Best email capture plugins for WordPress
The most popular email capture plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Wisepops Popups & Notifications leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Email Gated Downloads (100+) and Download Magnet (100+). All 19 plugins tagged “email capture” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 email capture plugins
- 1.
Wisepops Popups & NotificationsThe most installed email capture plugin, with 400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Email Gated Downloads100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Download Magnet100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Waitlister40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Lead Magnet Locker10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 6.
Content Locker for Email Capture10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Tend10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
Stunning popups to increase conversion or capture subscribersFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 9.
Keyset Cart Lead CaptureFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 10.
Aetta Email CaptureFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago.
All 19 plugins tagged “email capture”
Wisepops Popups & Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:43#9,232by gregwisepops2 months ago
Add Wisepops popups to your WordPress to effortlessly capture and engage web visitors and turn them into leads and happy customers.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Email Gated Downloads
Up in the last 7 days:95#13,198by Core Essentials1 month ago
Email gated downloads for WordPress: collect emails with a GDPR friendly download form before visitors can download your PDF or ZIP lead magnet.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Download Magnet
Down in the last 7 days:84#16,387by Peachy Software17 days ago
This plugin provides an easy way to capture email addresses when the end user wants to download a file.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Waitlister
#22,852by devind13 days ago
Create beautiful waitlist forms for product launches, coming soon pages, and pre-orders. Collect signups, track referrals, and grow your list.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Lead Magnet Locker
Down in the last 7 days:549#31,319by G.Maccario14 days ago
Securely lock downloads behind email capture. Simple setup, scheduling, analytics, and protected links.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content Locker for Email Capture
#32,029by WP Shopify Expert2 months ago
A powerful WordPress plugin that locks premium content behind an email subscription form.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Tend
Down in the last 7 days:3,196#38,671by mthomas98 years ago
Easily install Tend's tracking script in Wordpress, and start seeing what drives customers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stunning popups to increase conversion or capture subscribers
#55,662by szijartot4 years ago
Stunning popups to capture subscribers, increase your conversion or generate leads. Increase your conversion and sales with a 30-day free trial.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Keyset Cart Lead Capture
Up in the last 7 days:15,839#55,667by kintobuild1 month ago
Capture guest emails at Add to Cart, before checkout. Consent-first, unlimited and free, under 8 KB. Leads stay in your own database.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Aetta Email Capture
#57,440by aetta4 months ago
Simple, fast and lightweight email capture. No bloat.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
EgyDevInfo Prize Wheel
#58,637by Egypt Web Developers - مُطَوِّرِي مِصْرَ1 month ago
A slide-in prize wheel popup with email capture, weighted prizes, auto-generated WooCommerce coupons, and CSV leads export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Inklatch
Down in the last 7 days:10,103#58,817by ddoubs221 month ago
Server-side content gating behind email capture. Locked content never appears in your page source — not hidden with CSS, actually absent.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Playmint
#60,477by playmint2 days ago
Spin the wheel, scratch card and slot machine games that collect emails and give each winner their own single-use WooCommerce coupon, made for them au …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
MoonFarmer Reactions Lead Capture
Down in the last 7 days:475#63,735by Alp Arsalan4 months ago
Add emoji reactions, like/dislike feedback, and email capture to WordPress posts and pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Advently
Up in the last 7 days:2,496#66,003by WebKoding22 days ago
A Christmas advent calendar for WooCommerce: every door unlocks on its day and hands each shopper their own single-use coupon.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pupop
#68,719by Alex Halfborg11 days ago
Lightweight popups for email capture, exit-intent offers and WhatsApp. One script under 15 KB, no cookies. Billed by popups shown. Free, no card.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
EngagePop
#69,123by symphonicgrow1 month ago
Build popups, slide-ins and announcement bars inside WordPress. Free, unlimited, no account. Optional EngagePop account adds web push.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flyerimage
Down in the last 7 days:17,616#69,173by Thousand31 Technologies22 days ago
One campaign builder for all your websites. Design popups in WordPress and run them on Shopify, Webflow, Wix, or any HTML site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gracewell LeadForge
#70,990by gracewell892 months ago
Simple, professional popup lead capture plugin. Collect leads with beautiful, non-intrusive popups.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day