# Paid Memberships Pro: Email the Admin When a Membership Expires

> Sends you a short email when Paid Memberships Pro expires a member's level, so you can follow up personally.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Memberships](https://wpide.com/library/category/memberships/)
- Tags: pmpro, expiry, email
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/pmpro-email-admin-on-expiry/

## Code

```php
if ( ! function_exists( 'pmpro_getLevel' ) ) {
    return;
}

add_action( 'pmpro_membership_post_membership_expiry', function ( $user_id, $level_id ) {
    $user  = get_userdata( $user_id );
    $level = pmpro_getLevel( $level_id );

    if ( ! $user ) {
        return;
    }

    wp_mail(
        get_option( 'admin_email' ),
        sprintf( 'Membership expired: %s', $user->display_name ),
        sprintf( "%s (%s) has reached the end of their \"%s\" membership.\n\nProfile: %s", $user->display_name, $user->user_email, $level ? $level->name : '#' . (int) $level_id, admin_url( 'user-edit.php?user_id=' . (int) $user_id ) )
    );
}, 10, 2 );
```

## Notes

Fires from PMPro's daily expiration check.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Paid Memberships Pro: Email the Admin When a Membership Expires" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/