{"id":22,"date":"2025-06-14T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T11:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/?post_type=kb_article&#038;p=22"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:01:09","slug":"create-an-autoresponder","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/create-an-autoresponder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an Autoresponder in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-autoresponders-main-11.png\" alt=\"Autoresponders screen in cPanel\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Go to <strong>Email &gt; Autoresponders<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Choose the domain from the <strong>Managing<\/strong> menu if needed.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Click <strong>Add Autoresponder<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02-add-autoresponder-form-11.png\" alt=\"Add Autoresponder form\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li value=\"5\">Leave <strong>Character Set<\/strong> as <code>utf-8<\/code> unless you know you need something else.<\/li>\n<li value=\"6\">Enter the <strong>Interval<\/strong> in hours. This controls how often the same sender can receive the automatic reply.<\/li>\n<li value=\"7\">Enter the email address that should send the reply.<\/li>\n<li value=\"8\">Enter the <strong>From<\/strong> name.<\/li>\n<li value=\"9\">Enter the <strong>Subject<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"10\">Select <strong>HTML<\/strong> only if your message contains HTML.<\/li>\n<li value=\"11\">Enter the message in <strong>Body<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"12\">Choose the start time.<\/li>\n<li value=\"13\">Choose the stop time.<\/li>\n<li value=\"14\">Click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04-autoresponder-created-success-7.png\" alt=\"Autoresponder created confirmation\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Edit an Autoresponder<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Email &gt; Autoresponders<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Find the autoresponder in the list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05-autoresponder-list-with-example-7.png\" alt=\"Current autoresponders list with an example autoresponder\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li value=\"3\">Click <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Make your changes.<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Click <strong>Modify<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Delete an Autoresponder<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Email &gt; Autoresponders<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Find the autoresponder.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Click <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Confirm by clicking <strong>Delete Autoresponder<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use an interval of <code>0<\/code> only if you want cPanel to reply to every message.<\/li>\n<li>You can use <code>%subject%<\/code>, <code>%from%<\/code>, and <code>%email%<\/code> in the message body.<\/li>\n<li>Each email address can only have one autoresponder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps Log in to cPanel. Go to Email &gt; Autoresponders. Choose the domain from the Managing menu if needed. Click Add Autoresponder. 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