Users Birthday Email
Users Birthday Email sends personalized birthday messages to WordPress users. Administrators can review users whose birthdays are today or tomorrow, send an email immediately to selected users celebrating today, and…
Solid choice
Users Birthday Email is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 80+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 72/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 2 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (80+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Users Birthday Email stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Birth Day Email | #2 |
| birthday | #4 |
| Birthday Email | #3 |
| Send Birthday Email | #3 |
| User Birthday Email | #2 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 4 reviews
About Users Birthday Email
From the official readme · v1.0.8.0Description
Users Birthday Email sends personalized birthday messages to WordPress users. Administrators can review users whose birthdays are today or tomorrow, send an email immediately to selected users celebrating today, and configure the automatic email schedule and message template.
The plugin includes a birthday date field on user profiles and can also integrate with membership plugins or custom user data through developer filters.
Features
- Automatically send birthday emails using a customizable HTML message and subject.
- Enable or disable birthday email sending from the settings page.
- Review today’s birthday users and send to one or multiple selected users immediately.
- Review tomorrow’s birthday users in a separate list.
- Preview the next scheduled WordPress cron run in UTC.
- Configure the UTC hour when automatic birthday emails are sent.
- Optionally send an administrator notification when a birthday email is delivered.
- Add or update birthdays on WordPress user profiles, or display the birthday form using the
[birthdate_form]shortcode. - Integrate with other plugins using the available developer filters.
Settings and Usage
Open Users > Birthday Emails Settings to manage birthday email delivery.
- Next Scheduled Run (UTC): Displays the next run of the plugin’s hourly WordPress cron event when it is scheduled. This is the next cron check, not necessarily the email delivery time.
- Enable Birthday Email Notification: Controls both automatic and administrator-triggered birthday emails. Existing installations remain enabled unless this option is turned off.
- When to Start Sending Emails: Select the UTC hour during which the hourly cron event sends birthday emails. WP-Cron depends on site traffic unless a server cron job is configured to run
wp-cron.php. - From Name and From Email: Set the sender shown on birthday emails.
- Send Notification Too: Optionally send a separate notification to the configured notification email address after a birthday message is sent successfully.
- Email Subject and Email Description: Configure the subject and HTML message. The template supports
@username@,@fullname@,@firstname@,@lastname@,@nickname@, and@displayname@placeholders.
The Birthdays Today table lists matching users and provides individual checkboxes plus a select-all checkbox. Choose one or more users and click Send Instant Birthday Emails to send immediately. The Birthdays Tomorrow table is a preview list and does not send emails.
Developer Hooks
`unity_users_birthday_meta_key`
Filter the user meta key used to store and retrieve birthday dates. Defaults to unity-birth-date.
`unity_users_birth_date_query_args`
Filter the WP_User_Query arguments used to find users with a birthday matching the target day and month.
`unity_users_birth_day_format`
Filter the birthday day value before it is compared with the target day.
`unity_users_birth_month_format`
Filter the birthday month value before it is compared with the target month.
`unity_users_birth_day_email_head_style`
Filter CSS added inside the birthday email’s <head> element.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/, or install the plugin from Plugins > Add New Plugin. - Activate Users Birthday Email from the WordPress Plugins screen.
- Open Users > Birthday Emails Settings to configure automatic sending and the email template.
- Add birthdays to user profiles, or integrate an existing birthday field using the developer filters.
Frequently asked questions
Does the plugin require a membership plugin?
No. The plugin adds a birthday field to WordPress user profiles and can be used independently.
Can I use birthday data stored by another plugin?
Yes. Use the unity_users_birthday_meta_key and unity_users_birth_date_query_args filters to connect a different user meta key or customize the query.
What time zone is used for automatic sending?
The configured sending hour and birthday date matching use UTC. The next scheduled run preview also displays UTC. WordPress cron runs hourly and checks whether the configured UTC sending hour has arrived.
What if birthday emails are not sent?
Before troubleshooting, please review the plugin screenshots and ensure the plugin has been configured correctly. Confirm that birthday email sending is enabled, the user’s birth date is saved, and the configured UTC sending hour has passed. Then check that WordPress cron is running and that the site can send mail. An SMTP plugin can help diagnose mail delivery. If DISABLE_WP_CRON is enabled, configure a real server cron job to request wp-cron.php regularly; dismissing the admin notice does not enable cron. If the issue persists, temporarily disable other plugins to check for conflicts. For…
Can I send birthday emails manually?
Yes. On the settings page, select one or more users listed under Birthdays Today and click Send Instant Birthday Emails. Manually sending is also blocked when birthday email sending is disabled.
Changelog
Review the new birthday lists and email controls under Users > Birthday Emails Settings. Automatic sending requires WordPress cron to run, and the configured delivery hour is in UTC.
1.0.8.0 – 2026-09-28
- Added an administrator control to enable or disable birthday email sending.
- Added today’s birthday list with individual and bulk manual sending.
- Added a list of users whose birthdays are tomorrow.
- Added a preview of the next scheduled cron run in UTC.
- Improved cron warning visibility and dismissal behavior.
1.0.7.3 – 2026-07-15
- Fixed readme file visibility issue.
1.0.7.2 – 2026-07-15
- Improved WP-Cron scheduling reliability for daily birthday email execution.
- Added safety checks for email sending time comparison.
1.0.7.1 – 2025-04-23
- Added the
unity_users_birth_day_email_head_stylefilter hook.
1.0.7 – 2025-01-02
- Fixed birthday emails not sending in certain cases.
1.0.6 – 2024-05-22
- Fixed user birth date meta update issue.
Screenshots
![Use the [birthdate_form] shortcode to display a birthday field on the site.](https://ps.w.org/unity-users-birthday-email/assets/screenshot-4.png?rev=3716427)
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FAQ
Users Birthday Email: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is Users Birthday Email free?
Yes. Users Birthday Email is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Users Birthday Email safe to use in 2026?
Users Birthday Email is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 80+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 72/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Users Birthday Email?
Users Birthday Email is active on 80+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,719 times since it launched in February 2024. It was downloaded 255 times in the last 30 days.
Does Users Birthday Email work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Users Birthday Email up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.5.1 or newer.
What PHP version does Users Birthday Email need?
Users Birthday Email requires PHP 7.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Users Birthday Email last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.8.0, was released on September 28, 2026 (2 weeks ago).
Who makes Users Birthday Email?
Users Birthday Email is developed and maintained by Rashed Uzzaman.
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