Best email confirmation plugins for WordPress
The most popular email confirmation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Skip Confirmation On leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of Email Validator for Comments (10+) and AVP Kontakt (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “email confirmation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 email confirmation plugins
- 1.
Skip Confirmation OnThe most installed email confirmation plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Email Validator for Comments10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
AVP KontaktFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
MDO LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “email confirmation”

Skip Confirmation On
Up in the last 7 days:94#17,708by Fidgety Lizard5 months ago
Changes the tickbox default to NOT send an email to a new user when adding them to a WordPress or WordPress Multisite website.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Email Validator for Comments
Up in the last 7 days:166#42,720by Security Insight1 year ago
Blocks comment submission until the user confirms their email address with a one-time link. No accounts or captchas required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AVP Kontakt
Up in the last 7 days:6,676#65,305by avpweb1 month ago
WordPress contact form with email confirmation, configurable fields, local request management and spam protection without external CAPTCHA services.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MDO Lite
Down in the last 7 days:692#69,280by Markus Fröndhoff2 months ago
Double opt-in for Divi contact forms. Requests are forwarded only after the visitor confirms their email address.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day