Notify Author When Post is Published
Send an email to the post author when the post is published.
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Filename: gw-notify-author-on-publish.php
<?php
/**
* Gravity Wiz // Gravity Forms // Notify Author When Post is Published
* https://gravitywiz.com/notify-author-when-post-is-published/
*
* Send an email to the post author when the post is published.
*/
add_action( 'publish_post', 'gw_notify_author_on_publish' );
function gw_notify_author_on_publish( $post_id ) {
$from_name = 'Your Name';
$from_email = 'your@email.com';
$subject = 'Your Subject Here';
$message = 'Your message here.';
/* No need to edit beyond this point */
// if this meta key is not set, this post was not created by a Gravity Form
if ( ! get_post_meta( $post_id, '_gform-form-id', true ) ) {
return;
}
// make sure we haven't already sent a notification for this post
if ( get_post_meta( $post_id, '_gform-notified', true ) ) {
return;
}
$post = get_post( $post_id );
$author = new WP_User( $post->post_author );
$email = $author->get( 'user_email' );
$headers[] = "From: '{$from_name}' <{$from_email}>";
$headers[] = 'Content-type: text/html; charset=' . get_option( 'blog_charset' );
wp_mail( $email, $subject, $message, $headers );
update_post_meta( $post_id, '_gform-notified', 1 );
}