The enable_post_by_email_configuration WordPress PHP filter allows you to control whether the post-by-email functionality is enabled or not.
Usage
add_filter('enable_post_by_email_configuration', 'your_custom_function');
function your_custom_function($enabled) {
// your custom code here
return $enabled;
}
Parameters
$enabled(bool): Whether post-by-email configuration is enabled. Default is true.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: enable_post_by_email_configuration
Examples
Disable post-by-email functionality
Disable the post-by-email feature completely.
add_filter('enable_post_by_email_configuration', '__return_false');
Enable post-by-email only for administrators
Allow only administrators to use the post-by-email feature.
add_filter('enable_post_by_email_configuration', 'only_admin_post_by_email');
function only_admin_post_by_email($enabled) {
if (current_user_can('administrator')) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
Enable post-by-email for a specific user
Allow only a specific user (by user ID) to use the post-by-email feature.
add_filter('enable_post_by_email_configuration', 'specific_user_post_by_email');
function specific_user_post_by_email($enabled) {
$allowed_user_id = 42;
if (get_current_user_id() == $allowed_user_id) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
Disable post-by-email on weekends
Disable the post-by-email feature on weekends.
add_filter('enable_post_by_email_configuration', 'no_post_by_email_on_weekends');
function no_post_by_email_on_weekends($enabled) {
$current_day = date('w');
if ($current_day == 0 || $current_day == 6) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
Enable post-by-email only during business hours
Allow users to use the post-by-email feature only during business hours (9 AM to 5 PM).
add_filter('enable_post_by_email_configuration', 'post_by_email_business_hours');
function post_by_email_business_hours($enabled) {
$current_hour = date('G');
if ($current_hour >= 9 && $current_hour <= 17) {
return true;
}
return false;
}