Best phpmail plugins for WordPress
The most popular phpmail plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Stop WP Emails Going to Spam leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Improve Email Spam Score (200+) and Yosoylu SMTP Mail Delivery (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “phpmail” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 phpmail plugins
- 1.
Stop WP Emails Going to SpamThe most installed phpmail plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 51 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Improve Email Spam Score200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Yosoylu SMTP Mail DeliveryFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “phpmail”

Stop WP Emails Going to Spam
Down in the last 7 days:6#1,969by fullworks2 months ago
Fixes WordPress emails going to spam/junk folders. The default settings often resolve the issue.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(51)
- Downloads
- 56/day

Improve Email Spam Score
Up in the last 7 days:31#12,149by Teet Bergmann1 month ago
This plugin adds a email return-path and envelope-from address to the wp_mail () function. Which reduces the spam score sent from your website form.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Yosoylu SMTP Mail Delivery
Up in the last 7 days:8,764#52,400by Jose Valles1 month ago
Send WordPress email through your SMTP server. Simple setup, encrypted credentials, and a full email delivery log.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day