As of April 2026, WP Mailgun SMTP is a WordPress smtp plugin with 900 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 21K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 10% this week. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….
An SMTP service is must in order to resolve the deliverability issues, limitations, you face while sending emails through your WordPress website.
With an SMTP service, seamless email deliverability directly from your WordPress website becomes a reality.
Mailgun WP SMTP plugin connects Mailgun to your WordPress website and bypasses the default wp_mail() PHP function in WordPress and sends your email via Mailgun SMTP service.
Now the Mailgun SMTP service will take charge of your emails, and make sure your emails will be delivered at maximum.
SMTP interacts with the email server and validates your emails as per the server protocols. You might have several question peeking in your mind. Here are several good articles as reference and they may help you otherwise –
* **Cheap SMTP Servers
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3 points :
It is just to propose another email service, as competitor of mailgun.com
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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