Best wp-mail plugins for WordPress
The most popular wp-mail plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. YaySMTP leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of WP SMTP Mailer (8K+) and wp_mail return-path (4K+). All 45 plugins tagged “wp-mail” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
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Top 10 wp-mail plugins
- 1.
YaySMTPThe most installed wp-mail plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 45 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
WP SMTP Mailer8K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 115 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
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.
- 4.SmartSMTP
2K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
SMTP for SendGrid1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.SMTP for Contact Form 7
1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 7.WP Mail Debugger
1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 8.
Lettermint500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Automatic Email Testing for WP300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 10.
MainWP Post SMTP Extension300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 45 plugins tagged “wp-mail”

YaySMTP
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,984by YayCommerce7 days ago
Free WordPress SMTP plugin with email logs, open & click tracking, reports & charts, CSV export, and WooCommerce email preview.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(45)
- Downloads
- 301/day

WP SMTP Mailer
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,346by Arshid2 months ago
WP SMTP Mailer Plugin - SMTP7. Make email delivery easy from WordPress. It is easy to configure.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(115)
- Downloads
- 56/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
SmartSMTP
Down in the last 7 days:9#4,609by ThemeGrill23 days ago
Reliable Email Delivery with SmartSMTP
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 50/day

SMTP for SendGrid
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,347by YayCommerce5 months ago
Send emails from WordPress through SendGrid using SMTP by YayCommerce
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 21/day
SMTP for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,513by Erik4 months ago
Secure your Contact Form 7 emails with this free SMTP plugin. It configures wp_mail() and features OAuth2, custom templates, and automated reports.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 25/day
WP Mail Debugger
Up in the last 7 days:77#6,183by Timothy Jacobs2 years ago
WP Mail Debugger captures and displays all emails sent through wp_mail() for debugging and troubleshooting.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 17/day

Lettermint
Up in the last 7 days:95#8,917by Lettermint1 month ago
Professional email delivery for WordPress. Seamlessly integrates with wp_mail() to send emails through Lettermint.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Automatic Email Testing for WP
Up in the last 7 days:101#10,570by WebBuddy1 year ago
[UPDATED!] Automatic Email Testing for WP plugin allows you to set up a system inside wordpress to test your email server every day.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

MainWP Post SMTP Extension
Up in the last 7 days:44#10,862by Saad Iqbal7 months ago
Manage WP SMTP configuration from a single dashboard for all your sites. View email logs, get instant email failure alerts, and set up a backup SMTP c …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Pro Mail SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:7#10,886by turboSMTP5 months ago
Enhance email deliverability with multiple SMTP providers, automatic failover, proactive alerts, analytics, and smart routing.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.4(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Arrow Mail Log
#20,319by Arrow Design2 months ago
Log emails sent through WordPress and review message details and sent/failed status from the WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mesh SMTP
#21,053by Mesh Creation2 months ago
Send WordPress email through SMTP with a simple 3-step setup, test email confirmation, privacy-first logs, provider presets, and safe diagnostics.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
SMTP Connector
#29,896by Mukesh Patel1 month ago
Send every WordPress email through your own SMTP server: Gmail, Zoho, Amazon SES, Brevo, Mailgun and more. With test email and email log.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day

SwiftTrap for Mailtrap
Down in the last 7 days:64#30,141by SYMONOV1 month ago
Send WordPress emails through the Mailtrap Email API (not SMTP). Bulk and transactional streams, categories, suppression list, email log.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

Block All Emails
Down in the last 7 days:324#31,419by WP Duck 🐥1 year ago
Prevents all outgoing emails from your WordPress site, ideal for staging environments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Mail REST-API
Down in the last 7 days:195#33,205by marketingauftrag6 years ago
There are many SMTP plugins for Wordpress, but there are still many troubleshoots when sending email messages via Wordpress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lexiata SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:12,920#33,639by Suresh Lasantha1 month ago
Fix WordPress email in minutes. Send through Gmail, Microsoft 365, Brevo, SendGrid or your host's SMTP, test it, and see every email in a clean log.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

NG-Mail2Telegram
#42,202by nikita.global6 years ago
Create your own notification bot which will send emails to your dashboard users via telegram.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SendGrail SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:9,887#42,652by Brighter Fox7 days ago
Easy, free SMTP mail plugin. Send WordPress email via Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Brevo or any SMTP, with email logs, failover and routing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 7/day

icomm SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:18,128#43,256by icommsystems23 days ago
Send WordPress mail through custom SMTP, with a send log, sender name, and a test email.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Authority Mailer SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:13,237#48,253by Authority Plugins3 months ago
Fix WordPress emails not sending. SMTP plugin with Email Logs for Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun. Easy Setup, reliable delivery.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day

NoBS-Mail View
#48,590by WPspin LLC8 months ago
Adds a "View in Browser" link to WordPress emails, solving HTML rendering issues by providing a browser-based fallback for email viewing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dualsend SMTP Failover
Up in the last 7 days:20,630#50,464by Shubham1 month ago
Send WordPress email through an SMTP server or provider API, with an automatic fallback server, connection tests and a debug log.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Changrid Email Delivery
Up in the last 7 days:15,597#53,643by tuanpm0949 days ago
Send WordPress email through Changrid. Start free, then add provider routing, delivery visibility, and controlled native-mail fallback.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WebPlatform Email Connector
Up in the last 7 days:15,334#54,145by WebPlatform3 months ago
Send WordPress and WooCommerce transactional email through WebPlatform.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Solviroa
Up in the last 7 days:4,091#55,600by Maira Foresto8 days ago
Guided email migration, setup, diagnostics and deliverability checks for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SMTP Senpai
Down in the last 7 days:2,330#56,643by MailSenpai19 days ago
Send WordPress email through SMTP Senpai by MailSenpai, an EU-hosted SMTP relay and email API. API key or SMTP, test email, domain check, log.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MailTally
#62,079by Parag Das5 months ago
MailTally helps you log, inspect, and debug outgoing emails from your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Faultwright
Up in the last 7 days:2,632#63,166by Emtiaz Zahid1 day ago
Every PHP error, JavaScript error, failed cron job, failed email and failed update on one screen, explained in plain English, with what changed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lana Email Tester
#63,190by Lana Codes4 years ago
Send test email
- 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
Pigeon Mail
#64,931by clickwebstudio21 days ago
Send WordPress email through your own SMTP server, so contact forms, password resets and order emails actually arrive.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Virtual Mailbox
#65,480by meloniq (Andrzej Piotrowski)1 year ago
Virtual Mailbox - log all outgoing emails, and allow to browse them.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SendFleet
Down in the last 7 days:4,562#65,587by SendFleet9 days ago
Send every WordPress email through SendFleet. One API key, no SMTP settings. Your own Amazon SES free for 3,000 emails a month, or ours from $5.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Smackcoders MailPilot
Down in the last 7 days:7,336#65,616by Smackcoders Inc.,13 days ago
Send reliable emails through a trusted SMTP or API mailer, guided by a Setup Wizard, with a full Email Log and Test Email tool.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lana Email Logger
Up in the last 7 days:4,810#66,645by Lana Codes3 years ago
Logs all emails sent by WordPress
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

DreamySites SMTP Mailer
#68,526by dreamysites15 days ago
Send WordPress email through your own SMTP account. Guided setup, a one-click connection test, an email log and deliverability checks. 100% free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Postkeep
Up in the last 7 days:1,681#69,288by All in One WP Settings22 days ago
Gmail without an app password, or any SMTP server: reliable WordPress mail with an email log, a retry queue and a test tool.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

Holographic SMTP Helper
#70,853by Holographic4 months ago
Simple SMTP setup, test emails and email logs for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MailKite SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:22,007#71,322by mailkite2 months ago
Reliable WordPress email: MailKite, SendGrid, Brevo, Mailgun or any SMTP — free logs, automatic failover, instant alerts, inbound email.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Tech Dragon Mail Conduit
Down in the last 7 days:1,637#72,516by Tech Dragon17 days ago
Connect MailPoet to your existing WordPress mailer.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Flarepipe Email for Cloudflare
Down in the last 7 days:10,173#74,148by FlarePipe2 months ago
Send WordPress transactional email through Cloudflare's Email API, straight from your own Cloudflare account. No separate mail service required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

EmailIdea SMTP Mailer
Down in the last 7 days:5,593#74,151by Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt Ltd6 days ago
Send WordPress emails through EmailIdea SMTP. Fix emails not sending or going to spam, with a built-in email log and test email.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Aluleth SMTP
#74,153by aluleth14 days ago
Send WordPress emails through a real email service, with a fallback, routing rules, a queue, bounce handling and deliverability checks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day