Title: WP Mail From II Author: Ben Huson Published: Est 22, 2012 Last modified: Kevardhu 19, 2020 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-mailfrom-ii/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=993629) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-mailfrom-ii/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=993629) # WP Mail From II By [Ben Huson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/husobj/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/#description) * [Reviews](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/#reviews) * [Installation](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/#installation) * [Development](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/) ## Description This plugin allows you to set the email address and name used for emails sent by WordPress by setting the _From:_ header. It is an updated and fully re-worked version of the [WP Mail From](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mailfrom/) plugin by Tristan Aston and now works with the latest versions of WordPress. * Adds a “Mail From” section in the “Settings” menu. * The plugin uses the filter hooks `wp_mail_from` and `wp_mail_from_name`. * The priority for the hooks is set to 1 to allow for other plugins that may hook these with the default priority of 10 to override this plugin. Danish translation by Frederik Svarre ([www.fslab.dk](http://www.fslab.dk/)) ## Screenshots [⌊The settings page⌉⌊The settings page⌉[ The settings page ## Installation Either install via the WordPress admin plugin installer or… 1. Unzip `wp-mailfrom-ii.zip` in the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, making sure the folder is called `wp-mailfrom-ii`. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Visit the admin settings page `Settings > Mail From` and save your preferred name and email address. #### Upgrading from the old WP Mail From plugin This version is pretty much a complete re-write, fixes loads of bugs and works with the most recent versions of WordPress. If upgrading from the [WP Mail From](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mailfrom/) plugin your current name an email settings should be copied across but please check. To upgrade simply activate this plugin then deactivate the old WP Mail From plugin. Option naming conventions have changed in this version of the plugin. If you accessed either of the options directly for any reason you will need to re-factor you code as support for the old options will be removed in a future version. The old options used to be retrieved as follows: ``` get_option( 'site_mail_from_name' ); get_option( 'site_mail_from_email' ); ``` You should now use: ``` get_option( 'wp_mailfrom_ii_name' ); get_option( 'wp_mailfrom_ii_email' ); ``` ## FAQ ### Why does the From address still show as the default or show up as ‘sent on behalf of’ the default address? Possibly your mail server has added a _Sender:_ header or is configured to always set the _envelope sender_ to the user calling it. ### Why are emails not being sent? Some hosts may refuse to relay mail from an unknown domain. See [https://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5007](https://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5007) for more details. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e8fbb07471d40c471de3bae8946e509af6bccc74c5990a3dce9819417389c4b7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Lets me update Email From](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lets-me-update-email-from/)󠁿 [Fahrenhe1t](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahrenhe1t/) Mis-Genver 3, 2017 I have a Wordpress installation on a local network, sending emails through sSMTP. The mail relay does not allow default "From" addresses to have "wordpress@home" with no ".com." The plugin allows me to change the email address to be valid, and allows mails to go through. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/17bbc5f67a723c46f47e305bf7c08f94f1dd91532b90f6285f83c43c89aed114? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The only one that works on WP Engine so far](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-only-one-that-works-on-wp-engine-so-far/)󠁿 [noelsaw](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noelsaw/) Du 18, 2016 Great plugin. This is the only 1 out 4 (found here on WP.org repo) that would work in one of WP Engine's environment (one of of their different infrastructure providers). ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/603cd3576aa04c8238b6f6f64ad85e9f318436850f88fe7f5e9401167dfdc619? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works in 4.5.3, keeps emails professional](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-in-453-keeps-emails-professional/)󠁿 [John.Hicks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnhicks/) Gwynngala 3, 2016 The plugin worked for me, using 4.5.3. If you're here, you might be having issues with your hosting account sending emails as something like (BlueHost): username@ boxXXX.bluehost.com This is a problem. 1) It doesn't look professional, 2) it hands out your username! This plugin helps you catch any plugins using wordpres@yoursite. com, making it more of a one-stop solution, rather than digging through each of your plugin's settings to possibly find a solution. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bffe9d857dcf6561761f14e789cc0b9088463e2a339939d776ae164348567596? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Solved my problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/solved-my-problem-18/)󠁿 [Knopenman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/knopenman/) Gwynngala 3, 2016 E-mail confirmation of contact form bounced, but this plugin solved the problem ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0afcf6a42f0abb4f81c88746863205a60ee536099d649d8a6a7e31eead35654c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-effective-521/)󠁿 [Marco Chiesi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marcochiesi/) Gwynngala 3, 2016 It just does what it is supposed to do. Thanks. P.S. I think these settings should part of WordPress core. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/070f6d75983cd8d6895bda91c85da384aa2f23a46f24b5ec0fdac1164af2355c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-844/)󠁿 [gebiert](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gebiert/) Gwynngala 3, 2016 Not much to say here: the plugin works as expected. [ Read all 23 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Mail From II” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ben Huson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/husobj/) “WP Mail From II” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP Mail From II” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mailfrom-ii/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-mailfrom-ii/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-mailfrom-ii/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-mailfrom-ii/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0 * Add default values as placeholders in admin fields. * New method of getting sitename in WordPress 5.5+ #### 1.2 * Make admin field labels clickable. Props [Viktor Szépe](https://github.com/szepeviktor). * Remove deprecated `screen_icon()`. #### 1.1.1 * Added Hungarian translation. Props [Viktor Szépe](https://github.com/szepeviktor). * Bump WordPress requirements. #### 1.1 * Added options to override the default WordPress email address and admin email address. * Added ‘wp_mailfrom_ii_default_from’ filter so you can add compatibility if the pluggable wp_mail() function is altered to use a different default email address. * Delete plugin options when uninstalled. * Reworked as a singleton class. * Remove filter support for original WP MailFrom plugin. #### 1.0.2 * Only set email address and name if overwriting the default WordPress values. #### 1.0.1 * Correctly style “save settings” button. #### 1.0 * Pretty much re-coded from scratch – now based around a core WP_MailFrom_II class. * Uses the [WordPress Settings API](https://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_API). * Stores name and email as `wp_mailfrom_ii_name` and `wp_mailfrom_ii_email` options. Upgrade support is provided for old options. ## Meta * Version **2.0** * Last updated **6 years ago** * Active installations **5,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.6.21** * Languages * [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/), ha [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii) * Tags * [email from](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email-from/)[from address](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/from-address/) [from email](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/from-email/)[mail](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mail/) [mail from](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mail-from/) * [Advanced View](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailfrom-ii/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 23 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailfrom-ii/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ben Huson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/husobj/) ## Support Got something to say? 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