Using Gravity Forms ‘gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation’ PHP filter

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The gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation filter allows you to disable the check for an email already being used by a registered user. This enables the use of custom code or third-party plugins to bypass this WordPress core limitation in the registration process.

Usage

add_filter('gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation', '__return_false');

When using this filter to allow users to use already registered emails for new registrations, you also need to use the gform_user_registration_validation filter.

Parameters

  • $check_email (bool): True or false.

More information

See Gravity Forms Docs: gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation

Place this code in the functions.php file of your active theme. This filter was added in Gravity Forms User Registration Add-On 2.4.2. The filter is located in GFUserSignups::activate_signup() in signups.php.

Examples

Disable email check during registration

Disable the check for an email already being used by a registered user during the registration process.

add_filter('gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation', '__return_false');

Custom email check function

Create a custom function to check for email and bypass the default email check.

function custom_email_check($check_email) {
  // Your custom code here
  return $check_email;
}
add_filter('gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation', 'custom_email_check');

Allow specific email domain to bypass email check

Allow users with a specific email domain to bypass the email check.

function allow_specific_domain($check_email, $user_email) {
  if (strpos($user_email, '@example.com') !== false) {
    return false;
  }
  return $check_email;
}
add_filter('gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation', 'allow_specific_domain', 10, 2);

Disable email check for specific form

Disable email check for a specific Gravity Forms form.

function disable_email_check_for_specific_form($check_email, $form_id) {
  if ($form_id == 5) {
    return false;
  }
  return $check_email;
}
add_filter('gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation', 'disable_email_check_for_specific_form', 10, 2);

Disable email check for users with specific roles

Disable the email check for users with specific roles (e.g., “editor”).

function disable_email_check_for_specific_role($check_email, $user_role) {
  if ($user_role == 'editor') {
    return false;
  }
  return $check_email;
}
add_filter('gform_user_registration_check_email_pre_signup_activation', 'disable_email_check_for_specific_role', 10, 2);