Enable email authentication/validation for the default WordPress PHPMailer.
As of April 2026, Email Auth is a WordPress email plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….
Email Auth allows you to enable email authentication/validation for your WordPress site. Configure the DKIM selector, SPF, DMARC, bounce address, from address, and reply-to address of emails sent by WordPress through the default PHPMailer.
Configuring these email settings allows you to prevent attackers from spoofing emails from your domain and helps keep your emails out of the spam folder.
Create, upload, download, and delete private and public keys for use with DKIM with an intuitive interface. Configure emails to use a DKIM selector and configure which domain should be used with DKIM.
Create a new SPF record for your envelope domain, validate an existing record, or view recommendations for how to improve your SPF configuration.
Validate your DMARC DNS record set…
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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