EO4WP: EmailOctopus for WordPress for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Olaf Lederer
EO4WP: EmailOctopus for WordPress is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
EO4WP: EmailOctopus for WordPress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Olaf Lederer. With a rating of 5.0★ from 3 reviews.
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EO4WP: EmailOctopus for WordPress is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 3 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Olaf Lederer — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (3) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How EO4WP: EmailOctopus for WordPress works
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Email marketing is still one of the best ways to drive traffic to your website. You can use this WordPress plugin to add a newsletter subscription form below your blog, right in your articles or in other places using Elementor forms or a shortcode. Use the WooCommerce integration and submit order related information together with each subscription.
To use this plugin, you need to create an API key. You can do this via your EmailOctopus account. You can get a free account from the EmailOctopus website. The free account allows you to add 2500 active subscribers and has a few limitations on the account features.
These are the features
Add the subscription form by using a shortcode
Integration for Elementor form actions (with support for custom list fields)
WooCommerce integration (store order related info in EmailOctopus)
Easy to use, custom list fields will be automatically created if they don’t exists
Efficient spam protection (using JavaScript and cookies)
The visitor stays on your website while submitting the form data
Support for multiple mailing lists (EmailOctopus legacy acoounts)
Support for multi-language websites (compatible with Polylang)
The form HTML is compatible with the Bootstrap CSS framework
Optional: Protect your subscription forms with the plugin WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
Optional: Use the CSS style-sheet (Bootstrap v3 compatible) included with the plugin
Track successfully submitted forms in Google Analytics and Clicky
The plugin includes JS and CSS files only if the form (shortcode) is present
Using nonces for simple form value validation
About EmailOctopus This plugin communicates with the email marketing service EmailOctopus via the API. An active account is required to use this plugin.
For more information:
Privacy Statement – Privacy Statement – EmailOctopus.com
Terms of use – Terms of Use – EmailOctopus.com
API – Documentation version 2.0.0 – EmailOctopus.com
WooCommerce integration If your want to use the EmailOctopus integration for WooCommerce, you need to follow these steps:
Goto WooCommerce > Settings > Integrations > EmailOctopus
Choose the Mailing list you prefer for the subscription feature on your checkout page
Check the other features to include additional order information with each subscription
Enable the option “Subscribe everyone” if you like to use EmailOctopus for none commercial emails (too).
Elementor integration If you use Elementor Pro, it’s possible to add the EmailOctopus subscription as form action.
Add the Elementor form as usual and choose “EmailOctopus” from “Actions after submit”.
Now point the different mailing list fields to the form fields, by entering the field ID.
The “Newsletter” option has a special behavior. Use a checkbox in your form and if the checkbox was checked, a tag called “newsletter” will be added to the subscriber in EmailOctopus.
Check here the complete documentation for both integrations and the EO4WP shortcode.
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Frequently asked questions
What is EO4WP: EmailOctopus for WordPress?
EO4WP: EmailOctopus for WordPress is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 3 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Olaf Lederer.