How to Include WordPress Site Name in wp_mail Subject Line

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I’m working on a contact form and need to dynamically add my WordPress site’s name to the email subject. I want the subject to show up as “Contact from [my site name]” but I’m having trouble getting the site title to display properly.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

// form data from contact form
$userName = $_POST["contactName"];
$userEmail = $_POST["contactEmail"]; 
$message = $_POST["contactMessage"];
$siteName = '<?php echo get_bloginfo('name') ?>';

// email settings
$recipient = get_option('admin_email');
$emailSubject = "Contact from $siteName";
$emailHeaders = "From: $userEmail";
$emailBody = "Message from $userName:\n\n$message";

The site name isn’t showing up in the subject line. What’s the correct way to get the WordPress site title into a PHP variable for email purposes?

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you’ve got your php tags tangled up. just change it to $siteName = get_bloginfo('name'); without the echo and the tags - you’re already in php!

3

Had the exact same problem building custom contact forms. You’re mixing HTML and PHP syntax wrong. Since you’re already in a PHP block, drop the PHP tags around get_bloginfo. Also check when you’re calling get_bloginfo - if it runs before WordPress loads completely, it’ll fail. I wrap my mail functions and hook them to wp_loaded or init to avoid this. One more thing - verify get_bloginfo(‘name’) actually returns what you want. Themes sometimes override it, or it’s empty if your WordPress settings aren’t configured right.

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The problem is those unnecessary PHP tags inside your PHP block. Ditch the echo and tags - just use $siteName = get_bloginfo('name'); directly. I hit this same issue last year on a client’s contact form. Once you fix the syntax, add some error handling since get_bloginfo sometimes returns empty values depending on your WP setup. Try a fallback like $siteName = get_bloginfo('name') ?: 'Website'; so your subject line always has something. And make sure your contact form runs inside the WordPress environment where these functions actually work.