{"id":46899,"date":"2019-08-30T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=46899"},"modified":"2024-04-17T12:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T16:28:02","slug":"how-to-use-plus-addressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/how-to-use-plus-addressing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Plus Addressing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, you can learn:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-plus-addressing\">What is Plus Addressing?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-use-plus-addressing\">How to Use Plus Addressing<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#disable-folder-creation\">Disable Folder Creation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This article describes how to use cPanel\u2019s new feature, <strong>plus addressing<\/strong>. By formatting an email address using the &#8220;+&#8221; symbol, you can send email messages directly to a specific folder. Read on to learn more about this feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>Did you know?:<\/strong> Other hosting companies charge extra for email services using your domain name. At InMotion Hosting, all of our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/shared-hosting\" target=\"_blank\">Shared Hosting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">WordPress Hosting<\/a> plans include email at no additional cost!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-plus-addressing\">What is Plus Addressing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus addressing involves using the plus (+) symbol in the email address you are sending the message to. With cPanel\u2019s latest feature, they incorporate using this format to automatically deliver the message to the specified folder within your email account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no need to enable this feature because it is enabled by default. Read on to learn how it can help you keep your email organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-use-plus-addressing\">How to Use Plus Addressing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best features of plus addressing is there is no setup required! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, if you send an email to exampl3<strong>+mgmt<\/strong>@example.com, then exampl3 will receive the email and cPanel will look for a folder named \u201c<em>mgmt<\/em>\u201d. If the folder exists, it will deliver it (skipping the inbox) to that folder. If the folder does not exist, then by default, the folder will be created and delivered to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may want to <a href=\"\/support\/email\/roundcube-webmail\/create-folder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">create some folders<\/a> to organize your emails to prepare your inbox for the use of plus addressing. If you create a folder to use with plus addressing, do not set a parent folder for it. Plus addressing only works for top-level folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have not created the folder that the email message was delivered to, then cPanel will automatically create the folder for you. However, you may not see this folder\/message until you <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/support\/email\/checking-the-spam-folder-by-spam-box\/#roundcube\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to the folder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"disable-folder-creation\">Disable Folder Creation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although you can not disable plus addressing, you can disable the auto-creation of the folders. Follow the steps below to disable plus addressing folder creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> At this time, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/vps-hosting\">VPS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/dedicated-servers\">Dedicated hosting<\/a> subscribers will have the ability to disable automatic folder creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"Log in to the cPanel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log in to the cPanel<\/a> account that owns the domain\/email account you want to disable this feature on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Email Accounts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>MANAGE<\/strong>, next to the email account you want to disable folder creation on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the <em>PLUS ADDRESSING<\/em> heading, click on the <strong>Do Not Automatically Create Folders<\/strong> radio button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>UPDATE EMAIL SETTINGS<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it! Now any emails that include plus addressing will be sent to the inbox if the folder does not exist. Learn more about email in our <a href=\"\/support\/email\/\">Everything Email Education Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, you can learn:&nbsp; This article describes how to use cPanel\u2019s new feature, plus addressing. By formatting an email address using the &#8220;+&#8221; symbol, you can send email messages directly to a specific folder. Read on to learn more about this feature. 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