Best phpmailer plugins for WordPress
The most popular phpmailer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SMTP Mailer leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of Zoho Mail for WordPress (20K+) and WPO365 (10K+). All 43 plugins tagged “phpmailer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 phpmailer plugins
- 1.
SMTP MailerThe most installed phpmailer plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 67 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Zoho Mail for WordPress20K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 42 reviews, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
WPO36510K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 41 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 4.
Stop WP Emails Going to Spam10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 51 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Configure SMTP6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 45 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 6.
Zoho ZeptoMail5K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
wp_mail return-path4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 8.MailerSend
2K+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 12 reviews, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
SAR Friendly SMTP2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 46 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 10.Simple SMTP by Maileroo
800+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 43 plugins tagged “phpmailer”

SMTP Mailer
Up in the last 7 days:3#586by Noor Alam2 months ago
Configure a SMTP server to send email from your WordPress site. Configure the wp_mail() function to use SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.6(67)
- Downloads
- 446/day

Zoho Mail for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,389by Zoho Mail5 months ago
Zoho Mail Plugin lets you configure your Zoho Mail account on your WordPress site enabling you to send the email via Zoho Mail API.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 3.7(42)
- Downloads
- 83/day

WPO365
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,660by Marco van Wieren5 days ago
Send WordPress emails from a M365 / Exchange Online Mailbox using Microsoft Graph, leveraging OAuth for authentication which is more secure than SMTP
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(41)
- Downloads
- 362/day

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

Configure SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,891by Scott Reilly2 years ago
Configure SMTP mailing in WordPress, including support for sending email via SSL/TLS (such as Gmail).
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(45)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Zoho ZeptoMail
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,959by Zoho Mail1 month ago
Zoho ZeptoMail Plugin lets you configure your ZeptoMail account on your WordPress site enabling you to send transactional emails of your site via Zept …
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 63/day

wp_mail return-path
Down in the last 7 days:28#3,265by barnz992 years ago
Simple plugin that correctly sets the return-path header when using wp_mail. Mitigates the "via" and "The actual sender of" Notif …
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 23/day
MailerSend
Down in the last 7 days:45#4,740by MailerSend4 months ago
Improve your deliverability and avoid the spam box with MailerSend’s SMTP server. Check your analytics to improve your emails for better conversion!
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 2.8(12)
- Downloads
- 23/day

SAR Friendly SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:14#4,871by Samuel Aguilera3 months ago
A friendly SMTP plugin for WordPress. No third-party, simply using WordPress native possibilities.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(46)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Simple SMTP by Maileroo
Up in the last 7 days:4#7,384by Areeb Majeed7 months ago
Ensure seamless WordPress email delivery with our all-in-one SMTP plugin, compatible with Gmail, Outlook, Maileroo, SendGrid, Mailgun, and more!
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 12/day
WP Mail SMTP SendGrid Edition
Up in the last 7 days:9#8,504by FolioVision2 years ago
Based on WP Mail SMTP. Also adds subject for display on SendGrid Activity Screen.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 10/day
Send From
Up in the last 7 days:2#8,597by Benjamin Buddle1 year ago
Plugin for modifying the from line on all emails coming from WordPress.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 9/day

SMTP Mail Control for MailPoet
Up in the last 7 days:42#10,598by Saskia Teichmann1 month ago
The missing link between MailPoet and your SMTP plugin – for reliable email delivery!
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

MY SMTP WP
Down in the last 7 days:50#11,494by Valerio Souza7 years ago
Configure your WordPress to send e-mails using your personal e-mail via SMTP.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP SMTP Config
Down in the last 7 days:7#11,784by pCoLaSD8 years ago
Configure an external SMTP server in your config file.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Improve Email Spam Score
Up in the last 7 days:31#12,149by Teet Bergmann2 months 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

Vik Mail SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:24#12,849by e4jvikwp3 years ago
Power up the email sending functions of your website with Vik Mail SMTP. Custom SMTP connections and headers (From Name, From Address) with Logs.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fix Email Return-Path
#12,987by mishalpatel6 years ago
Simple plugin that sets the PHPMailer->Sender variable so that the return-path is correctly set when using wp_mail.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Display wp_mail Error Messages
Down in the last 7 days:10#13,990by WonderPlugin14 days ago
Display wp_mail error messages
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
SMTP.com
Down in the last 7 days:80#17,912by SMTP.com12 days ago
SMTP.com is a powerful and reliable SMTP delivery service that enables you to send and track high volume emails effortlessly.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Pending Email SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:160#18,046by binmaocom5 years ago
Add emails to a mailing queue instead of sending immediately to speed up sending forms for the website visitor and lower server load.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Gmail Mailer
Down in the last 7 days:302#24,421by Noor Alam5 years ago
Send email using your Gmail account in WordPress via Gmail SMTP. Configure the wp_mail() function to use Gmail Mailer instead of the PHP mail() functi …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Simple SMTP Mailer
Up in the last 7 days:579#25,273by Josh Mckibbin1 year ago
Simplifies local development by configuring WordPress to use SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AuthenticSender
Up in the last 7 days:267#27,133by Alex Hedström27 days ago
Configure WordPress to send email via SMTP, UseSend, or Resend instead of the built-in mail() function.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Actra SMTP
#27,902by Christof Moser2 months ago
A minimal, object-oriented SMTP plugin for WordPress with zero external dependencies.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AhaSend Email API
Up in the last 7 days:139#31,271by ahasend1 year ago
Connect your WordPress site to AhaSend for reliable, fast transactional email delivery with easy SMTP integration and real-time tracking.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TWD SMTP Mail
Down in the last 7 days:701#31,534by jaydp12 years ago
TWD SMTP Plug-in help you to deliver E-mails from your WordPress Weblog using your suggested SMTP Server.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Prostylemedia SMTP
#32,137by prostylemedia1 month ago
SMTP for WordPress with Microsoft 365 OAuth2, Classic SMTP, Hosting Relay, default mail, logs, reports and multilingual admin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SDK WP SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:640#32,904by Shiv Kumar Sharma8 years ago
Standard Development Kit WP SMTP can help us to send emails via over the sky of SMTP instead of using the core php mail() function.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

{eac}Doojigger Simple SMTP Extension for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:5,225#35,176by Kevin Burkholder1 month ago
Send email using an SMTP email sever. Configure WordPress wp_mail, and phpmailer, to use your SMTP (outgoing) mail server when sending email.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CodingBunny Mail SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:6,008#41,675by CodingBunny20 days ago
Configure an SMTP server to send emails from your WordPress site. Simple, lightweight, and secure.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Check-Mail-SMTP
#42,197by jploftsocial7 years ago
Configure a SMTP server to send email from your WordPress site. Configure the wp_mail() function to use SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mail Debug
#48,492by Ben16 years ago
Redirects all email sent through wordpress to the user currently logged in or the site administrator.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WoCo Advanced SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:9,712#53,064by Wcplugin Team1 year ago
Advanced SMTP configuration with comprehensive email logging, reply-to features, and guaranteed email delivery for WordPress sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

aGo Mail Pilot
Down in the last 7 days:335#56,087by Ago lab4 months ago
SMTP for WordPress with 8 provider presets, step-by-step credentials wizard, DNS health check and failure alerts. Free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Launchpad WP SMTP
#56,574by Vinhdd7 years ago
Launchpad WP SMTP can help us to send emails via SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SMTPify
#59,104by Kasuga2 months ago
Routes wp_mail() through your provider's SMTP server. Simple settings page, built-in test tool, nothing else.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Gmcfuerte SMTP Transport
#60,578by GMC Fuerte — Giulio Maria Cappellano28 days ago
Send WordPress mail through your own authenticated SMTP account, with an encrypted password and a test send that reports the real error.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Flex SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:3,287#63,574by Flex Plugins1 month ago
Send WordPress mail through SMTP or a provider HTTP API, with a test send and delivery log.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

lunexia SMTP Pro
#65,511by lunexiait1 month ago
A lightweight Gmail OAuth2 and custom SMTP plugin for WordPress. Easy to set up, with secure authentication and email logging.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Trustifi SMTP Mailer
#69,845by Mark Liapustin (Trustifi)2 years ago
Trustifi SMTP Mailer configures your WordPress to send all outgoing emails via the Trustifi platform through a secured, encrypted channel with DLP.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
EBAVS/ Simple SMTP
#74,233by Victor S.1 month ago
A simple SMTP configuration plugin for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day