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title: Send Email
description: "\"Send Email\" is one of the steps available in the \"Action Workflows\" feature of the [PublishPress Future](https://publishpress.com/links/future) plugin. This step will send a customizable message via email. You can add an \"Send Email\" step from the \"Actions\" tab of the…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/email-step/"
updated: "2025-11-02"
category: "PublishPress Future / Action Workflows: Actions"
---

# Send Email

"Send Email" is one of the steps available in the "Action Workflows" feature of the [PublishPress Future](https://publishpress.com/links/future) plugin. This step will send a customizable message via email. You can add an "Send Email" step from the "Actions" tab of the "Action Workflows" area.

![Adding an email step](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/step-email-1024x602.png)

The settings for the Send Email step are available in the right sidebar:

- **Email Recipient**: There are three choices available:
  - Custom Addresses
  - Site -> Admin Email
  - Activating User -> Email
- **Subject**: This can be customized. The default entry is "Post updated: {{onPostUpdated1.postBefore.post_title}}"
- **Message**: This can be customized. The default entry is "The post "{{onPostUpdated1.postBefore.post_title}} was updated. The new title is "{{onPostUpdated1.postAfter.post_title}}".

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/email-step-1-1024x642.png)

There are variables available to customize the content of the emails sent by Action Workflows. To see the variables, click the brackets icon shown in this screenshot:

![Adding variables to the email step](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/email-variables-1.png)

You will now see a selection of variables that can be added to your emails, as in this screenshot below:

![Email variable](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/email-variable-author-1024x933.png)