[Resolved] How to set the Sender email to the email of an custom generic email field

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[leilaG]

2. How to set the Sender email to the email of an custom generic email field
It's similar to the process described here: https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/automated-email-notifications-with-cred/#send-email-notification-to-a-user-specified-in-a-generic-field
Add "persist":1 to the generic field configuration object like this:

[cred_generic_field field='genericmail' type='email' class='' urlparam='']
{
"required":0,
"validate_format":0,
"default":"",
"persist":1
}
[/cred_generic_field]
You should then be able to find the generic field listed in the email source fields. You may have to click the "refresh" icon next to the input area to update the options shown here. If you are still unable to find the generic email field listed, submit the form once on the front-end with some value set in the genericmail field. You can use the "default" configuration to do that if necessary. Then refresh the CRED form editor page in wp-admin and try again.

When I add "persist":1 the email field input box is missing from the front end form.

[Christian Cox]

Hi, can you check to be sure the configuration lines are all separated by a comma? For example, this is an error (no comma after the validate_format line):

[cred_generic_field field='genericmail' type='email' class='' urlparam='']
{
"required":0,
"validate_format":0
"default":"",
"persist":1
}
[/cred_generic_field]

If that does not resolve the problem, please copy and paste the full form code for me to review.

[leilaG]

That worked the email input box is back.

I cannot see any email source fields in the Notification set up. I would like the Set from email and name to be the generic fields that I have added to the form. hidden link

Set From details:
Email (leave blank for default):
Name (leave blank for default):

[Christian Cox]

You may have to click the "refresh" icon next to the input area to update the options shown there. If you are still unable to find the generic email field listed, submit the form once on the front-end with some value set in the generic email field. You can use the "default" configuration to do that if necessary. Then refresh the CRED form editor page in wp-admin and try again.

[leilaG]

I have submitted the form but still can not see any options or a refresh button (Image attached)

Could you please share a screen shot to make sure I am looking in the right place.

Thanks.

[Christian Cox]

Oh okay, I was mistaken and thought you meant the recipient and not the sender - sorry for the confusion. There is no easy way to do this in the wp-admin area, so just leave the sender information fields empty. To manipulate the sender's email address, you must use the CRED API to modify the email headers:
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_mail_header

function customise_cred_notifications( $headers, $formid, $postid, $notification_name, $notification_number ) {
    if( $formid == 12345 ) {
      $sender_email = $_REQUEST['sender-email-field-slug'];
      $sender_name = $_REQUEST['sender-name-field-slug'];
      $myheaders = array( "From: " . $sender_name . " <" . $sender_email . ">" );
      return array_merge($headers, $myheaders);
    }
    return $headers;
}
add_filter('cred_mail_header', 'customise_cred_notifications', 10, 5);

Replace 12345 with the ID of your form, and replace sender-email-field-slug and sender-name-field-slug with the proper slugs from your generic fields.

[leilaG]

Works perfectly!! Thank you