Best sender plugins for WordPress
The most popular sender plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Email Deliverability leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of wp_mail return-path (4K+) and WP Simple Mail Sender (2K+). All 23 plugins tagged “sender” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 sender plugins
- 1.
Email DeliverabilityThe most installed sender plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 2.5 from 17 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
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.
- 3.WP Simple Mail Sender
2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 4.
Simple SMTP2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.Send From
500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 6.Fix Email Return-Path
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 7.
Change Default Email Sender Name100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
Sender by BestWebSoft70+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.Custom Sender for Email Before Download
70+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 10.GNA Change Mail Sender
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 23 plugins tagged “sender”

Email Deliverability
Up in the last 7 days:2#250by Elementor3 months ago
Effortlessly manage transactional emails with Email Deliverability. High deliverability, logs and statistics, and no SMTP plugins needed.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 2.5(17)
- Downloads
- 962/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
WP Simple Mail Sender
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,237by tmeister7 years ago
WP Simple Mail Sender is a very simple plugin to change the sender address and name in outgoing emails.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 15/day

Simple SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:8#4,409by Casey1 year ago
Adds a simple mail configuration panel into your WordPress installation. Supports temporary logging and config variables.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 71/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
- 11/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

Change Default Email Sender Name
Up in the last 7 days:277#16,528by Mitali Rajpurohit3 months ago
Change the sender name and email address used in your WordPress site's outgoing emails.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sender by BestWebSoft
Down in the last 7 days:43#18,201by bestweblayout1 year ago
Send bulk email messages to WordPress users. Custom templates, advanced settings and detailed reports.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.1(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Custom Sender for Email Before Download
Up in the last 7 days:88#18,221by András Guseo12 years ago
The plugin lets you set your custom sender for the Email Before Download (version 3.3) plugin.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GNA Change Mail Sender
Down in the last 7 days:117#25,450by Chris Mok9 years ago
Easy to change WordPress default mail sender name and email address.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Golala Email Sender
Down in the last 7 days:36#25,975by golalatech8 months ago
Change the default WordPress email sender name and address.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SB SMS Sender
Up in the last 7 days:190#26,536by Max Shostak5 years ago
Send SMS to client using SMS club.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SMS CLUB Messages
Up in the last 7 days:81#29,782by Sms Club5 years ago
Send SMS all over the world from your website
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
My Settings
Up in the last 7 days:37#32,047by victor4g14 years ago
My Settings allows you to change default settings and change display of your site content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

HyperTransfer
Up in the last 7 days:216#32,878by Luca Burchietti1 year ago
This plugin is used for the rapid transfer of files, stored on your web space, via link.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mailing Manager
Up in the last 7 days:14,627#32,942by Félix Martínez1 month ago
Effortlessly manage your email campaigns. Schedule, send, and track emails directly from your dashboard to engage your audience like never before.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

HW Override Default Sender
#43,810by Håkan Wennerberg11 years ago
Overrides WordPress default e-mail sender information (WordPress ) with information you provided.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Static Mail Sender Configurator
Down in the last 7 days:14,539#45,989by Jakub Bouček5 days ago
Simple & static configure WordPress internal mailer sender's (From:) address. This plugin is very simple, it doesn't using database or a …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Personalised Content
Down in the last 7 days:8,762#47,278by shawfactor11 years ago
This plugin allows one to personalise wordpress emails, or content for a logged in user.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Genesis Email Headers
Down in the last 7 days:2,294#48,475by Damjan11 years ago
Customization Email Headers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SSF SMTP Mailer
Up in the last 7 days:10,452#56,213by Smart Solutions Framework16 days ago
Configure SMTP sending, choose sender details and check a test email with a guided, privacy-conscious WordPress setup.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Change From Address
Up in the last 7 days:4,177#63,868by Konstantin Obenland2 months ago
Allows you to change the default email address and sender name for emails sent by WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Viable True Email Sender
Down in the last 7 days:1,089#69,702by Ahsan Amin2 months ago
Set a custom "From" name and email address for all WordPress emails directly from your dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day