In this article, we will look into the “cPanel Autoresponder setup”. Bobcares, as a part of our WordPress Support Services offers solutions to all WordPress query, no matter how trivial.

The Autoresponder is a tool in the cPanel email feature that can be configured to automatically send predefined response messages to anyone who sends mail to a particular inbox.

Steps in creating an Autoresponder in cPanel

Configure Autoresponder to send automatic messages from an email address on your domain:

• Log in to cPanel.

• Go to the Email section >> click on the Autoresponders icon.

• Now under the Managing section select the domain for setting up the Autoresponder.

• Click Add Autoresponder

• In the Character Set dropdown menu, you need to select a character set for the email. Most commonly UTF-8 is used and recommended.

• In the Interval field, specify the number of hours you want for the Autoresponder to wait between responses of the same email address.

• Next on the Email field, type the beginning part of the email address to create an Autoresponder.

• Click on the Adjacent dropdown menu, and select the Domain for the email address.

• You will get From field where you need to enter the name that the auto-response will be from.

• Add the Subject field, and provide the subject you would like the Autoresponder to contain.

• Select the HTML checkbox if the email body contains HTML. If you leave this part unchecked, then HTML tags will show up as plain text in the auto-response.

• In the Body field, provide any message you want to send in the Autoresponder.

For example, you can enter the text of the response as:

I am out of the office until Aug 2nd. You can reach me on my cell phone in case of any emergencies.

Use tags to insert information:

1. %subject% – This displays the subject in the body of the email.
2. %from% – Shows the name of the sender Autoresponder is replying to.
3. %email% – This shows the sender’s email address.

• Select the Start and Stop time.

• Click Create/Modify.

The Autoresponder will begin to send replies from the email address that you had specified based on your selected start time. 

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Conclusion

To conclude, the cPanel Autoresponder setup feature allows you to configure automatic email response messages. This tool is useful when the recipient is unavailable.