Using WordPress ‘admin_email_check_interval’ PHP filter

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The admin_email_check_interval WordPress PHP filter allows you to modify the interval for redirecting the user to the admin email confirmation screen.

Usage

add_filter( 'admin_email_check_interval', 'customize_admin_email_check_interval' );

function customize_admin_email_check_interval( $interval ) {
    // your custom code here
    return $interval;
}

Parameters

  • $interval: int, interval time (in seconds), default is 6 months.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: admin_email_check_interval

Examples

Disable admin email confirmation

Disable admin email confirmation by returning 0:

add_filter( 'admin_email_check_interval', '__return_zero' );

Change interval to 3 months

Set the admin email confirmation interval to 3 months:

add_filter( 'admin_email_check_interval', 'set_three_months_interval' );

function set_three_months_interval() {
    return 3 * MONTH_IN_SECONDS;
}

Change interval to 1 year

Set the admin email confirmation interval to 1 year:

add_filter( 'admin_email_check_interval', 'set_one_year_interval' );

function set_one_year_interval() {
    return YEAR_IN_SECONDS;
}

Change interval to 1 week

Set the admin email confirmation interval to 1 week:

add_filter( 'admin_email_check_interval', 'set_one_week_interval' );

function set_one_week_interval() {
    return WEEK_IN_SECONDS;
}

Change interval to 1 day

Set the admin email confirmation interval to 1 day:

add_filter( 'admin_email_check_interval', 'set_one_day_interval' );

function set_one_day_interval() {
    return DAY_IN_SECONDS;
}