As of April 2026, Pending Email SMTP is a WordPress mail plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.7.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Flamingo.
5/53 reviews
90active installs
3.4K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
This plugin adds emails to a mailing queue instead of sending immediately. This speeds up sending forms for the website visitor and lowers the server load.
Emails are stored in database which are deleted after emails are sent.
You can send all outgoing emails via an SMTP server or (the WordPress standard) PHP function mail, and either use wp_cron or a cronjob (if your server/hoster supports this) to process the queue.
Plugin requires PHP 5.4 or above.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.7.0+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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