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How Do I Change the Email Sent to New Users

Hi there,

We use WPMU to drive a host of sites and need to create new accounts for new staff members. We’ve got a team of about 150 and normally add at least one new user a week.

We’d like to change the new email received by staff when we create an account. I’ve tried Register Plus but it doesn’t play nicely with WPMU.

Basically we’d just like to expand on the instructions for activating their account, welcome them to the team and provide a bit more information.

Is there somewhere—doesn’t matter if I have to edit a core file—where I can change the content of the email dispatched?

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 0:11:08
  • drmike
    • DEV MAN’s Mascot

    Normally you would edit the Dashboard -> Site Admin -> Options -> Whatever the email is called but I believe it;s not working again. If editing it there doesn’t work, you’ll find the text hard coded in the wp-includes/wpmu-functions.php file.

    Most of our installs also have the First Posts edited to show additional information as well as helpful links. You’ll find it at the same page on the Dashboard.

    Hope this helps,

    -drmike

  • mitchell.cooper
    • New Recruit

    Hi drmike,

    Thanks for your help. I’ve tried modifying the core file but unfortunately I don’t think it’s quite the right block.

    I’ve had a look around the file and other possible candidates but can’t seem to track it down.

    Essentially it’s the email received when I, as site admin, create a new user.

    They receive the following:

    Subject: [Redacted] Your username and password

    Username: redacted

    Password: redacted

    http://redacted.com/wp-login.php

    The closest I’ve found is admin_created_user_email() in user-new.php but it’s not quite the same and doesn’t seem to help.

    Does anyone know how I can change the contents of this email?