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Email Marketing Plugin – WP Email Capture icon
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Email Marketing Plugin – WP Email Capture

Double opt-in form for building your email list. Define landing pages to distribute your ebooks & software.

Active installs1K+1K+ tier
Downloads · 30d644▲ +25.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating4.3/519 reviews
Health score68/100Good
All-time downloads312.1KSince Sep 2009
Support resolved1 / 1100% in last 2 months
RequiresWP 5.0PHP any
Downloads · 7d155▼ -6.1% week over week
Our verdict

Solid choice

Email Marketing Plugin is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 68/100 on our health check.

  • Momentum — downloads up 25.8% vs the previous 30 days

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

81725Jul 6Aug 19Oct 3
Yesterday23
Daily average (1y)26
Peak day657Dec 11, 2025
Last 12 months9.4K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Email Marketing Plugin stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
email #40 10,000 Best email plugins →
Email Marketing #21 2,699 Best Email Marketing plugins →
gutenberg ready #25 2,482 Best gutenberg ready plugins →
mailing list #15 427 Best mailing list plugins →
widget ready #28 4,020 Best widget ready plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 3.1271.8%
  • 3.96.5%
  • Other21.7%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 19 reviews

  • 5★73.7%
  • 4★10.5%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★5.3%
  • 1★10.5%

About Email Marketing Plugin

From the official readme · v3.12.7

Description

This creates a 2 field form (Name & Email) for capturing emails. Email is double opt in, and allows you to forward opt in to services such as ebooks or software. When you are ready to begin your email marketing campaign, simply export the list into your chosen email marketing software or service. WP Email Capture now comes with a number of integrations and extensions, including WP Email Capture Premium allows you to build multiple lists, track stats and have custom fields and templates

WP Email Capture Free Features:-

  • Widget Ready.
  • Uses WordPress’ internal wp_mail function for sending mail.
  • Easily integrated with posts & pages.
  • Dashboard Widget.
  • GDPR Friendly
  • Export data into CSV files, compatible with most major Email Marketing Programmes (including Aweber, Mailchimp, Groupmail, Constant Contact)
  • Double opt in, so compatible with CAN-SPAM act.
  • reCAPTCHA integration
  • And completely free!

For more details please visit the official site of WP Email Capture

Now Released is WP Email Capture Premium! You get all the above features plus the following:-

  • Stat tracking – track the visitors to your site and where your sign ups come from.
  • Autoresponders – Create an autoresponder email, an email sent to the user when they sign up to your site.
  • Multiple lists – Create multiple lists for your site.
  • Build External Lists – If you have a Constant Contact, Mailchimp or Aweber account, you can use WP Email Capture to build to these services directly.
  • Custom Fields – You can capture more than just visitors name & email, add your own custom fields to capture (such as phone number or Address).

You also get premium support and further documentation. For more information, and to purchase, visit the plans and pricing page.

Keep in Contact:-

Translation Credits:-

Translations have been done by the following parties. Thank you!

  • French Translation: Olivier – http://www.ticket-system.net/ & Andrew Patton (@andpatton) – http://www.acusti.ca/
  • German Translation: Stephan – http://www.computersniffer.com/, Marc Nilius (@libertello) – http://www.libertello.de/ and Ov3rFly
  • Brazilian Portugese Translation: Nick Lima (@nick_linux) – http://www.nicklima.com.br
  • Dutch Translation: Sander – http://www.zanderz.net/
  • Hungarian Translation: Surbma – http://surbma.hu/
  • Spanish Translation: David Bravo – http://dimensionmultimedia.com
  • Italian Translation: Giuseppe Marino – http://it.gravatar.com/gpmarino
  • Serbian Translation: Borisa Djuraskovic – http://www.webhostinghub.com/
  • Croatian Translation: Lem Treursić – http://grafika-dizajn.com/

Bugs/Suggestions/Support

Please report any bugs, support and suggestions to the WP Email Capture Support Page

Stylings

To style your form, you need to add to your CSS file the following ID declarations. wp_email_capture is for sidebar & template widgets, wp_email_capture_2 is for on page forms.

#wp_email_capture
{

}
#wp_email_capture label.wp-email-capture-name
{

}
#wp_email_capture label.wp-email-capture-email
{

}
#wp_email_capture input.wp-email-capture-name
{

}
#wp_email_capture input.wp-email-capture-email
{

}
#wp_email_capture_2
{

}
#wp_email_capture_2 label.wp-email-capture-name
{

}
#wp_email_capture_2 label.wp-email-capture-email
{

}
#wp_email_capture_2 input.wp-email-capture-name
{

}
#wp_email_capture_2 input.wp-email-capture-email
{

}

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin (unzipped) into /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin under the “Plugins” menu.
  3. Create a page on your site for “sign up” (this page will be forwarded to when the form is just filled in, informs the users that they need to click on a link in the email.
  4. Create a page on your site “confirmation” (thanking them for their enquiry, links to download etc).
  5. After creating these, fill in the settings in the “Settings > WP Email Capture” page, making sure the URL of the “sign up” page is in the “Page to redirect to on sign up” text box and the “confirmation” page URL is in the “Page to redirect to on confirmation of email address” text box.

The form can be inserted into the site at any location. However, to put the form anywhere, insert the following code into your template

<?php if (function_exists('wp_email_capture_form')) { wp_email_capture_form(); } ?>

If you want to insert the form within a page, insert into any post or page the string [wp_email_capture_form]. It will be replaced with a simple form.

You can also add a widget to any widget enabled area by going to Appearance > Widgets in the WordPress Administration.

If you need more help, please read this guide on how to set up WP Email Capture

Frequently asked questions

Can I see/export/autoconfirm “Unverified” Email Addresses?

No.

Why Not?

In accordance with the CANSPAM act, I have hidden Unverified emails from view. They can not be seen. Sorry, but the temptation is too big to spam unverified emails. Hence the removal.

Can Registered Users access the “thank you” page after signup? They try signing up again and get a ‘user has already been registered’ error

Yes they can, however they can’t go through the registration process. If you are using WP Email Capture Premium, you can send an autoresponder after signing up (which can contain a link to the “thank you” page). Alternatively, add a notice on your landing page to encourage users to bookmark the page.

I am Upgrading to WP Email Capture 2.3+, why has my WP Email Capture Sidebar Widget disappeared?

The WP Email Capture version 2.3 saw the introduction of multiple sidebar widgets. This was coded differently to the pre 2.3 WP Email Capture sidebar widget. As such you will have to recreate the sidebar widget. It’s easy to do, but apologies for this – I am working on a fix!

Often My Email Is Going Into Spam, how can I stop this?

The most likely cause is by putting an email address that doesn’t exist in the “From Which Email Address”. Please don’t put a noreply@, as spam eats this up. Also, make sure your email address is from your server (rather than a @gmail/@hotmail/@yahoo email address). Finally, try improving your deliverability rate by sending your emails through SMTP using WP Mail SMTP.

Does this piece of software send out email?

No. I feel that to do so would be counter productive, as sending out email could have a detrimental effect on your server. There are a number of services we recommend, such as Aweber, to send out lists built on WP Email Capture.

Does it work with WordPress MU?

This plugin is unsupported for WordPress MU. Some people have reported success in using it. Others haven’t. I have been unable to figure out why (I’ve been unable to get it working for WordPress MU).

For some reason, no emails are being sent. No errors either. What could be the issue?

This is sometimes the case if your hosting (usually Godaddy) disables certain ways of sending mail. If you use WP Mail SMTP, you can send emails in a different way that works.

Does it work with [theme_name]?

This plugin does use widgets, so probably yes 🙂

How do I include the name in my emails I send to people?

Wherever you put in %NAME% (spelt exactly like that, uppercase as well), it will be replaced with the name given by the user.

Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the WordPress Email Marketing Plugin – WP Email Capture plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin.

Changelog

3.12.7

  • Fixed a display bug that occurred in WordPress 6.9.1 onwards that threw a warning if the Gutenberg block was being registered.
  • Tested with 7.0

3.12.6

  • Security Release – fixed a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) security bug that would have allowed logged in administrators to download CSV’s in a way they shouldn’t be able to.

3.12.5

  • Security Release – fixed a Broken Access Control security bug which could allow subscribers to set a non-crucial option within the Database table.
  • Tested with 6.9

3.12.4

  • Tested with 6.8

3.12.3

  • Tested with 6.7

3.12.2

  • Tested with 6.6

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

The Dashboard Widget
The Dashboard Widget
The Options Page
The Options Page
It's appearance within the template
It's appearance within the template

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FAQ

Email Marketing Plugin: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026

Is Email Marketing Plugin free?

Yes. Email Marketing Plugin is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Email Marketing Plugin safe to use in 2026?

Email Marketing Plugin is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 68/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Email Marketing Plugin?

Email Marketing Plugin is active on 1K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 312,144 times since it launched in September 2009. It was downloaded 644 times in the last 30 days.

Does Email Marketing Plugin work with WordPress 7.1?

Email Marketing Plugin is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Email Marketing Plugin last updated?

The latest version, 3.12.7, was released on April 21, 2026 (6 months ago).

Who makes Email Marketing Plugin?

Email Marketing Plugin is developed and maintained by Rhys Wynne.

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The most popular alternatives to Email Marketing Plugin are WP Mail SMTP by WPForms (4M+ installs), MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPr… (1M+ installs) and Easy WP SMTP (500K+ installs).

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