Title: MailHog for WordPress Author: Tareq Hasan Published: December 26, 2018 Last modified: July 28, 2021 --- 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://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-mailhog-smtp.svg) # MailHog for WordPress By [Tareq Hasan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tareq1988/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp.zip) * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailhog-smtp/#description) * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailhog-smtp/#reviews) * [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailhog-smtp/#installation) * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailhog-smtp/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/) ## Description This plugin routes your emails to MailHog for development purpose. If you are using [MailHog](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog) on your development environment, you can use this plugin to route your emails to MailHog. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ ### How can I use the plugin? Just activate the plugin, you don’t have to touch or change anything. ### What is MailHog? MailHog is an email testing tool for developers. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c51fb1f14bce2e3f57c4a95130b636b8579b88c35c36050104c15c51dd53f27? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Lousiest support for new users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lousiest-support-for-new-users/)󠁿 [ozhighfive](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ozhighfive/) January 21, 2025 Discovered this plugin after Mr Digital used it in one of his videos. You could write the FAQ for this plug-on on the back of a postage stamp in large letters. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a1b8d7bf10391a6e21656ae03ff30d3c0d876017cc50d10d9bfbf8892b2190fe? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect! It works excellently!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-it-works-excellently/)󠁿 [gregorwendland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gregorwendland/) February 13, 2024 I just installed the plugin it works like a charm! Thank you! Also: works with WordPress 6.4.3! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ef94169a4a3419913e50318c98a7fa2237a63f52b49386ebe54ba02666014f6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Plug and play! Just works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-and-play-just-works/)󠁿 [Fernando Acosta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amgnando/) December 12, 2023 Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2ce24492279223e09e666c760384573bc045d78af32a1459b8fcf341f7ab56a1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just activate and it works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-activate-and-it-works/)󠁿 [Pär Thernström](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eskapism/) July 9, 2022 Installed it, activated it, and MailHog started to receive emails. Just what I wanted! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2bbf5d68008a40dd09df7de61b7f06de29163885ca93e8b9706574aadc07ff12? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it says it does, and does it well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-says-it-does-and-does-it-well-2/)󠁿 [Denis Žoljom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dingo_d/) June 28, 2022 This is a great example of how you don’t need to overcomplicate things, and still make a great and super useful plugin. The plugin will just hook to phpmailer_init and make it work with Mailhog. No configuration is needed, it just works. Great job 👍🏼 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e6628634a19029cfffec07fd783b79f922abca6e939f61840491672e096c04f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great help for local dev](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-help-for-local-dev/)󠁿 [sidben](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sidben/) March 24, 2022 I’ve been using this a lot lately on my local development. Like another person said, to make it work on a docker container, you need to change the smtp host adding this line to wp_config: define( 'WP_MAILHOG_HOST', 'mailhog' ); [ Read all 12 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “MailHog for WordPress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Tareq Hasan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tareq1988/) [Translate “MailHog for WordPress” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-mailhog-smtp) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mailhog-smtp/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-mailhog-smtp/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-mailhog-smtp/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-mailhog-smtp/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### v1.0.1 – Jul 28th, 2021 * WordPress 5.8 compatibility #### v1.0 – December 3rd, 2018 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **5 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.8.13** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailhog-smtp/) * Tags * [mail](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mail/)[mailer](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mailer/) [smtp](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/smtp/)[wordpress smtp](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordpress-smtp/) [WP Mail SMTP](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp-mail-smtp/) * [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailhog-smtp/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 12 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Tareq Hasan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tareq1988/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mailhog-smtp/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://tareq.co/donate/)