functions - Contact Form 7 - Delay auto responds

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I'm looking for a way to delay the auto response (mail_2) from Contact Form 7 for 2 days. But I have no clue how to tackle it. I hope you have an idea.

I'm using the following code in functions.php

add_action( 'wpcf7_before_send_mail', 'send_custom_respond' );

function send_custom_respond($WPCF7_ContactForm) {

  $submission = WPCF7_Submission::get_instance();
  $posted_data = $submission->get_posted_data();
  $contact_name = $posted_data['your-name'];
  $contact_email = $posted_data['your-email'];

  $mail_2 = $WPCF7_ContactForm->prop('mail_2') ;
  $mail_2['subject'] = "Enjoying the trial?";
  $mail_2['body'] = "Hi ". $contact_name . ",\n how's the trial? Let us know if you need some assistance.";

  $WPCF7_ContactForm->set_properties(array("mail_2" => $mail_2));

  return $WPCF7_ContactForm;
}

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I'm looking for a way to delay the auto response (mail_2) from Contact Form 7 for 2 days. But I have no clue how to tackle it. I hope you have an idea.

I'm using the following code in functions.php

add_action( 'wpcf7_before_send_mail', 'send_custom_respond' );

function send_custom_respond($WPCF7_ContactForm) {

  $submission = WPCF7_Submission::get_instance();
  $posted_data = $submission->get_posted_data();
  $contact_name = $posted_data['your-name'];
  $contact_email = $posted_data['your-email'];

  $mail_2 = $WPCF7_ContactForm->prop('mail_2') ;
  $mail_2['subject'] = "Enjoying the trial?";
  $mail_2['body'] = "Hi ". $contact_name . ",\n how's the trial? Let us know if you need some assistance.";

  $WPCF7_ContactForm->set_properties(array("mail_2" => $mail_2));

  return $WPCF7_ContactForm;
}

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Share Improve this question edited Apr 3, 2019 at 14:45 rudtek 6,35355 gold badges3030 silver badges5252 bronze badges asked Apr 3, 2019 at 14:11 FlintFlint 4333 bronze badges 2

• 2 Given that the submissions are not stored in the database, you won't be able to delay sending unless you save the submission somewhere. Have a look at Download Contact Form 7 Database Addon or Contact Form 7 Database as you may be able to create a cron script and plugin to scan this table and send an email for any submissions after 2 days. – Alexander Holsgrove Commented Apr 3, 2019 at 14:18
• Have you found a solution to this issue maybe? – Marko.dev Commented May 23, 2022 at 13:58

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I needed this functionality a few weeks back, found a few of these threads which helped a bit but ultimately wasn't exactly what I needed, then found a few plugins already in the directory that did the trick.

This one seemed to do the trick, but there are others you can try: https://wordpress.org/plugins/delayed-notifications-for-contact-form-7/