Title: Antideo Email Validator Author: Antideo Published: September 7, 2020 Last modified: March 12, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/antideo-email-validator/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2376721) 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://ps.w.org/antideo-email-validator/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2376721) # Antideo Email Validator By [Antideo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antideo/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/antideo-email-validator.zip) * [Details](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/antideo-email-validator/#description) * [Reviews](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/antideo-email-validator/#reviews) * [Development](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/antideo-email-validator/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/) ## Description The email validator is designed by Antideo to help combat spam coming in through contact forms. Antideo [validates email addresses](https://www.antideo.com/email-validation/) entered through your contact forms in real time to prevent inquiries from fake email addresses. The email validator plugin comes packed with several features that help you – * Check the syntax of the email entered, to quickly flag the error to the visitor * Check for disposable or temporary emails * Prevent inquiries from free ESP’s like Gmail, Yahoo, etc (Can be switched on and off) * Prevent inquiries from role-based emails like info@, support@, admin@ etc (Can be switched on and off) * Check MX records to identify invalid emails * Create and maintain your own local whitelist of domains and emails * Create and maintain your own local blacklist of domains and emails Armed with the capabilities of our plugin you would be able to eliminate a major portion of contact form spam, as spammers seldom use a valid business email address. Our plugin out of the box is compatible with major forms like * Contact Form 7 * Gravity Forms * Mailster Form * WooCommerce * MailChimp * Ninja Forms * Formidable forms * JetPack comments and a contact form * MailPoet * WP-Members * Paid Membership Pro * Form Maker by 10Web * Visual Form Builder And pretty much any other form that uses the default WordPress is_email() function. The plugin is very easy to install and activate, no tech knowledge whatsoever is needed to get going with the plugin. **Advantages of our plugin** * No limits on the number of validations – go crazy, it’s unlimited!! * Real time validations done in a fraction of a second * Extensive database of 84K+ disposable email domains and constantly being updated with newer ones * Clean and super friendly UI that is easy to use * A powerful free version and an affordable premium version We are literally eating our own dog food, implementing the [Antideo Email Validation plugin](https://www.antideo.com/wordpress-email-validation-plugin/) on several websites that we own, which has resulted in spam inquiries going down by over 87%. You can access more information on the plugin as well as the several aspects of email validation [here](https://www.antideo.com/blog/). Disclaimer: This plugin is an email validator and not an email verifier ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings page * [[ * Dashboard * [[ * About us page * [[ * FAQ page * [[ * Free vs Premium page ## FAQ ### In Disposable Email Detection, what is the difference between the static list and the dynamic list? The static list consists of a fixed set of disposable email vendors while the dynamic list gets updated with new vendors as a when they are discovered ### Why should I subscribe to the premium email validation plugin and not just use the free version? The free version does provide the essential features needed to prevent fake sign- ups, but the validation is based on a static list of disposable email vendors. New disposable email vendors pop up frequently and the existing vendors come up with new domains too. So with the premium email validation plugin you can ensure your list stays updated and you have better levels of protection ### I am not technical, how easy is it to setup the plugin? The plugin works out of the box with the major forms out there, and you donot need to be tech savvy at all to setup the plugin. Once you install and activate the plugin from the plugin store, you would be presented check boxes to select your preferences. That’s it, you are all set.. ### Is there any other cost outside of $2/month? Nope, it’s a $2/month flat fee for email validation without any restriction on the number of queries that can be made. Please do-not confuse this with email verification, our service uses a combination of methods to ascertain the validity of the emails but does-not do the end-point verification if the email exists. A full fledged email verification system is in the works and we expect to release the functionality in the near future ### What if my site is not on WordPress but I would still like to use your services? Apart from the plugin we have a well functioning API service that can be integrated in to any website or a form. Have a look at our Email Validation API at https:// www.antideo.com/email-validation/ ### Do you have access to, or store the email addresses being validated through the plugin? We have built mechanisms to validate the email addresses within the plugin itself without a need for the email address to be sent out to our database, so in short we never access your prospect’s/customer’s email address. You do however have an option to build your own blacklist within the plugin, which is passed on to us to alert our users of the scammer/spammers. This crowdsourced list would help us provide better security to our users ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a94414c8b022cb1ddf049ccc40bcfb88cd4d71633a0b274e7575bf576f060e49? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Must have email validator for marketers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/must-have-email-validator-for-marketers/)󠁿 [marketingninja04](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marketingninja04/) August 9, 2024 As a seasoned digital marketer, I have always been troubled by spam. Antideo really solved that problem and saves a tremendous amount of time and also prevents hard bounces. This helps me to capture quality leads and without negatively affecting domain authority. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/026d5b7c57f53ab48ca8cc86534b1babf9af22d86558b730ef45d3a67a0a7055? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I have been using this on all of the WordPress websites of my clients](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-have-been-using-this-on-all-of-the-wordpress-websites-of-my-clients/)󠁿 [technee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/technee/) August 9, 2024 The Antideo plugin is a must have for me since I discovered it a couple of years ago. It would have been great if the plugin had an ‘Only Allow’ feature as well for allowing enquiries just from a list of whitelabelled domains. The support team also has been great responding to my inquires and being accomodative of my requests. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f47054d5c45605b35668676d76984f128479a681486d0d8baf9f2841fad79903? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This is a useful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-a-useful-plugin-4/)󠁿 [techmaster19](https://profiles.wordpress.org/techmaster19/) August 5, 2024 Antideo is so easy to setup and use, I am using it on my websites and will be recommending and adding to my client websites too ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f96ff14d3d21166df3ba582f3496a521541c50505af6f2e08eea079c2ce661af? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Zero Support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zero-support-44/)󠁿 [mclrgv](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mclrgv/) March 20, 2024 1 reply After creating an account on their website, and subscribing monthly, I am unable to login to my account on their website. I have yet to get the premium Key to work on my installation. I have sent them 5 different emails through their terrible website to get access to my account. They are now ignoring me. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1efaf69afc092d26bee047c2c0b840e85a338a2ac49f2babc16f20ebacca0f6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Not Functioning](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-functioning-17/)󠁿 [farokhheidari](https://profiles.wordpress.org/farokhheidari/) January 23, 2024 It allows ALL types of typos such as gmail.coom etc. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6bcf72a2ecaabc61b960a8992b1faffa34120feaa95929f880a155c7f1953d54? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[false positives](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-positives-27/)󠁿 [sd14](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sd14/) October 31, 2023 This plugin gives an error for many email addresses which are correct and valid. The plugin checks the DNS-A record. If this is not present, the domain is considered invalid. Correctly the plugin should check the E-Mail DNS (MX) record. The error also occurs in the paid premium version!Support still gives no answer after 20 days. [ Read all 14 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Antideo Email Validator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Antideo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antideo/) [Translate “Antideo Email Validator” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/antideo-email-validator) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/antideo-email-validator/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/antideo-email-validator/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/antideo-email-validator/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/antideo-email-validator/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog = V1.0 – 01.09.2020 First version = V1.0.1 – 12.10.2020 Bug fixes = V1.0.2 – 13.03.2021 Minor bug fixes = V1.0.3 – 13.04.2021 Bug fixes = V1.0.4 – 16.01.2023 Bug fixes = V1.0.5 – 15.02.2023 Bug fixes = V1.0.6 – 23.05.2023 Bug fixes = V1.0.7 – 28.05.2023 Bug fixes = V1.0.8 – 30.05.2023 Bug fixess = V1.0.9 – 24.11.2023 Bug fixes = V1.0.10 – 15.04.2024 Fixed issue with MX checks = V1.0.11 – 12.03.2026 Harden plugin security: enforce HTTPS/API safety, lock down REST access, fix SQL/logic flaws, and sanitize admin/validator input-output paths ## Meta * Version **1.0.11** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **900+** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/antideo-email-validator/) * Tags * [disposable emails](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disposable-emails/) [email checker](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email-checker/)[email validation](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email-validation/) [email validator](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email-validator/) * [Advanced View](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/antideo-email-validator/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.5 out of 5 stars. * [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 5 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/antideo-email-validator/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Antideo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antideo/) ## Support Got something to say? 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