Settings

Settings

All settings are stored under a single WordPress option: intercessor_settings. Access them at Intercessor → Settings in the admin sidebar.

General Tab

Approval Rules

Setting	Description	Default
Auto-Approve Requests	Skip moderation and publish requests immediately	Off
Require Login to Submit	Only logged-in users can submit requests	Off
Enable User Registration	Allow new users to create an account during submission	Off
Generate Username for New Users	Auto-generate a username from the email address	Off
Generate Password for New Users	Auto-generate a password and email it to the user	Off
Allow Anonymous Requests	Let visitors submit without providing a name	Off
Max Requests Per Email / Day	Rate limit per email address (0 = unlimited)	0

Site Terms

Setting	Description
Show Site Terms	Display a terms link on the submission form
Terms Label	The link text displayed to users
Terms URL	URL to your terms page
Show Privacy Policy	Display a privacy policy link
Privacy Policy Label	The link text displayed
Privacy Policy URL	URL to your privacy policy page
Require Acceptance of Terms	Users must check a box to submit

Moderation Options

Setting	Description
Enable Profanity Filter	Automatically reject requests containing prohibited words
Prohibited Words	Comma-separated list of words to filter
Moderator Role	Which WordPress role can moderate requests

Notifications Tab

Email Notifications

Setting	Description	Default
Notify Admin on New Request	Send an email when a new request is submitted	Off
Notify Requester on Receipt	Send a confirmation email to the submitter	Off
Notify Requester on Status Change	Email the requester when their request is approved/rejected	Off
Admin Notification Email	The email address that receives admin notifications	Site admin email
From Name	The sender name on outgoing emails	Site name
From Email Address	The sender address on outgoing emails	Site admin email

Prayer-Count Notifications (Scheduled)

Setting	Description	Default
Enable Prayer-Count Notifications	Send digest emails to requesters with their prayer counts	Off
Send Frequency	How often to send (daily, weekly, monthly)	Weekly
Send Hour (UTC)	Hour of day to send (0–23)	9
Send Minute	Minute of hour (0–59)	0

Display Tab

Setting	Description	Default
Requests Per Page	Default number of requests shown in the Prayer Wall block	10
Show Submission Date	Display the date each request was submitted	On
Show Requester Name	Display the requester's name alongside their request	On
Date Format	PHP date format string for displayed dates	WordPress default

reCAPTCHA Tab

Setting	Description
Site Key (public)	Your Google reCAPTCHA site key
Secret Key (private)	Your Google reCAPTCHA secret key
reCAPTCHA Version	Choose between v2 (checkbox) or v3 (invisible score-based)
v3 Score Threshold	Minimum score to accept (0.0–1.0, v3 only)
Prayer Request Form	Enable reCAPTCHA on the submission form
Prayer History Page	Enable reCAPTCHA on the user history page

To obtain reCAPTCHA keys, visit the Google reCAPTCHA admin console.

Export Tab

Setting	Description
Include Prayer Content in Requests Export	Include the full prayer text in CSV exports
Filter Requests Export by Status	Export only requests matching a specific status
Prayed Counts Export Mode	Export raw counts or aggregated totals

Data Tab

Setting	Description	Default
Delete All Data on Uninstall	Remove all Intercessor tables, options, roles, and capabilities when the plugin is deleted	Off