{"id":6394,"date":"2023-08-11T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T09:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privyr.com\/blog\/?p=6394"},"modified":"2025-02-12T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:33:05","slug":"fixed-this-email-address-does-not-belong-to-the-same-domain-as-the-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privyr.com\/blog\/fixed-this-email-address-does-not-belong-to-the-same-domain-as-the-site\/","title":{"rendered":"[FIXED] This email address does not belong to the same domain as the site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you been receiving “This email address does not belong to the same domain as the site<\/em>” error on your Contact Form 7<\/strong>? Let us help you fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Form 7 error “This email address does not belong to the same domain as the site<\/em>” is related to your email configuration. You generally see this error message if you use an email address that\u2019s not associated with the site where you\u2019re running the form<\/strong>. The plugin runs an email validation check to ensure that the email address being used is associated with the domain that the site is running on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might see this error in other setups as well, such as when implementing laravel email domain validation<\/a>, which ensures that emails match a specific domain before processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this short post, we\u2019ll explain a few ways to deal with this error, including bypassing it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to fix \u201cThis email address does not belong to the same domain as the site\u201d error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before you look for solutions, keep in mind that seeing this error doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you\u2019ll stop receiving emails<\/strong>. However, it\u2019s best to resolve the error early to avoid issues with authentication and messaging in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on your preferences, here\u2019s what you can do to fix the error: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Change the email address in your settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can fix the error by ensuring that the email address in the “From” field in your Contact Form 7 settings uses the same domain as your website<\/strong>. For example, if your site is xyz.com, your email should be something like info@xyz.com. To change the settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1. Click the Contact<\/strong> tab on your WordPress Dashboard. You\u2019ll see a list of forms where you can find the contact form causing errors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2. Hover over the form with the error and you\u2019ll see two options: Edit<\/strong> and Duplicate<\/strong>. Click on Edit<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3. On the settings click the Mail<\/strong> tab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4. Change your email address in the Form<\/strong> field<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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