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Site Mailer – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log
An Elementor email tool that sneaks onto sites and breaks silently.
DecliningPoor rating
34/100
Users report deceptive pricing and silent connection failures alongside unauthorized installations.
Active installs
~250,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
2.2★
14 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-34%
Declining fast
2,649 → 1,740 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MAJORverified rating is 2.08★
- MINORdownloads down 34% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -34% in the last year
2,649/day a year ago→1,740/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySite Mailer is a functional SMTP/email delivery plugin from Elementor that works when connected, but is widely criticized for deceptive "free" labeling, forced auto-installation via Elementor updates, a recurring connection-drop bug that silently stops all email delivery, and a mandatory Reply-To field that breaks advanced form workflows.
What people like
- +Easy initial setup and emails send reliably when the plugin is properly connected×2
- +Support team can consolidate multiple free-trial accounts into a single license for multi-site use
Common complaints
- −Plugin repeatedly loses its connection to Elementor's servers without notification, silently stopping all outgoing emails until manually reconnected×3
- −Mandatory Reply-To field in settings cannot be left blank, interfering with form plugins (e.g. JetFormBuilder) that need to control Reply-To headers themselves×2
- −Advertised as free but limited to 200 emails per month before a paid upgrade is required, with no clear disclosure before installation×4
- −Plugin was auto-installed on sites without user consent via an Elementor update, raising serious trust and security concerns×3
- −Users were enrolled in a trial period without being clearly informed during the installation or connection process×2
- −No batch resend functionality for emails that failed to deliver during a connection outage
- −Minimal documentation
- −Some users report the plugin simply fails to connect and never becomes functional after installation
Review trustReviews look organic
- 2.08★Verified rating — drops from 2.20★ once one-shot reviewers are removed
- 14%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-01-102025-10-072026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 14 total
Latest reviews · 14 analyzed
- 2026-03-30★★★★★Site Mailer Glitchpetralearnsword1-shot
- 2026-03-11★★★★★it forces you to set a Reply-To addressChris
- 2025-09-08★★★★★Installed without my consentSvensonsan
- 2025-08-27★★★★★Site Mailer The Best Option!Suyta
- 2025-08-27★★★★★Not spam but spam, free but not freepzanto
- 2025-07-30★★★★★Written free but not freenasirujjaman1-shot
- 2025-07-23★★★★★Easy setup but frustrating to useAmyZealand
- 2025-07-11★★★★★Working Well for Us, Support GreatSprialOwner
- 2025-07-07★★★★★Site Mailermakis2025
- 2025-07-04★★★★★Bad Idea, dishonest and coercive practicemcampos023
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Site Mailer
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
1,713
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
1,517
Prior 7-day baseline
1,242
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
31,452
Mean release-day peak (30d)
15,949
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+12.9%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
21%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.25
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
29%
5★ share in analyzed sample
14%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-75%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
2.21 → 2.08★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered