Send Contact Form 7 Messages to the Post Author
When a Contact Form 7 form is placed on a post, listing or profile page, the message goes to that post's author instead of the site admin.
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Code
$wpide_cf7_author_post_types = array( 'post' ); // Post types whose author receives the message.
add_filter( 'wpcf7_mail_components', function ( $components, $contact_form = null, $mail = null ) use ( $wpide_cf7_author_post_types ) {
$submission = class_exists( 'WPCF7_Submission' ) ? WPCF7_Submission::get_instance() : null;
if ( ! $submission || ( $mail && method_exists( $mail, 'name' ) && 'mail' !== $mail->name() ) ) {
return $components;
}
$post = get_post( (int) $submission->get_meta( 'container_post_id' ) );
if ( ! $post || ! in_array( $post->post_type, $wpide_cf7_author_post_types, true ) ) {
return $components;
}
$author = get_userdata( (int) $post->post_author );
if ( $author && is_email( $author->user_email ) ) {
$components['recipient'] = $author->user_email;
}
return $components;
}, 10, 3 );Notes
Limit it to certain post types with the list at the top; on other pages the form's own recipient is used.
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