Description
Dropndot Email Subscriptions and Newsletters is a full-featured email subscription and newsletter plugin for WordPress. Collect subscribers with double or single opt-in, manage them from a dedicated admin dashboard, send newsletters, and integrate with headless frontends via REST API or GraphQL.
Core Features
- Double opt-in and single opt-in subscription modes
- Customizable confirmation, welcome, and unsubscribe email templates
- One-click unsubscribe with optional confirmation emails
- Admin dashboard with statistics, search, filters, and bulk actions
- CSV export with geolocation data (country, region)
- Subscription form shortcode with customizable appearance
Advanced Features
- Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 spam protection (optional)
- IP-based rate limiting
- Automatic geolocation via ipinfo.io
- Custom confirmation and unsubscribe pages
- Admin email notifications for new subscriptions and unsubscribes
- REST API for full CRUD operations
- GraphQL support (requires the WPGraphQL plugin)
- Headless frontend integration for Next.js and React applications
- AJAX-powered admin interface
Email Newsletter Features
- Email template management with TinyMCE editor
- Send newsletters immediately or schedule for future delivery
- Country-based subscriber filtering
- Batch processing for large subscriber lists (10,000+)
- Real-time progress tracking during sends
- Complete sending history with statistics
- HTML emails optimized for major email clients
Shortcodes
[dropemsu_form]— Display a subscription form (optionaltitleandbutton_textattributes).[dropemsu_confirmation_status]— Show confirmation status on a custom confirmation page.[dropemsu_unsubscribe_status]— Show unsubscribe status on a custom unsubscribe page.
REST API
All routes are registered under the dropemsu-manager/v1 namespace and include endpoints for listing, creating, updating, deleting, confirming, and unsubscribing.
External services
This plugin may connect to third-party services when the related features are enabled:
ipinfo.io (Geolocation)
- Used to detect subscriber country and region from IP address during subscription.
- Data sent: visitor IP address.
- Terms of Service
- Privacy Policy
Google reCAPTCHA (Spam protection, optional)
- Used when reCAPTCHA is enabled in plugin settings.
- Data sent: information required by Google reCAPTCHA to verify submissions.
- Terms of Service
- Privacy Policy
Installation
- Upload the
dropemsu-managerfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install through the Plugins > Add New screen in WordPress. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
- Go to Subscriptions > Settings to configure subscription, email, security, and API options.
- Add the
[dropemsu_form]shortcode to any page or post to display a subscription form.
Upon activation, the plugin creates the required database tables and sets default options automatically.
FAQ
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How do I enable double opt-in?
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Go to Subscriptions > Settings > Subscription and enable Require Email Confirmation.
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Can I use this with a Next.js or React frontend?
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Yes. Enable Frontend Integration under Subscriptions > Settings > API & Info and use the REST API endpoints from your headless application.
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Does this work with WPGraphQL?
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Yes, when the WPGraphQL plugin is installed. Enable GraphQL under Subscriptions > Settings > API & Info.
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How do I customize email templates?
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For confirmation, welcome, and unsubscribe emails, go to Subscriptions > Settings > Emails. For newsletters, go to Subscriptions > Email Newsletter > Templates.
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Can I export subscriptions?
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Yes. Use the Export to CSV button on the Subscriptions admin page. Exports include geolocation data.
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Is reCAPTCHA required?
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No. reCAPTCHA is optional and can be enabled under Subscriptions > Settings > Security.
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Does the plugin work with SMTP plugins?
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Yes. The plugin uses WordPress’s standard
wp_mail()function and works with any SMTP or mail delivery plugin. -
Go to Subscriptions > Email Newsletter, create or select a template, choose your audience (all subscribers or by country), and send immediately or schedule for later.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.2
- Renamed generic prefixes to unique
dropemsu_/DROPEMSU_namespace (options, AJAX actions, script handles, nonces, cron hooks, and JavaScript objects) - Sanitized and validated all superglobal input through helper methods with proper unslashing
- Migrated legacy
subscription_*options automatically for existing installations - Removed legacy generic shortcode aliases (
subscription_form, etc.) — usedropemsu_form,dropemsu_confirmation_status, anddropemsu_unsubscribe_status
1.0.1
- Renamed plugin to Dropndot Email Subscriptions and Newsletters for WordPress.org directory compliance
- Prefixed AJAX action hooks; legacy action names remain supported for backward compatibility
- Moved admin inline CSS and JavaScript to enqueued assets
- Secured REST GraphQL endpoint with operation-based permission checks
- Added missing REST unsubscribe handler
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Double opt-in and single opt-in subscription modes
- Customizable confirmation, welcome, and unsubscribe email templates
- Admin dashboard with statistics, search, filters, bulk actions, and CSV export
- Email newsletter system with templates, scheduling, and batch processing
- REST API and GraphQL support (WPGraphQL required for GraphQL)
- Headless frontend integration for Next.js and React
- Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 support
- IP-based rate limiting and geolocation via ipinfo.io
- Custom confirmation and unsubscribe pages
- Admin notifications for new subscriptions and unsubscribes
- Subscription form shortcodes with customizable design