Your Gmail works.
Your website's email might not.
The free Does My Email Work plugin sends a real test email from your WordPress site — the same path your order confirmations and contact forms use — and grades what an outside inbox actually receives.
Install from WordPress.org →Free · no signup · installs in ~30 seconds from your dashboard
How it works
- Activate the plugin and open Tools → Does My Email Work.
- It checks your domain's public SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and MX records (same as the free scanner on this site).
- Click Run deep check — your site sends one real email via
wp_mail()to our grader. - You get a plain-English report: SPF/DKIM/DMARC pass or fail, sending service, alignment, blacklists.
What it catches that DNS-only tools miss
A DNS checker only sees published records. Your WordPress site often sends through PHP mail() on shared hosting — a completely different path from your Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 inbox.
SMTP plugins confirm mail left your site. This plugin confirms what arrived at an independent inbox — the same verdict Gmail and Outlook apply.
Stays on your radar until it's fixed
When something's wrong, the plugin adds an issue to WordPress Site Health — the same list WordPress uses for security and performance warnings. It stays there until you fix the problem and re-test. No more "we fixed DNS six months ago… did it work?"
Works with your existing setup
WP Mail SMTP, Post SMTP, FluentSMTP, WooCommerce, contact forms — the plugin tests whatever your site actually uses to send mail today. No configuration changes required to run the first test.
Not the person who manages the site?
Run the free scan on doesmyemail.work and forward the report link to whoever handles your website. They can install the plugin in one click from the WordPress dashboard.