# How to Disable "Listing Expired" Emails

**URL:** <https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472>\
**Category:** Paid Listings\
**Created:** [February 19, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472 "2026-02-19T13:09:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![mao](https://community.hivepress.io/user_avatar/community.hivepress.io/mao/32/6509_2.png) [@mao](https://community.hivepress.io/u/mao)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472/1 "2026-02-19T13:09:49Z")

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Hi HivePress team,

I’m using HivePress Paid Listings on my site with Hostinger hosting. Hostinger imposes strict email limits (100 emails per day, 10 emails per minute).

The problem is that the plugin sends **“Listing Expired” emails** automatically for every expired listing, and the volume often exceeds these limits. This causes:

- System email delivery to fail

- Users receiving multiple unnecessary emails

- Other important system notifications being blocked

I’ve tried using filters/snippets like:

```auto
add_filter( 'hivepress-paid-listings/v1/emails/listing_expired/send', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'hivepress/v1/email/send', function( $send, $email ) {
    if ( isset( $email['template'] ) && $email['template'] === 'listing_expired' ) {
        return false;
    }
    return $send;
}, 10, 2 );

```

…but they **don’t work** , because the plugin seems to call the email sending function directly inside the cron.

**Request:**  
Could you provide a filter, hook, or setting to **disable only “Listing Expired” emails** without affecting other email notifications or the Paid Listings functionality (featured listings, package management, etc.)?

This would help manage email limits while keeping all other plugin features fully functional.

Thanks in advance for your support!

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**Author:** ![ChrisB](https://community.hivepress.io/user_avatar/community.hivepress.io/chrisb/32/14185_2.png) [@ChrisB](https://community.hivepress.io/u/ChrisB)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472/2 "2026-02-19T17:25:27Z")

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Hi @mao,

Re: the documentation, simply find the Listing Expired email template and replace the content with a blank template. This should disable them entirely.

- [How to disable emails - HivePress Help Center](https://help.hivepress.io/article/126-how-to-disable-emails)

- "How to disable emails:  
To disable any email notification in HivePress, override it in HivePress \> Emails section, but leave the email content empty. HivePress does not send emails without content, so leaving it empty disables the email notification.

I hope this helps!

Cheers,  
Chris ✌

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**Author:** ![kseniia](https://community.hivepress.io/user_avatar/community.hivepress.io/kseniia/32/13513_2.png) [@kseniia](https://community.hivepress.io/u/kseniia)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472/5 "2026-02-20T11:18:10Z")

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Hi,

I believe Chris answered your request. By default, it’s enough to create an empty email template for the desired event under HivePress \> Emails, and the notifications will stop being sent.

Please let me know if you need further assistance.

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**Author:** ![mao](https://community.hivepress.io/user_avatar/community.hivepress.io/mao/32/6509_2.png) [@mao](https://community.hivepress.io/u/mao)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472/6 "2026-02-20T12:00:52Z")

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Hi,

Yes, thank you that worked. I wasn’t aware that leaving the email template empty would completely disable the notification.

Appreciate the clarification!

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**Author:** ![kseniia](https://community.hivepress.io/user_avatar/community.hivepress.io/kseniia/32/13513_2.png) [@kseniia](https://community.hivepress.io/u/kseniia)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472/7 "2026-02-20T12:33:50Z")

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Glad that the issue is resolved!

Wishing you a lovely weekend. 🌿

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.hivepress.io/user_avatar/community.hivepress.io/system/32/13990_2.png) [@system](https://community.hivepress.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.hivepress.io/t/how-to-disable-listing-expired-emails/17472/8 "2026-03-22T12:34:12Z")

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