by debounce 4 (16 reviews)

DeBounce Email Validator

Name: DeBounce Email Validator
Rating: 4.0 (16 reviews)
Author: debounce

Real-time email validation for WordPress forms. Block invalid, disposable, and risky emails to keep your database clean and improve deliverability.

DeBounce Email Validator ranks #10,634 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #511 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 4/5 rating from 16 reviews, and was last updated Aug 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v5.8.9 Current Version v5.8.9

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 13 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#511 of 3,634 in Communication Top 25% by installs Downloads +23.5% this week

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#10,634

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Active Installs

300+

-12.8%

KW Avg Position

20.8

0.2 worse

Downloads

22.6K

+5 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

80%

Review 4 out of 5

4 (16 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

Total Progress 45%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0

16 reviews

Overall 80%

11 (69%)

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4 (25%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 5 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Apr 17, 2025

DeBounce Email Validator [debounce-io-email-validator] < 5.6.6

CVE-2025-24539 · Fixed in v5.6.6
Apr 9, 2025

DeBounce Email Validator [debounce-io-email-validator] < 5.8.2

CVE-2025-32580 · Fixed in v5.8.2
Apr 3, 2025

DeBounce Email Validator [debounce-io-email-validator] < 5.71

CVE-2025-31098 · Fixed in v5.71
Feb 18, 2025

DeBounce Email Validator [debounce-io-email-validator] < 5.8.1

CVE-2024-13339 · Fixed in v5.8.1
Nov 22, 2024

DeBounce Email Validator [debounce-io-email-validator] < 5.6.6

CVE-2024-11463 · Fixed in v5.6.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.8.9
Last Updated: Aug 13, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0.1+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: debounce

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
Reviews: 16
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners running forms such as WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Ninja Forms, and similar plugins. It validates email addresses in real time to block invalid, disposable, and risky emails before they enter the database.

DNS & MX record validation
Syntax verification
Mailbox existence checking
SMTP connection testing
Disposable email detection
Spam trap identification
Role-based email filtering
Custom blocklist support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about DeBounce Email Validator

The WordPress plugin uses the DeBounce API to validate emails directly from your WordPress website. Using this plugin, you will never have invalid emails in your database. It works with all the registration and contact forms.

DeBounce doesn’t send any emails to the recipient’s address during the validation process. All processing is done on its servers, so your IP addresses and domains are not affected in any way by the DeBounce service. This means that your IP or domains never get blacklisted.

DeBounce never stores any emails called from the API.

Yes. For more information, please read: * DeBounce GDPR Compliancy * DeBounce Privacy Policy

Start with 100 free validations to test the service. Paid plans start at $0.003 per validation with volume discounts. View pricing details

You can choose to either consider all emails valid or block all submissions. This is configurable in the plugin settings.

Yes. DeBounce offers a money-back guarantee.

Validation typically completes in under 1 second with real-time user feedback.

DeBounce achieves 99.9% accuracy through advanced AI-powered validation.

Yes. The plugin is fully responsive.