wp_mail return-path

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1. ★★★★★ nigelpentland

   1.8y ago

   Works a treat and fixes an otherwise troublesome issue. Many thanks.

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2. ★★★★★ Em

   2.8y ago

   Needed to be able to set return-path email header in my WordPress emails so that they don’t get flagged as spam. This plugin does the trick.

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 9018418

   4.8y ago

   It works, and it fixes a major flaw of WP.

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4. ★★★★★ asterix30

   6.2y ago

   Finally I am able to use proper email addresses. Thanks

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5. ★★★★★ fuchsws

   8.5y ago

   … and just does what it should do, thanks!

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6. ★★★★★ Thomas Maier

   8.6y ago

   It still works and solves the issue it supposed to solve.

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7. ★★★★★ cmconway

   9.3y ago

   Works with 4.7.4. I’m also using gravity forms and Avada theme. Installing it was quick and it removed the “via” header from emails sent from my site’s gravity forms notifications to gmail. There’s more to removing the via header (DKIM, SPF, From header, etc) but this was the missing piece for my site.

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8. ★★★★★ Robin Labadie

   9.9y ago

   Thanks for this simple and nice plugin 🙂

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1.1 Tested with 6.3 1.1.1
2. — Version 1.1.0 Tested with 5.6.1 Fixed typo on filter_var Changed to a singleton class 1.1.0
3. — Version 1.0.3 Tested with WordPress 4.9.4 1.0.3
4. — Version 1.0.2 Now only sets the sender if it’s not already set with a valid email address. 1.0.2
5. — Version 1.0.1 Tested on 4.4 1.0.1
6. — Version 1.0.0 Inital Release 1.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-09 6K+ → 5K+ down after 230 days in tier
2. 2025-02-21 5K+ → 6K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• F Fix Email Return-Path 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
• S Send From 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• Pro Mail SMTP 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ installs · 3.0★ · 1 shared tag B

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wp_mail return-path: 5K+ active installs, 5.0★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath