{"id":292500,"date":"2026-04-05T23:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/fixbounce-email-verifier\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:22:45","slug":"fixbounce-email-verifier","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/fixbounce-email-verifier\/","author":23469618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"1.0.0","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"5.0","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"FixBounce Email Verifier","header_author":"FixBounce","header_description":"Verify every email on your WordPress site \u2014 registration, comments, forms, WooCommerce. 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Install, activate, and you're protected immediately. No account needed.<\/p>\n\n<h4>How It Works<\/h4>\n\n<p>Every email submitted on your site (registration, comment, contact form, checkout) is verified through the FixBounce API:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Syntax check<\/strong> \u2014 Is the email properly formatted?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disposable domain check<\/strong> \u2014 Is it a throwaway address? (350+ domains blocked)<\/li>\n<li><strong>MX record check<\/strong> \u2014 Does the domain have a mail server?<\/li>\n<li><strong>SMTP mailbox verification<\/strong> \u2014 Does the actual mailbox exist?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Catch-all detection<\/strong> \u2014 Does the domain accept any address?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deliverability score<\/strong> \u2014 Deliverable, Risky, or Undeliverable<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>All 6 checks run on every verification. The only difference between plans is how many verifications per day.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Plans<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trial (no signup)<\/strong> \u2014 5 verifications\/day. All features. Install and go.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free account<\/strong> \u2014 10 verifications\/day. Create a free account at <a href=\"https:\/\/fixbounce.com\">fixbounce.com<\/a> and add your API key.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pro ($29\/mo)<\/strong> \u2014 500 verifications\/day + bulk user verification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>What Gets Protected<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Registration<\/strong> \u2014 Blocks signups with fake or non-existent emails<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comments<\/strong> \u2014 Stops comments from disposable or invalid addresses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact forms<\/strong> \u2014 Real-time validation on Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Elementor, Ninja Forms, and any HTML form<\/li>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce<\/strong> \u2014 Verifies billing email before order is placed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>When the daily limit is reached<\/h4>\n\n<p>Verification pauses until the next day. Forms, registrations, and comments work normally \u2014 they just skip the email check. A notice appears in the admin dashboard with upgrade options.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Privacy<\/h4>\n\n<p>Only the email address is sent to the FixBounce API for verification. No other user data is transmitted. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/fixbounce.com\/privacy\">privacy policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>fixbounce-email-verifier<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings \u2192 FixBounce<\/li>\n<li>Toggle the features you want \u2014 that's it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>No API key is required. You get 5 free verifications per day immediately.<\/p>\n\n<p>To increase your limit, create a free account at <a href=\"https:\/\/fixbounce.com\">fixbounce.com<\/a>, copy your API key from Dashboard \u2192 API Keys, and paste it in Settings \u2192 FixBounce.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20to%20create%20an%20account%3F\"><h3>Do I need to create an account?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin works immediately with 5 verifications per day. No signup, no API key, no configuration beyond toggling features on. Create an account later to get 10\/day (free) or 500\/day (Pro).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20i%20hit%20the%20daily%20limit%3F\"><h3>What happens when I hit the daily limit?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Verification pauses \u2014 forms, registrations, and comments continue to work normally without email checking. A notice appears in your admin dashboard. The limit resets every 24 hours.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20does%20each%20verification%20check%3F\"><h3>What does each verification check?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Every single verification runs all 6 checks: email syntax, disposable domain (350+ blocked), MX record, SMTP mailbox existence, catch-all detection, and deliverability scoring. There are no \"basic\" vs \"premium\" checks \u2014 you always get the full verification.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20my%20form%20plugin%3F\"><h3>Does it work with my form plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Real-time validation auto-detects any email input field. Works with Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Elementor, Ninja Forms, Formidable, and any HTML form.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20it%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Will it slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Verification runs via AJAX after the user finishes typing (800ms debounce). Zero impact on page load speed.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20it%20compatible%20with%20akismet%3F\"><h3>Is it compatible with Akismet?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. FixBounce verifies email addresses, Akismet analyzes content. They complement each other.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20woocommerce%3F\"><h3>Does it work with WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Toggle \"WooCommerce checkout\" in settings. 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