Active installations50Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.1 / 5 from 25 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Mailgun Email Validator version 1.2.4.1 as active, updated 8y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.9.
Overview
About this plugin
Most email validators look for an @ and a. (dot) some go further and blacklist certain domain names. But Mailgun’s Advanced email validation service goes deeper and looks for the existence of the domain name, presence of a MX record and the custom ESP(Email Service Provider) grammar.
The grammar here is the rules defined by each email provider. For example, Yahoo Mail addresses can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, and one period.
com perfectly passes the is_email() function but can never exist as it contains more than one period. Such addresses can’t escape Mailgun’s Email validation.
Why use Mailgun’s email validation service?
Performs the usual email syntax check.
Checks the existence of the email domain. So [email protected] can’t escape.
Checks if the email domain has a MX record. So [email protected] is caught.
Checks if the username complies with the grammar of its ESP (Email Service provider). Eg Gmail doesn’t allow usernames less than 6 characters and hyphens so [email protected] and [email protected] can’t get away.
Why use this plugin?
Integrates with the is_email() function of WordPress. So it works seamlessly with Contact Form 7, Jetpack/Grunion contact forms, WordPress registration form and any form which uses the is_email() function.
Kicks spam before it is inserted into the database
Ensures that the commenting process is uninterrupted even if Mailgun suffers a downtime
Works completely transparent, nothing changes in the frontend
This plugin requires a Mailgun Public API Key which can be obtained by signing up at Mailgun.
If you’re trying out this plugin on a local WAMP/LAMP/MAMP installation make sure your system is connected to the Internet for this plugin to contact Mailgun.
Mailgun Address Validator demo and its source code
The Mailgun Email Validator Plugin official homepage.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
anti spam
email validation
comments
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 4.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.1.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity25 Nov 20178y ago
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