send to” so more than one email address can be checked to send notifications?

I am planning an additional filter in the plugin that will allow direct filtering of the wp_mail() parameters before the wp_mail() function is run. That will make filtering the “to” address a simpler process than it currently is (which is still something that can be done with a filter, but not as directly). When it (or anything else of note) is included in an update, it is always noted in the changelog.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by Chad Butler.