74
Zoho Mail for WordPress
Sends your mail perfectly but forgets how to handle replies.
HealthyGrowingPoor rating
74/100
The plugin provides reliable mail delivery but suffers from missing features and occasional configuration errors.
Active installs
~25,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
3.8★
41 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+5%
Growing
98 → 103 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.75★
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
Growing · +5% in the last year
98/day a year ago→103/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayZoho Mail for WordPress is a well-regarded integration plugin for Zoho Mail users that reliably handles WordPress SMTP when properly configured, but is held back by a missing Reply-To header feature, occasional unexplained credential failures, and setup friction for new users.
What people like
- +Works reliably once configured, with users reporting no email delivery failures or connectivity issues over extended use×7
- +Easy and straightforward setup process for most users×4
- +Integrates well with Contact Form 7 and other WordPress forms×2
- +Zoho Mail itself is praised as inexpensive and high-quality, with a free tier available×3
- +Support has helped users resolve configuration issues in some cases×2
Common complaints
- −No Reply-To header support, making it impractical to send from a noreply@ address while routing replies elsewhere×2
- −Plugin periodically stops working without warning, requiring full credential deletion and reauthorization to fix×2
- −An 'Invalid Client Secret' error occurs on setup and requires deactivating and reactivating the plugin as a workaround
- −Setup documentation is unclear or insufficient, causing significant configuration difficulty for some users×2
- −Support is described as unhelpful or unresponsive in some cases×2
- −A persistent wp-admin promotional notice for another Zoho plugin does not dismiss even after repeated attempts
Review trustReviews look organic
- 3.75★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.80★
- 2%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-02-152025-04-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 41 total
Latest reviews · 41 analyzed
- 2025-07-29★★★★★Great plugin, but no Reply-To supportSphered
- 2025-06-24★★★★★Works as Intendedbradstot
- 2025-01-27★★★★★Great for maildspplug
- 2024-03-07★★★★★Reply to isn't an optionZeal Media
- 2024-01-24★★★★★Highly recommended for your Zoho email account!lakuma
- 2023-06-08★★★★★Excellent!urania7
- 2023-04-03★★★★★reply-to not supportedVaDims
- 2022-01-03★★★★★Sorted my SMTP problemsHydester
- 2021-08-31★★★★★Gave an error at firstTurboMan911
- 2021-08-12★★★★★Zero Documentationauludag
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
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.
103
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
97
Prior 7-day baseline
87
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
244
Mean release-day peak (30d)
111
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+6.2%
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.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.19
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
63%
5★ share in analyzed sample
2%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.78 → 3.75★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered