Add Plain-Text Email
by Danny van Kooten 5 (4 reviews)

Add Plain-Text Email

Adds a text/plain email to text/html emails to decrease the chance of emails being tagged as spam.

Add Plain-Text Email ranks #16,121 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #622 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4
v1.2.1 Current Version v1.2.1
Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on
#622 of 3,634 in Communication Top 25% by installs
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (4 reviews)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Add Plain-Text Email. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who send HTML emails through their site. It adds a plain-text version to those HTML emails so they are less likely to be flagged as spam by filters like SpamAssassin.

  • Adds plain-text version of HTML emails
  • Automatic detection via wp_mail()
  • No settings required
  • Reduces spam filter flagging

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Add Plain-Text Email

Because it decreases the chance of your legit email being marked as being spam and thus disappearing in spam folders. http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/Rules/MIME_HTML_ONLY
No, the plugin does not affect the HTML message of emails.
No, 99% of all email clients will just show the HTML version of the email. The other 1% can't properly display HTML and will show the plain text email. Without this plugin, they would have had nothing to show.
You can use the following online tools to test the spammyness of your WordPress emails. http://mail-tester.com/ http://isnotspam.com/ http://spamscorechecker.com/ http://www.port25.com/support/authentication-center/email-verification/

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