lxix Email Firewall
Stops emails to blocked addresses and domains: checks every wp_mail() call, form notifications and WooCommerce emails.
Solid choice
lxix Email Firewall is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 1 week ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed ā last update 1 week ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where lxix Email Firewall stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| blocklist | #93 |
| contact form | >100 |
| >100 | |
| spam | >100 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
About lxix Email Firewall
From the official readme Ā· v1.1.0Description
lxix Email Firewall keeps your site from sending emails to the addresses and domains you block. Use it to stop mail to fake addresses left in your forms by bots, to spam traps, or to recipients who must not get any more emails from the site.
How it works
- Every email sent with
wp_mail()is checked. Blocked addresses are removed from the To, Cc and Bcc recipients, and an email without any recipient left is not sent at all. The code that sent it sees it as delivered, so forms show no errors. - Blocking a domain blocks its subdomains too:
example.comalso blocksmail.example.com. - Emails to the administration email address and to administrators can be exempted, so a blocked domain doesn’t cut you off from your own site.
Form integrations
When a form submission contains a blocked email address, lxix Email Firewall either accepts the submission but sends no emails for it, or rejects it with an error message. Supported form plugins:
- Elementor Pro forms
- WPForms
- Contact Form 7
- Fluent Forms
Each integration can be turned off in the settings.
WooCommerce
WooCommerce skips its emails to blocked recipients, without adding “email sent” or “email failed” notes to the order.
Log
Blocked emails can be logged with the address, the time, the source (for example wpforms or woocommerce) and the IP address of the request. Entries older than the retention period (30 days by default) are deleted automatically, and turning logging off deletes the whole log.
Privacy
lxix Email Firewall doesn’t contact any external service. While logging is on, it stores the blocked email addresses and the IP addresses of the requests that tried to email them in a database table of your site. It adds a suggested text for your privacy policy to the Privacy Policy Guide (Settings > Privacy).
Installation
- Install the plugin from Plugins > Add New Plugin, or upload the
lxix-email-firewallfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin.
- Go to Settings > lxix Email Firewall and enter the email addresses and domains to block.
Frequently asked questions
How do I enter the blocked addresses and domains?
One per line, or separated by commas. A domain can also be written as *.example.com, @example.com or https://example.com/.
Does it work with SMTP and email API plugins?
Yes. Blocked recipients are removed from the email before the mailer plugin gets it. Some mailer plugins report an email as failed when every recipient was blocked; the email is still not sent.
Do Elementor forms need Elementor Pro?
Yes, forms are an Elementor Pro feature.
Which form field is checked?
Every field of the submission. If any of them holds a blocked email address, the submission is handled as blocked.
What is removed when I delete the plugin?
Its settings, its log table and its scheduled cleanup task, on every site of a multisite network.
Changelog
1.1.0
- New: Contact Form 7 and Fluent Forms integrations.
- New: suggested privacy policy text.
- The plugin is now called lxix Email Firewall. Its folder and text domain are
lxix-email-firewall. - Translations are no longer bundled with the plugin: they come from translate.wordpress.org.
- The log stores times in UTC and shows them in the site’s timezone. Existing entries are converted on update.
- WooCommerce emails are always checked. The separate WooCommerce setting has been removed.
- Clearing the log works on hosts that don’t grant the database DROP privilege.
1.0.0
- First release.
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FAQ
lxix Email Firewall: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org Ā· checked Oct 7, 2026
Is lxix Email Firewall free?
Yes. lxix Email Firewall is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is lxix Email Firewall safe to use in 2026?
lxix Email Firewall is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 1 week ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
How many websites use lxix Email Firewall?
lxix Email Firewall is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 101 times since it launched in September 2026. It was downloaded 101 times in the last 30 days.
Does lxix Email Firewall work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested lxix Email Firewall up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.0 or newer.
What PHP version does lxix Email Firewall need?
lxix Email Firewall requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was lxix Email Firewall last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.0, was released on September 29, 2026 (1 week ago).
Who makes lxix Email Firewall?
lxix Email Firewall is developed and maintained by lxix.
What are the best alternatives to lxix Email Firewall?
The most popular alternatives to lxix Email Firewall are WP fail2ban Blocklist (3K+ installs), Block List Updater (3K+ installs) and Gravity Forms Block Email Dā¦ (1K+ installs).
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