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Best Free WordPress Plugins for E-Mail

12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · E-mail

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for e-mail comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 12 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 12 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Manage Notification E-mails Best overall 88/100
  2. 2. Postie 80/100
  3. 3. WP-EMail 80/100
  4. 4. F4 Shipping Phone and E-Mail for WooCommerce 80/100
  5. 5. Cryptex 76/100
  6. 6. Futy.io Leadbots 66/100
  7. 7. Email Notifications for Updates 52/100
  8. 8. LDW Mobile Contact Optimizer 46/100
  9. 9. WP JV Custom Email Settings 45/100
  10. 10. Html New User Notification 45/100
  11. 11. TWD SMTP Mail 43/100
  12. 12. Metro Share Widget 38/100
1 Manage Notification E-mails
Best overall Free by 3D Virge

Manage Notification E-mails

Enable and disable email notifications that WordPress sends to the admin and user. Works perfectly with many other plugins!

4.8★
from 54 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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2 Postie
Free by Wayne Allen

Postie

Postie allows you to create posts via email, including many advanced features not found in WordPress's default Post by Email feature.

4.7★
from 139 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
80

WPScore

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3 WP-EMail
Free by Lester Chan

WP-EMail

Allows people to recommend/send your WordPress blog's post/page to a friend.

4.5★
from 11 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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5 Cryptex
Free by Andi Dittrich

Cryptex

Cryptex transforms plain-text E-Mail-Addresses into Images - automatically - No scrapers. No harvesters. No spambots. That's our goal!

4★
from 4 ratings
900+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
76

WPScore

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6 Futy.io Leadbots
Free by futy

Futy.io Leadbots

Turn your website visitors into leads with the Futy Leadbot: WhatsApp Chat, E-mail Form, Request Quote Chatbot, Phone button, Callback request, Contac …

5★
from 21 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Feb 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
66

WPScore

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11 TWD SMTP Mail
Free by jaydp

TWD SMTP Mail

TWD SMTP Plug-in help you to deliver E-mails from your WordPress Weblog using your suggested SMTP Server.

5★
from 7 ratings
10+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2014
Tested to
WP 3.7.41
43

WPScore

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