{"id":1459,"date":"2026-07-20T07:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2026-07-20T07:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:20:56","slug":"creating-an-out-of-office-auto-response-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/creating-an-out-of-office-auto-response-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating an Out of Office auto response in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you&#8217;re away from your inbox whether for vacation, holidays, or business travel, setting up an out-of-office autoresponse ensures that anyone who contacts you knows when to expect a reply and who to reach in your absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is an Autoresponder?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An autoresponder is an automatic email reply that informs senders you&#8217;re unavailable. It typically includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dates you&#8217;ll be away<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you&#8217;ll return<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative contacts (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Set Up an Autoresponder in cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Log in to your cPanel account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the login details provided when your hosting account was created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&#8217;ve lost access, contact www.jolt.co.uk\/support\/ for assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Navigate to the &#8216;Autoresponders&#8217; section<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019ll find this under the <strong>Email category<\/strong> on the cPanel dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/autoresponder_icon-1024x528.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1463\" style=\"width:520px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/autoresponder_icon-1024x528.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/autoresponder_icon-300x155.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/autoresponder_icon-768x396.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/autoresponder_icon-770x397.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/autoresponder_icon.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Click Add Autoresponder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/add_auto_responder-1024x561.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" style=\"width:571px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/add_auto_responder-1024x561.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/add_auto_responder-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/add_auto_responder-768x421.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/add_auto_responder-770x422.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/add_auto_responder.jpeg 1519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Fill out the autoresponder form<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interval<\/strong>: Set to <code>24<\/code> to avoid sending multiple replies to the same sender within a day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email<\/strong>: Choose the email address you want to set the autoresponse for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>From<\/strong>: Your name or department.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Example: &#8220;Out of Office: [Your Name]&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Body<\/strong>: Write a clear message;<br><br><em>&#8220;Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office with limited access to email until [Return Date]. <\/em><br><em>For urgent matters, please contact [Alternative Contact Name\/Email]. Otherwise, I will respond to your message upon my return.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Start \/ Stop:<\/strong> You can leave this as <strong>Immediately<\/strong> and <strong>Never<\/strong>, or choose <strong>Custom<\/strong> to schedule the exact dates and times you want the autoresponder to automatically turn on and off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/out_of_office-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1460\" style=\"width:622px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: Save your changes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scroll to the bottom and click the <strong>Create\/Modify<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it! Your out-of-office responder is now active and will handle incoming emails while you are away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re away from your inbox whether for vacation, holidays, or business travel, setting up an out-of-office autoresponse ensures that anyone who contacts you knows when to expect a reply and who to reach in your absence. What Is an Autoresponder? An autoresponder is an automatic email reply that informs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpanel","category-email"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1459"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1476,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459\/revisions\/1476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}