WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
Make email delivery easy for WordPress. Connect with SMTP, Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun, SES, Zoho, + more. Rated #1 WordPress SMTP Email plugin.
4.8(5,089 reviews)
·4.0M+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is a WordPress smtp plugin with 4.0M+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 5,089 reviews. It has been downloaded 76M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 88%. Top alternative: GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress.
4.8/55,089 reviews
4.0M+active installs
88%resolved
19 yearssince 2007
Overview
WordPress Mail SMTP Plugin
Is your WordPress site not sending emails? You’re not alone. 3+ million websites use WP Mail SMTP to send emails reliably.
Our goal is to make email deliverability easy so that your emails always reach the inbox.
WP Mail SMTP fixes your email deliverability issues by reconfiguring WordPress to use a proper SMTP provider when sending emails.
Best of all, our easy-to-use Setup Wizard and detailed documentation guide you through the process.
WP Mail SMTP is free and has everything you need to reliably send your WordPress emails!
WP Mail SMTP Pro unlocks even more powerful features like email logging, advanced email reporting and stats, backup connections, email alerts, smart conditional routing, and much more.
What is SMTP?
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protoco…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.85,089 reviews
5 ★
4,805
4 ★
66
3 ★
37
2 ★
26
1 ★
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Recent Reviews
Great plugin!
by marenaso·Today
Easy to install and configure. Works like a charm!
Love it
by dome0013·Yesterday·1 reply
easy and reliable
Does the Job, Needs Improvement
by janell12·2 days ago·1 reply
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms works well for email delivery, with easy setup. However, it lacks some advanced features and customization. 4 stars!
- This topic was modified 2 days, 1 hour ago by janell12.
This is Great
by noahth·2 days ago·1 reply
It’s working properly, thank you!
Nothing to commend at all
by vinzenzmai·2 days ago·1 reply
The worst plugin I’ve ever seen.
Download Trends
Today: 15KYesterday: 16KThis week: 96KPeriod total: 14.1M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.5+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.7
57.0%
Other
26.0%
v4.6
6.1%
v4.4
5.6%
v4.5
5.3%
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Changelog
4.7.1 – 2025-11-26
Added: WordPress playground blueprint file.
Fixed: Text domain in a couple of strings.
Changed: Switched Return-Path option to enabled by default to align with WordPress core.
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