Change Mail Sender

56 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

At roughly 20,000 active installs, the plugin has a modest footprint that is a tiny fraction of what the leading alternatives reach, but it is well known within its niche.

Update Freshness

8/25

The last update on April 2, 2025 and a low required PHP version of 5.6.20 suggest the developer is keeping things alive, but the score is held back by a small maintenance footprint overall.

User Rating

13/15

An 88 out of 100 from 18 reviewers is a strong score, though the small sample size means it carries less weight than the alternatives with thousands of ratings.

Support Health

8/15

With zero support threads opened and zero resolved, there is essentially no track record to evaluate, which the scoring engine treats as neutral at best.

WP Compatibility

8/15

The plugin is tested against WordPress 6.7.5 and only requires WordPress 5.2, giving it very wide compatibility but no signs of modern WooCommerce or block editor integration testing.

Scores higher than 6% of indexed plugins

About

Easily change the default WordPress from email name and from email address.

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.4/5

Last Updated 2025-04-02 6:24am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.2+

Tested Up To 6.7.7

Requires PHP 5.6.20+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Change Mail Sender lets you override WordPress's default outgoing email settings, replacing the generic 'WordPress <[email protected]>' sender with a custom name and email address. It hooks into the wp_mail function to rewrite the From header on every outgoing message, including notifications, password resets, and WooCommerce order emails. It does not handle SMTP delivery, logging, or authentication of any kind.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small site owners who only need to make their outgoing WordPress emails look more professional or branded and have no deliverability issues. It is also a reasonable fit for freelancers or small businesses running a handful of sites where the host already handles mail reliably. Anyone sending more than a few dozen emails a day or running a store should look further down the list.

Who Should Skip It

If you need SMTP delivery, email logging, or better inbox placement, this plugin will not help, and installing it on top of a broken mail setup just rewrites the From header on still-undelivered messages. Sites running WooCommerce at scale, membership platforms, or anyone who has ever had a contact form email vanish should go straight to a real SMTP plugin.

The Bottom Line

Change Mail Sender does one narrow job and does it cheaply and simply, which is exactly why it has 20,000 installs despite a middling 59.33 overall score. It is the right call only if your mail already delivers fine and you just want the From name and address to look right. The moment deliverability, logging, or SMTP routing matters, you should be looking at WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP, or Post SMTP instead.

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