Postie allows you to create posts via email, including many advanced features not found in WordPress's default Post by Email feature.

Kat Hagan

Post By Email

Create new posts on your WordPress blog by sending email to a specific email address.

Barry Ceelen

Post By Email Links

Create new posts with the 'link' post format by sending an email with a URL or link as the body.

Post By Email Notify

Sends a notification to the author when a post is created by email.

Wayne Allen

<p>Postie offers many advanced features for creating posts by email, including the ability to assign categories by name, included pictures and videos, and automatically strip off signatures.<br />
Postie supports both IMAP and POP including SSL/TLS.<br />
There is also an extensive set of filters/actions for developers to extend Postie’s functionality.<br />
For usage notes, see the <a href="other_notes" rel="nofollow ugc">other notes</a> page.</p>
<p>More info at http://PostiePlugin.com/</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Supports IMAP or POP3 servers</li>
<li>SSL and TLS supported</li>
<li>Control who gets to post via email</li>
<li>Set defaults for category, status, post format, post type and tags.</li>
<li>Set title, category, status, post format, post type, date, comment control and tags in email to override defaults.</li>
<li>Specify post excerpt (including excerpt only images).</li>
<li>Use plain text or HTML version of email.</li>
<li>Remove headers and footers from email (useful for posting from a mailing list).</li>
<li>Optionally send emails on post success/failure.</li>
<li>Control the types of attachments that are allowed by file name (wildcards allowed) and MIME type.</li>
<li>Optionally make the first image the featured image.</li>
<li>Gallery support.</li>
<li>Control image placement with plain text email.</li>
<li>Templates for images so they look the way you want.</li>
<li>Templates for videos.</li>
<li>Templates for audio files.</li>
<li>Templates for other attachments.</li>
<li>Email replies become comments.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developers</h4>
<ul>
<li>Several filter hooks available for custom processing of emails.</li>
<li>More developer info at <a href="http://postieplugin.com/extending/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://postieplugin.com/extending/</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Please visit our site at <a href="http://postieplugin.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://postieplugin.com/</a></p>


Postie


The Postie plugin has been working perfectly for a long time now, thanks a lot!


Alternatives to Postie

Top alternatives