Force Send All Emails To: Keep control of your WordPress emails
As part of our efforts to offer comprehensive and practical solutions to WordPress users, we've developed a module called "Force Send All Emails To" within our WPMasterToolKit plugin. This simple yet powerful module lets you redirect all e-mail communications from your site to a specific e-mail address. Whether for testing purposes, centralized e-mail management or any other strategic reason, this module is designed to offer a flexible solution.
Why did we develop this module?
Within our WPMasterToolKit plugin, we strive to replace a multitude of small, isolated plugins with a unified, lightweight solution. This particular module was created in response to the need to centralize the reception of e-mails sent by WordPress.
Use case: checking that e-mails are delivered correctly
One of the most common cases we come across is simply when we're in doubt as to whether or not a particular e-mail is actually going to a particular user. Forcing a duplicate or replacing the destination allows us to check that everything's working properly on this side.
Use case: site in staging / preprod mode
When we clone a site to create a staging environment, one of our fears is that our users will receive emails from this cloned site. In this case, we recommend either disabling all emails sent, using the Disable wp_mail or if you wish to receive emails, use the " Force Send All Emails To" .
How to use this module
Activating this module is simple. Once you've activated "Force Send All Email To" in WPMasterToolKit, you can access its submenu in your WordPress site administration. There, you'll be able to enter the e-mail address to which all mailings should be sent.
You'll also find an option to choose whether you simply want to send to this address, or to send to both the original and the specified address.
Technical decisions behind Force Send All Email To
This module uses the WordPress filter wp_mail
to intercept the e-mail arguments sent by WordPress. By doing so, we're able to redirect all e-mails to a specific address you've defined in the module settings.
With a simple switch, you can choose whether to send e-mails only to the specified address, or to keep it as a hidden copy. This flexibility ensures total control over e-mail forwarding from your WordPress site.
Conclusion
Force Send All Email To is an indispensable tool for WordPress site administrators who want to efficiently manage and target their email communications. Integrated directly into the WPMasterToolKit, it eliminates the need to install additional plugins, ensuring a cleaner, more manageable site. Whether you're looking to test or centralize e-mail management, this module offers an effortless solution.