Description

The wpforms_process_validate_email action fires validation on the Email Address form field when the form is submitted.

Parameters

$field_id
(int) Field ID.
$field_submit
(array) Original raw/unsanitized field value submitted for the field.
$form_data
(array) Processed form settings/data, prepared to be used later.

Source

wpforms/includes/class-process.php

More Information

The wpforms_process_validate_email action is applied to an array for Email Address form field. This function can be used for all form fields do_action( wpforms_process_validate_{$field_type}, $field_id, $field_submit, $form_data ).

For example, to use this for an Single Line Text field, you would use do_action( wpforms_process_validate_text, $field_id, $field_submit, $form_data ).

It’s important to note that field values are not sanitized until later on in the processing, at wpforms_process_format_{$field_type}.

Examples

You can use this action to scan the Email Address for a specific email address we’ve previously flagged as spam so that it can be blocked.

/*
 * Check the email address field for blocked emails.
 *
 * @link https://wpforms.com/developers/wpforms_process_validate_email/
 *
 * @param int     $field_id        Field ID.
 * @param array   $field_submit    Unsanitized field value submitted for the field.
 * @param array   $form_data       Form data and settings.
*/

function wpf_dev_block_email_address( $field_id, $field_submit, $form_data ) {

    //Create your list of blocked email addresses separated by commas
    $blocked_emails = array( 
        '[email protected]', 
        '[email protected]'
    );
 
    foreach( $blocked_emails as $email ) {
        if(strpos($field_submit, $email) !== FALSE ) {
            wpforms()->process->errors[ $form_data[ 'id' ] ][ $field_id ] = esc_html__( 'Your email address has been flagged as spam. Please contact the site administrator directly if you have further questions.', 'wpforms' );
            return;
        }
    }
}
 
add_action( 'wpforms_process_validate_email', 'wpf_dev_block_email_address', 10, 3 );

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