WP Mail From II
by Ben Huson · Email & Marketing
Also makes 17 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to configure the default email address and name used for emails sent by WordPress.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email from”, “from address” and “from email” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
51 health vs 66 average across 2,121 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 98.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2143 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2143 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| email from your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| from address your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| from email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mail from your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “email from”, “from address” and “from email” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 467 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.9y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 19 Dec 2020
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 12 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Fahrenhe1t9.8y ago
I have a WordPress installation on a local network, sending emails through sSMTP. The mail relay does not allow default “From” addresses to have “wordpress@home” with no “.com.” The plugin allows me to change the email address to be valid, and allows mails to go through.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noelsaw10.0y ago
Great plugin. This is the only 1 out 4 (found here on WP.org repo) that would work in one of WP Engine’s environment (one of of their different infrastructure providers).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John.Hicks10.4y ago
The plugin worked for me, using 4.5.3. If you’re here, you might be having issues with your hosting account sending emails as something like (BlueHost): [email protected] This is a problem. 1) It doesn’t look professional, 2) it hands out your username! This plugin helps you catch any plugins using [email protected], making it more of a one-stop solution, rather than digging through each of your plugin’s settings to possibly find a solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Knopenman10.7y ago
E-mail confirmation of contact form bounced, but this plugin solved the problem
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marco Chiesi11.0y ago
It just does what it is supposed to do. Thanks. P.S. I think these settings should part of WordPress core.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gebiert11.0y ago
Not much to say here: the plugin works as expected.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pigo3934blog11.1y ago
Works perfect in version 4.3.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ImagePros11.6y ago
Works fine in 4.1.1 x 3 sites
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0 Add default values as placeholders in admin fields. New method of getting sitename in WordPress 5.5+ 2.0
- — Version 1.2 Make admin field labels clickable. Props Viktor Szépe . Remove deprecated screen_icon() . 1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Added Hungarian translation. Props Viktor Szépe . Bump WordPress requirements. 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 Added options to override the default WordPress email address and admin email address. Added ‘wp_mailfrom_ii_default_from’ filter so you can add compatibility if the pluggable wp_mail() function is altered to use a diffe 1.1
- — Version 1.0.2 Only set email address and name if overwriting the default WordPress values. 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.1 Correctly style “save settings” button. 1.0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 126 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 102 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows you to configure the default email address and name used for emails sent by WordPress."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 604 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("email from", "from address", "from email" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 368 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 216 days in tier
- 2024-04-27 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-25 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-24 8K+ → 7K+ down after 243 days in tier
- 2023-08-25 9K+ → 8K+ down after 188 days in tier
- 2023-02-18 10K+ → 9K+ down
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).
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Change Mail Sender 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Flamingo 800K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer 90K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Mailgun for WordPress 80K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
SMTP Mailer 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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