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WP Private SMTP

A privacy focused SMTP plugin for Wordpress

by Kim Schulz · github.com/kimusan/wp-private-smtp · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/kimusan/wp-private-smtp/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/kimusan/wp-private-smtp ↗

Privacy-centric WordPress plugin that routes all outgoing mail through a user-defined SMTP server.

Features

  • Zero telemetry, tracking, or third-party API calls.
  • Granular SMTP diagnostics with human-readable guidance.
  • Internal analytics for sent and failed email counts.
  • Daily trend analytics with a locally bundled Chart.js chart (no CDN).
  • Modern admin UI with functional icons.
  • Translatable interface with English, Danish, and German catalogs.

Installation

  1. Copy plugin to /wp-content/plugins/wp-private-smtp.
  2. Activate plugin.
  3. Open Settings -> WP Private SMTP.
  4. Enter SMTP configuration and save.
  5. Click Test SMTP Connection.

Credits

WP Private SMTP is written by Kim Schulz (kim@schulz.dk) for use on https://schulz.dk as a lean, privacy-first alternative to larger SMTP plugins.

AI was used as a code adviser and reviewer during development.

Contributing

Pull requests with fixes and feature improvements are welcome.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE.