Title: wpforms_email_display_empty_fields
Last modified: September 4, 2019

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# wpforms_email_display_empty_fields

 *  Resolved [capo123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/capo123/)
 * (@capo123)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms_email_display_empty_fields/)
 * How to eneble wpforms_email_display_empty_fields,
 * add_filter( ‘wpforms_email_display_empty_fields’,array(&$this,true) ); is not
   working.

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 *  Plugin Support [Ethan Choi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ethanchoi/)
 * (@ethanchoi)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms_email_display_empty_fields/#post-11907047)
 * Hi [@capo123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/capo123/),
 * To display labels for empty fields in notifications, you can use the following
   custom code:
 *     ```
       /**
        * Filters dashes from labels on plain text email.
        *
        * @link   
        * 
        * @param  string $message   Confirmation message including Smart Tags.
        * @param  array  $emails    
        * @return array
        */
   
       function wpf_dev_email_message( $message, $emails ) {
   
           // Remove dashes from labels
           $email = str_replace( array( '--- ', ' ---' ), '', $message );
           return $email;
       }
       add_filter( 'wpforms_email_message', 'wpf_dev_email_message', 10, 2 );
       ```
   
 * Just to note that this only works when you [switch the email template to a plain text format](https://wpforms.com/docs/a-complete-guide-to-wpforms-settings/#email).
 * In case it helps, here’s our tutorial with the most common [ways to add custom code](https://developers.wpforms.com/docs/how-to-add-custom-php-or-javascript-for-wpforms/)
   like this.
 * For the most beginner-friendly option in that tutorial, I’d recommend using the
   [Code Snippets plugin](http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-easily-add-custom-code-in-wordpress-without-breaking-your-site/).
 * Hope this helps 🙂

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms_email_display_empty_fields/#post-11907047)
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