As of April 2026, Connect SendGrid for Emails is a WordPress smtp plugin with 900 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 30% this week. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….
5/52 reviews
900active installs
15K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
Connect SendGrid for Emails is a third-party fork of (and a drop-in replacement for) the official SendGrid plugin. This plugin is not endorsed by or affiliated with SendGrid. This plugin connects to an external service (the SendGrid API).
The Connect SendGrid for Emails plugin replaces WordPress’s default wp_mail() function by using either an SMTP or API integration with SendGrid to send outgoing email from your WordPress installation. It also allows you to upload contacts directly to your SendGrid Marketing Campaigns account via a subscription widget.
By using the Connect SendGrid for Emails plugin, you will be able to take advantage of improved deliverability and an expanded feature set, including tracking and analytics, to enhance user engagement on your WordPress installation.
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Recent Reviews
Best Free Plugin for Sendgrid integration
by Atanas Yonkov·2 years ago
I spent long hours looking for a solution to send emails on my restricted hosting account. Out of despair, I tried all the plugins in the repository that modified the wp_mail() function (incl. plugins with millions of installations) but none of the commercial plugins out there come even closer to what this simple but effective plugin provides! I was able to connect to sendgrid for seconds, just adding api key and sender’s address. Plugin supports multisite (free versions of other commercial plugins lacking this) and had all the options I needed, e.g. not showing the plugin settings on a single instance.
works like charm
by sakshiranganegi·3 years ago
This plugin is good and the settings are so simple and easy to use and most important working as expected.
Download Trends
Today: 3Yesterday: 2This week: 39Period total: 3K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.11
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
= 1.11.15
– Fix: PHP warning when sending email with BCC recipients
= 1.11.14
– Add support for pre_wp_mail filter hook
= 1.11.13
– fix PHP 8.X deprecation messages
1.11.12
Fix: HTML code showing in labels for required fields in the subscription widget
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