Title: IPN not properly setup
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# IPN not properly setup

 *  [SolutionsDEV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solutionsdev/)
 * (@solutionsdev)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ipn-not-properly-setup/)
 * Hello,
 * We are using Event Espresso v 3.1.36.4.L, we continually get emails that tells:
 * The IPN for [website name] at [website] has not been properly setup and is not
   working. Date/time ——
 * Given that the IPN is deactivated from PayPal settings.
 * How to turn off these messages?
 * Thanks a lot
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/event-espresso-free/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/event-espresso-free/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Lorenzo Orlando Caum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorenzocaum/)
 * (@lorenzocaum)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ipn-not-properly-setup/#post-5660259)
 * Hi SolutionsDEV,
 * Those automated messages go out if no payment gateway is enabled. Are you currently
   hosting only free events?
 *  Thread Starter [SolutionsDEV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solutionsdev/)
 * (@solutionsdev)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ipn-not-properly-setup/#post-5660309)
 * Hi Lorenzo,
 * Events are not actually free, they have cost, this cost is set in Event Espresso,
   but we disabled PayPal payments as we do not want to receive this payment through
   PayPal.
 * We use Event Espresso for registration only.
 * Thanks for your answer and best regards,
 *  [Josh Feck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/builtbynorthby/)
 * (@builtbynorthby)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ipn-not-properly-setup/#post-5660523)
 * Hi there,
 * You can disable the IPN not setup message by opening up /gateways/process_payments.
   php and around line 178 (might be different on your version) you’ll find this
   code:
 *     ```
       if (empty($active_gateways)) {
       	$subject = __('Website Payment IPN Not Setup', 'event_espresso');
       	$body = sprintf(__('The IPN for %s at %s has not been properly setup and is not working. Date/time %s', 'event_espresso'), $org_options['organization'], home_url(), date('g:i A'));
       	wp_mail($org_options['contact_email'], $subject, $body);
       	return;
       }
       ```
   
 * Then you remove or comment out the above code.
 *  Thread Starter [SolutionsDEV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solutionsdev/)
 * (@solutionsdev)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ipn-not-properly-setup/#post-5660534)
 * Thanks Josh for you suggestion, but I fixed it without going into the code.
 * It was suggested to disable paypal, but even if it is disabled, it continues 
   to send error messages, I’ve put the email for paypal even though that it was
   disabled, it worked fine.
 * Regards to all,

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