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MailHog for WordPress — WordPress Email Plugin

by Tareq Hasan · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 5.8.15 PHP 5.3+

MailHog for WordPress has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 11,459 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 28, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.

MailHog for WordPress at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
11,459
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is MailHog for WordPress well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.8.15, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
8%
1 of 13 reviews on WordPress.org

MailHog for WordPress reviews and ratings

13 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

13 reviews

5★
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  • Lousiest support for new users

    Discovered this plugin after Mr Digital used it in one of his videos. You could write the FAQ for this plug-on on the back of a postage stamp in large letters.

    ozhighfive

  • Perfect! It works excellently!

    I just installed the plugin it works like a charm! Thank you! Also: works with WordPress 6.4.3!

    gregorwendland

  • Plug and play! Just works!

    Thank you!

    Fernando Acosta

  • Just activate and it works

    Installed it, activated it, and MailHog started to receive emails. Just what I wanted!

    Pär Thernström

  • Does what it says it does, and does it well

    This is a great example of how you don't need to overcomplicate things, and still make a great and super useful plugin. The plugin will just hook to phpmailer_init and make it work with Mailhog. No configuration is needed, it just works. Great job 👍🏼

    Denis Žoljom

  • Great help for local dev

    I've been using this a lot lately on my local development. Like another person said, to make it work on a docker container, you need to change the smtp host adding this line to wp_config: define( 'WP_MAILHOG_HOST', 'mailhog' );

    sidben

Details

Zero configuration MailHog plugin for your development machine.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings MailHog for WordPress competes in

Tags

  • mail
  • mailer
  • smtp
  • wordpress smtp
  • WP Mail SMTP

More from Tareq Hasan

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Jul 28, 2021
First published
Dec 26, 2018
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
5.8.15
Requires PHP
5.3
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

MailHog for WordPress FAQ

How many active installs does MailHog for WordPress have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for MailHog for WordPress as of September 7, 2026.

Is MailHog for WordPress still maintained?

The last release was on July 28, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is MailHog for WordPress free?

MailHog for WordPress is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.