SendPress Pro is built with the Email Marketing Pro in mind. It is a fully integrated, Email Marketing Management (EMM) system, for WordPress.
SendPress is available as a free WordPress Plugin. SendPress Pro is a paid add-on, improving the capabilities of the free version.
For me, the best feature of SendPress is its simplicity. With multiple clients, needing the same type of solution, I don’t have time for a complicated setup and management process. Nor do my clients have time, for a complicated process, when they are ready to send emails.
I tell nearly everyone I help, SendPress is the most efficient Email Marketing Management system, you can find, for the money.
SendPress Features
If my “SIMPLICITY” feature isn’t enough, here are a few of the “Official” features, from the SendPress website.
| Number of subscribers | Unlimited |
| Sync Lists with WordPress users | ✓ |
| Easy to use editor and styler | ✓ |
| Scheduled Sending | ✓ |
| Auto Cron | ✓ |
| Collect first name and last name | ✓ |
| Reports: Newsletter statistics (opens, clicks, unsubscribes, etc.) | ✓ |
| Role Based Permissions | ✓ |
| Subscription form widget, shortcode for posts/pages, iFrame or API | ✓ |
| Let users choose their own lists when they subscribe | ✓ |
| CSV Import of Subscribers from MailChimp, Aweber, Constant Contact, etc. | ✓ |
| Export your subscribers in CSV | ✓ |
| Single or double opt-in | ✓ |
| Email notifications on subscribe, unsubscribe ( daily , weekly or monthly ) | ✓ |
| Multisite ready! | ✓ |
| Pro Auto Cron (Up to 36,000 messages per day) | ✓ |
| Advanced Reports: Total clicks for each link | Pro |
| Advanced Reports: Statistics for each subscribers | Pro |
| Custom SMTP with Built-in Support for Mandrill, Amazon SES, SendGrid, MailJet | Pro |
| Check your spam score ( Spamassasin ) | Pro |
| Automated bounce handling (Works with Mandrill, More Coming Soon!) | Pro |
While there are very little automated event options, and this is certainly not a transactional system, I feel its simplicity, along with the list of above features, makes SendPress a cost effective and efficient Email Marketing Management option. With a little advanced WordPress Knowledge, SendPress could compete with some of the most elaborate EMM systems out there.
SendPress Pro – Create Email
Create new emails in a WordPress-esk editor.
SendPress Pro – Preview Email
Preview how the email will look, when others receive it.
SendPress Pro – List Management
Navigate a simple list of emails, previously created.
SendPress Pro – Spam Test
Test each email you create, for its Spam Rating, prior to sending it.
SendPress Pro – Spam Test Running
Know when a Spam Test is running and what information it is compiling.
SendPress Pro – Spam Test Complete
When the Spam Test is complete, you can evaluate your scores, make modifications and then re-test – all without a commitment to send the email. Send the email when you are ready.
I was using SendPress before they rolled out their affiliate program. I have tested scenarios, provided feedback/troubleshooting info and even suggested improvements. I can tell you, for a fact, Josh and his team are committed to making SendPress the best and easiest to use EMM option available.