How To Use wp_mail With WordPress

WordPress has its own email functionality, which calls wp_mail for sending emails. WordPress wp_mail function is allowing you the same functionality as PHP is giving to you so let’s try and use it.

Usage:

<?php wp_mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers, $attachments ); ?>

• $to: (string or array) (required) The intended recipient(s). Multiple recipients may be specified using an array or a comma-separated string. Default: None
• $subject: (string) (required) The subject of the message. Default: None
• $message: (string) (required) Message content. Default: None
• $headers: (string or array) (optional) Mail headers to send with the message. For the string version, each header line (beginning with From:, Cc:, etc.) is delimited with a newline (“\r\n”) (advanced) Default: Empty
• $attachments: (string or array) (optional) Files to attach: a single filename, an array of filenames, or a newline-delimited string list of multiple filenames. (advanced) Default: Empty

Examples of wp_mail():

Sending an email with simple way:

<?php wp_mail( 'somebody@example.com', 'The subject', 'The message' ); ?>

Sending an email to multiple recipients:

<?php
    $multiple_to_recipients = array(
        'somebody@example.com',
        'somebodyelse@example.com'
    );
    $subject = 'The subject';
    $message = 'The message';
    
    $headers[] = 'From: webmaster <webmaster@example.com>';
    $headers[] = 'Cc: somebody <somebody@example.com>';
    $headers[] = 'Cc: somebodyelse@example.com'; // note you can just use a simple email address
    
    wp_mail( $multiple_to_recipients, $subject, $message, $headers );
?>

Sending an email with the attachment:

<?php
    $to  = 'somebody@example.com';
    $subject = 'The subject';
    $message = 'The message';
    
    $attachments = array( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/2013/07/wallpaper-2407801-150x150.jpg' );
    $headers[] = 'From: webmaster <webmaster@example.com>';
    add_filter( 'wp_mail_content_type', 'my_custom_email_content_type' );
    return wp_mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers, $attachments );
    
    function my_custom_email_content_type() {
        return 'text/html';
    }
?>

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