How to Block Free Email Domains in Elementor Forms (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.)

When collecting leads through Elementor forms, you may want to restrict users from submitting free email addresses like Gmail or Yahoo and allow only business/company emails.

This guide shows how to block free email domains using a simple PHP validation hook.

Use Case

  • Lead generation forms
  • B2B websites
  • Filtering low-quality or personal email submissions

Add Custom Validation Code

Add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file or a custom plugin:

add_action('elementor_pro/forms/validation', function ($record, $handler) {
    // Check form ID
    $form_id = $record->get_form_settings('form_id');
    if ($form_id !== 'your_form_id') {
        return;
    }

    // Get form fields
    $raw_fields = $record->get('fields');
    $fields = [];
    foreach ($raw_fields as $id => $field) {
        $fields[$id] = $field['value'];
    }

    // Get email field value
    $email = $fields['email_field_id'];

    // Block free email domains
    if (!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@([a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.)?[a-zA-Z]+\.[a-z]{2,}$/', $email) ||
        preg_match('/@(gmail\.com|yahoo\.com|hotmail\.com|outlook\.com)$/', $email)) {

        $handler->add_error('email', 'Please use an official company email address.');
        $handler->add_error_message('Form submission is invalid. No email was sent.');
    }
}, 10, 2);

Important Setup Notes

  • Replace your_form_id with your actual Elementor form ID
  • Replace email_field_id with your email field ID
  • Make sure Elementor Pro is active (required for form hooks)

How It Works

  • Hooks into Elementor form validation process
  • Checks submitted email format
  • Blocks common free email providers
  • Shows error message and stops submission

Customize Blocked Domains

You can extend the blocked list by editing this part:

/(gmail\.com|yahoo\.com|hotmail\.com|outlook\.com)$/

Example:

/(gmail\.com|yahoo\.com|hotmail\.com|outlook\.com|icloud\.com)$/

Conclusion

This method is lightweight, effective, and helps improve lead quality by ensuring users submit business email addresses instead of personal ones.

It’s especially useful for agencies, SaaS platforms, and B2B websites.

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