WP-EMail is the #88 ranked email app on WordPress, with a 4.5 average rating from 11 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
WP-EMail is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Lester Chan. With a rating of 4.5★ from 11 reviews, it currently ranks #88 in the Email category.
AppRanks data: WP-EMail ranks #88 in Email on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 13% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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WP-EMail is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Email category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 11 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 (4.5★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Lester Chan — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (11) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How WP-EMail works
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WP-EMail puts an “Email This Post” link on your posts and pages. A visitor clicking it gets a small form, fills in their name, their friend’s name and address and an optional remark, and the article goes out through wp_mail() — so it uses whatever WordPress itself is set up to send with.
Every message is logged, so you can see what was sent, to whom, from which address and whether it arrived. The page title, the subject line, the HTML body, the plain text body and every message the visitor sees are templates you can edit, each with its own list of variables and a button to put the original back.
Features
An “Email This Post” link built from an HTML template you edit, with the envelope glyph, the wording and the post type as variables
A standalone e-mail page or a popup window
HTML or plain text messages, with the article whole or cut to a word count
Image verification, and a minimum interval between sends, to keep the form off spammers’ lists
A sortable, paginated log of every message, with totals and a one-click purge
A widget and template tags for the most emailed posts and pages
A block on the WP-Stats page, if you have WP-Stats installed
Donations I spent most of my free time creating, updating, maintaining and supporting these plugins, if you really love my plugins and could spare me a couple of bucks, I will really appreciate it. If not feel free to use it without any obligations.
Usage The plugin works as soon as it is activated. All you have to decide is where the e-mail link appears.
On selected posts and pages, type the shortcode into the content:
[email_link]
This works in both block and classic themes, and puts the link exactly where you want it rather than on everything.
On every post and page, call the template tag from your theme instead. In a classic theme, open wp-content/themes/<YOUR THEME NAME>/index.php — or single.php, page.php, and so on — find:
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
and add this inside the loop, where you want the link to show:
<?php if ( function_exists( 'email_link' ) ) { email_link(); } ?>
Use one or the other, not both, or the link appears twice.
If the link is there but clicking it gives a 404, re-save your permalinks under WP-Admin -> Settings -> Permalinks. The plugin registers its /email/ endpoint on activation, but a site with unusual rewrite rules can need the nudge.
Everything else is configured under WP-Admin -> E-Mail -> Settings, which has two tabs: Settings for the link, the form and delivery, and Templates for the eight message templates. The log of what has been sent is under WP-Admin -> E-Mail -> Manage E-Mail.
Filters Use wp_email_capability to hand a screen to a capability other than the default. The logs screen is gated on manage_email and the settings screen on manage_options:
add_filter( 'wp_email_capability', function ( $capability, $context ) { return 'logs' === $context ? 'edit_posts' : $capability; }, 10, 2 );
Use wp_email_form_field_values to pre-fill the form. The plugin uses it itself to fill in a logged-in visitor’s name and address:
add_filter( 'wp_email_form_field_values', function ( $values ) { $values['yourremarks'] = 'Thought you would like this.';
return $values; } );
The other three are wp_email_ipaddress (the address a send is attributed to), wp_email_template_redirect (whether the plugin takes over the request for its own endpoints) and wp_email_trust_proxy (whether the usual forwarding headers may be trusted).
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Email#88of 718Top 13%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where WP-EMail stands in the Email category
WP-EMail ranks #88 of 718 apps in the Email category, placing it in the top 13% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is WP-EMail?
WP-EMail is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.5-star rating from 11 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Email category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Lester Chan.
Who uses WP-EMail?
Currently around 1,000 active stores have installed WP-EMail. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Email category on WordPress.
Where does WP-EMail rank on WordPress?
WP-EMail currently sits at position #88 in the Email category on WordPress. That places it in the top 12% of 718 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.