Best post by email plugins for WordPress
The most popular post by email plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Postie leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Post By Email Links (10+) and Post By Email Notify (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “post by email” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 post by email plugins
- 1.
PostieThe most installed post by email plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 139 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
Post By Email Links10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 3.
Post By Email Notify10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
All 3 plugins tagged “post by email”
Postie
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,602by Wayne Allen3 days ago
Postie allows you to create posts via email, including many advanced features not found in WordPress's default Post by Email feature.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(139)
- Downloads
- 478/day
Post By Email Links
#38,474by Barry Ceelen10 years ago
Create new posts with the 'link' post format by sending an email with a URL or link as the body.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post By Email Notify
Down in the last 7 days:367#46,636by Barry Ceelen10 years ago
Sends a notification to the author when a post is created by email.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day