Best return-path plugins for WordPress
The most popular return-path plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. wp_mail return-path leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Fix Email Return-Path (100+). All 2 plugins tagged “return-path” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 return-path plugins
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wp_mail return-pathThe most installed return-path plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
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Fix Email Return-Path100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
All 2 plugins tagged “return-path”
wp_mail return-path
Down in the last 7 days:20#3,259by 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
Fix Email Return-Path
Up in the last 7 days:23#13,013by mishalpatel6 years ago
Simple plugin that sets the PHPMailer->Sender variable so that the return-path is correctly set when using wp_mail.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day