Best wp SMTP plugins for WordPress
The most popular wp SMTP plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP SMTP Mailer leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of Brevo SMTP (300+) and HTP SMTP (40+). All 6 plugins tagged “wp smtp” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 wp SMTP plugins
- 1.
WP SMTP MailerThe most installed wp SMTP plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 115 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Brevo SMTP300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
HTP SMTP40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 4.Stars SMTP Mailer
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.Super Duper SMTP
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 6.Stryker SMTP
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 6 plugins tagged “wp smtp”

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
- 58/day

Brevo SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:2#10,482by YayCommerce5 months ago
Send emails from WordPress through Brevo using SMTP by YayCommerce
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

HTP SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:208#22,336by HuTaNaTu4 years ago
HTP SMTP can help us to send emails via SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stars SMTP Mailer
Up in the last 7 days:170#32,775by Myriad Solutionz3 months ago
Every email your WordPress website sends is important — whether it’s a contact form message, password reset, order update, or newsletter.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Super Duper SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:975#45,351by Nando Delgado6 years ago
A crazy simple SMTP plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stryker SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:9,679#61,816by Darren Below2 years ago
Stryker SMTP sends all WordPress emails through an SMTP server of your choice. Configure SMTP credentials from the wp-admin settings page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day