There are times when you need mail if you are writing or altering a plugin or maybe you have a special feature you are adding. Heck maybe you want to hook into the login and get an email everytime someone logs in... Hey thats not a bad idea .. Well instead of writing your own php mailer or using someone elses code you can do it through WordPress with wp_mail The function is pretty straight forward with only a few options that need to be filled in to work.

Parameters

$to (string) (required) The intended recipient(s) of the message. Default: None $subject (string) (required) The subject of the message. Default: None $message (string) (required) Message content. Default: None $headers (string) (optional) Mail headers to send with the message (advanced) Default: Empty

Usage

<?php wp_mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers = ); ?> Remember to use clean vars