Title: wp_mail return-path Author: barnz99 Published: December 18, 2015 Last modified: December 11, 2023 --- Search plugins 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-mail-returnpath/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3008134) # wp_mail return-path By [barnz99](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnz99/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath.zip) * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-returnpath/#description) * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-returnpath/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-returnpath/#installation) * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-returnpath/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/) ## Description This plugin sets the PHPMailer Sender (return-path) the same as the From address if it’s not correctly set. Mitigates the “via” and “The actual sender of” Notification in Outlook and stops email going to spam/junk because of the mismatch between From and Return-Path headers. This usually occurs on shared hosting servers when local user / domain is used as default for the return-path header and WordPress only sets the From header. ## Installation 1. Unzip all files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Log into WordPress admin and activate the ‘Latest Tweets’ plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b72fe8752106b802fa56a389eba05dea8847919eb6885eb7b851f4dbf759b8c8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just what the doctor ordered](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-what-the-doctor-ordered-64/)󠁿 [nigelpentland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nigelpentland/) November 10, 2024 Works a treat and fixes an otherwise troublesome issue. Many thanks. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88f949545ced02da3a5804a1731db949346344004473f1d898151622ad2969e7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as expected](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-854/)󠁿 [Em](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mcottell/) November 20, 2023 Needed to be able to set return-path email header in my WordPress emails so that they don’t get flagged as spam. This plugin does the trick. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/546b7b3e30c5a9d2a3086c4aa81c6f96fbd7f194aea9a3ab9adcc5714bf79ded? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thanks for the plugin. To be honest, this should be part of WP.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-for-the-plugin-to-be-honest-this-should-be-part-of-wp/)󠁿 [Anonymous User 9018418](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anonymized-9018418/) October 28, 2021 It works, and it fixes a major flaw of WP. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0295e2d925c79977431dd32d0187662cf5ba9808b8227440e2ef1d2a82dc285e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[All good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-good-92/)󠁿 [asterix30](https://profiles.wordpress.org/asterix30/) June 16, 2020 Finally I am able to use proper email addresses. Thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/976ed52d535712ca3279a67e84515ce1925d7a172674fe570f5bb3abb4ead6e3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as expected](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-367/)󠁿 [fuchsws](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fuchsws/) February 25, 2018 … and just does what it should do, thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34f5ae0466a3b4c1a7c2745cd313eb2314872b72460f6cf345cfbcc126a140ec? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Working with WP 4.9.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-with-wp-4-9-2/)󠁿 [Thomas Maier](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webzunft/) February 1, 2018 It still works and solves the issue it supposed to solve. [ Read all 9 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “wp_mail return-path” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ barnz99 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnz99/) [Translate “wp_mail return-path” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-mail-returnpath) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-returnpath/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-mail-returnpath/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-mail-returnpath/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-mail-returnpath/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.1 * Tested with 6.3 #### 1.1.0 * Tested with 5.6.1 * Fixed typo on filter_var * Changed to a singleton class #### 1.0.3 * Tested with WordPress 4.9.4 #### 1.0.2 * Now only sets the sender if it’s not already set with a valid email address. #### 1.0.1 * Tested on 4.4 #### 1.0.0 * Inital Release #### 0.0.1 * Beta Release ## Meta * Version **1.1.1** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **5,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.3.8** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-returnpath/) * Tags * [outlook](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/outlook/)[phpmailer](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/phpmailer/) [return-path](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/return-path/)[sender](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sender/) [wp-mail](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp-mail/) * [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-returnpath/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 9 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-returnpath/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ barnz99 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnz99/) ## Support Got something to say? 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