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Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more icon

Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more

Make SMTP email sending and delivery easy. Configure Gmail, Outlook, Brevo, SendGrid, Mailgun, SendLayer or connect to any SMTP server.

By Syed Balkhi·Smtp·Free
4.6(699 reviews)
·500K+ active installs·Updated 2 days ago
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As of April 2026, Easy WP SMTP is a WordPress smtp plugin with 500K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 699 reviews. It has been downloaded 13M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 1310% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….

4.6/5699 reviews
500K+active installs
100%resolved
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Are your WordPress emails not being delivered?

Install Easy WP SMTP and you’ll resolve your email delivery issues.

Easy WP SMTP allows you to configure and send all outgoing emails via 8 transactional mailers or an SMTP server. This will prevent your emails from landing in the spam folder and improve your deliverability.

Now with a new Gmail/Google integration for the quickest set-up and reliable email sending. All you need to do is log into your Google account and allow Easy WP SMTP to send emails on your behalf. You will be up and running in less than a minute! Available in the Easy WP SMTP Pro.

You can resolve your email deliverability issues by configuring one of these mailers:

  • SendLayer (recommended)
  • Amazon SES [Pro]
  • Gmail / Google Mail / Google Workspace [Pro]
  • Mailgun
  • Mailjet
  • …
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Ratings & Reviews

4.6699 reviews
5 ★
625
4 ★
8
3 ★
8
2 ★
4
1 ★
54

Recent Reviews

An essential plugin
by nordiskastil·1 week ago·1 reply

An essential plugin to have when using WordPress forms and mails.

Absolutely Essential
by OutBoxed·3 weeks ago·1 reply

This just works. Simple as that.

Fantastic app
by legalmax·3 weeks ago·1 reply

Tries to use other apps but they were difficult to use. Easy WP SMTP is a breeze.

Easy to use
by Henning Edske Henriksen·1 month ago·1 reply

Easy to use

WordPress SMTP Monopoly? You’ll Probably Pay for Office 365
by BestRanger·1 month ago·1 reply

The author is abusing a monopoly in WordPress. The chance that you will install his plugin is 100%, because he bought old plugins and now owns both Easy WP SMTP and WP Mail SMTP. Both require you to pay extra for Office 365.

Download Trends

Today: 47KYesterday: 90KThis week: 144KPeriod total: 1.9M

Compatibility

WordPress5.2+ requiredTested up to 7.0
PHP7.4+ required

Version Adoption

v2.13
48.7%
Other
31.9%
v1.4
8.4%
v2.12
5.7%
v2.11
5.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.14.0 – 2026-03-31

  • Changed: Improved plugin security.
  • Added: SendLayer Quick Connect – allows connecting to SendLayer without DNS setup in 2 minutes.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Syed BalkhiSyed BalkhiGregor CapuderGregor CapuderJared AtchisonJared AtchisonSendLayerSendLayer
Plugin Info
Version
2.14.0
Last Updated
Apr 1, 2026
WP Requires
5.2+
Tested Up To
7.0
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
500K+
Downloads
13M+
Added
Apr 17, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

smtpemailgmailoutlookemail logs

Developer

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Syed Balkhi
93 plugins23.5M+ total installs
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