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November 25th, 2009 #1

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Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
How can i change the new user registration, confirmation of the advert, and all mail going to my customers....

From : Wordpress
To : My Company name or email

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November 25th, 2009 #2
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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
i could write a plugin for this. however i dont like running any more plugins than i have to since it slows down the site. So here is a non-plugin solution. (i just like hacking code is the real reason tbh)

First lets chnage the from name.
Open the "pluggable.php" file found in your "wp-includes" folder of your wordpress install.

About line 351 look for this:
Code:

if ( !isset( $from_name ) ) { $from_name = 'WordPress'; }
Just change the wordpress to a name you would like, for example:
Code:

if ( !isset( $from_name ) ) { $from_name = 'EricHamby.Com'; }
Now to chnage the address.

On line 362 you should see this.
Code:

if ( !isset( $from_email ) ) { // Get the site domain and get rid of www. $sitename = strtolower( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ); if ( substr( $sitename, 0, 4 ) == 'www.' ) { $sitename = substr( $sitename, 4 ); } $from_email = 'wordpress@' . $sitename; }
Also change the term "wordpress@" to something you would like. Example:
Code:

if ( !isset( $from_email ) ) { // Get the site domain and get rid of www. $sitename = strtolower( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ); if ( substr( $sitename, 0, 4 ) == 'www.' ) { $sitename = substr( $sitename, 4 ); } $from_email = 'eric@' . $sitename; }
Have fun hacking and changing code If you still would rather have the plugin version let me know and ill write it real fast.
Eric is best known in the forum for his in depth tutorials. He started in design 4 years ago and then discovered WordPress and has been coding and hacking themes and plugins ever since. He's quite helpful if you have any questions for him in the forum. Eric also makes his own WordPress themes and plugins and provides ClassiPress consulting on the side. David Cowgill - (Owner of Classipress)
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November 28th, 2009 #3

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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
Eric,
Nice easy change there but if a new version of the classipress theme comes out wont you need to make that change all over again? isn't that the nice thing about using pluigins is you dont need to make these changed with every version change?

cheers for all the help!

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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this

Originally Posted by groan

Eric,
Nice easy change there but if a new version of the classipress theme comes out wont you need to make that change all over again? isn't that the nice thing about using pluigins is you dont need to make these changed with every version change?

cheers for all the help!

Yes youll need to make the change again and yes that is a good thing about using plugins, i still prefer the hard code way myself though.

Eric is best known in the forum for his in depth tutorials. He started in design 4 years ago and then discovered WordPress and has been coding and hacking themes and plugins ever since. He's quite helpful if you have any questions for him in the forum. Eric also makes his own WordPress themes and plugins and provides ClassiPress consulting on the side. David Cowgill - (Owner of Classipress)
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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
Eric,

I did the code change. It worked great.

Great Advice.
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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
Hello,
i did the same thing, it worked but it goes to my spam folder. How do i fix this issue?

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April 15th, 2010 #7

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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
Thanks for the solution.

Is there any way we can edit it through the dashboard - edit theme?

It would be a hassle to reload the Word Press every time when small editing is done via the code.
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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
There are plugins which achieve the same thing, however I haven't got around to trying to find a new one yet since the last one I used stopped functioning properly.. Below is my quote from another thread..

Originally Posted by pepsi

I was previously using the Change WP Mail From Details plugin which allows you to change that information, but have since found it doesn't work as it should with 3.0. It will change the "from" address, but when a buyer tries to contact a seller through the sidebar it ends up replacing the buyer e-mail so you can't see who it's from. Hence I have had to stop using that one (although I don't know if anyone else has the same issue with that particular plugin?). Haven't found a suitable replacement plugin yet but would love to hear if someone else has!
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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
Originally Posted by taylerj

i could write a plugin for this. however i dont like running any more plugins than i have to since it slows down the site. So here is a non-plugin solution. (i just like hacking code is the real reason tbh)

First lets chnage the from name.
Open the "pluggable.php" file found in your "wp-includes" folder of your wordpress install.

About line 351 look for this:

Code:

if ( !isset( $from_name ) ) { $from_name = 'WordPress'; }

Just change the wordpress to a name you would like, for example:

Code:

if ( !isset( $from_name ) ) { $from_name = 'EricHamby.Com'; }

Now to chnage the address.

On line 362 you should see this.

Code:

if ( !isset( $from_email ) ) { // Get the site domain and get rid of www. $sitename = strtolower( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ); if ( substr( $sitename, 0, 4 ) == 'www.' ) { $sitename = substr( $sitename, 4 ); } $from_email = 'wordpress@' . $sitename; }

Also change the term "wordpress@" to something you would like. Example:

Code:

if ( !isset( $from_email ) ) { // Get the site domain and get rid of www. $sitename = strtolower( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ); if ( substr( $sitename, 0, 4 ) == 'www.' ) { $sitename = substr( $sitename, 4 ); } $from_email = 'eric@' . $sitename; }

Have fun hacking and changing code If you still would rather have the plugin version let me know and ill write it real fast.
great job, thanks
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Re: Email coming from "wordpress", how to change this
Hey - I think I found a workaround that's now working for me....

1. Set "Use custom email header" to NO
2. Install Register Plus plugin
3. Here are my settings for Register Plus:

I use the reCAPTCHA, I allow user set passwords, and I do not require a verification link in the email. Lastly, and most importantly, I've enabled the "custom user notification email" so that I can select whats sent to new users.

By doing this:
1. My new users get a nice email from the email address I want them to see (and not wordpress at blah blah dot com)
2. When a user gets an email about their ad listing they actually can click reply and have the correct reply-to email address show up.

I hope this helps everybody else!