Capably Digital Email Validation and Blocklist

Capably Digital Email Validation and Blocklist is a WordPress plugin designed to help site administrators manage email validation and blocking within WordPress email functions. The tool addresses issues such as reducing bounce rates and preventing unwanted signups by allowing users to set up custom blocklists for email addresses and domains, as well as perform MX record checks to ensure emails are sent only to valid addresses.

Key features include the ability to add specific email addresses and domains to a blocklist, check MX records before sending emails, and operate in a monitor-only mode that logs email activity without blocking, allowing assessment of the plugin's impact. The plugin offers strictness controls for handling unparsable email records and supports external list synchronization, enabling automated updates from a remote URL. php file. Expandability is supported through exposed hooks for custom functionality.

A Pro version is available, which adds features such as setting default actions for unlisted emails, parent domain checks, plus address collapsing, minimum length settings, synchronization of multiple list sources (including whitelists), fallback A record checks, email scrubbing to remove invalid recipients, granular logging with anonymization options, automatic log deletion, and a front-end shortcode for notifying users if their email is blocked. The plugin is compatible with other plugins that use core WordPress functions, including storefront, social media, and mailing list plugins.

Pricing for the Pro version is offered on a subscription basis, with plans available for one site or multiple sites. The free version remains fully functional, with upgrades handled through the WordPress dashboard. Capably Digital LTD, a company based in the UK, develops and maintains the plugin.