How to Configure Sendrella Email Shield Plugin: Complete Guide

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Sendrella Email Shield is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to protect your website’s registration forms by blocking temporary, fake, and bounced emails. This guide will walk you through every setting in the plugin and show you how to properly configure it to secure your user signup flow, especially for WooCommerce-based sites.
🔧 Getting Started with Sendrella Email Shield
Step 1: Access the Plugin Settings
  • Navigate to your WordPress Dashboard.

  • Go to the Email Shield plugin section.

  • Click on Settings to begin configuration.

🛡️ Key Features and Configurations
1. Block Temporary Emails

Enabling this feature will:


  • Block users from registering with temporary or disposable emails.

  • Prevent free trial abuse, fake signups, and enhance security.

2. Block Bounced Emails

This setting filters:

  • Non-existent emails

  • Dead or unreachable addresses

  • Spammy or low-score emails

This helps maintain a clean and valid email database, reducing bounces and improving deliverability.

3. Protect WooCommerce Signup
  • Essential if you’re using WooCommerce and relying on the My Account page for user signups.

  • This option applies the same email protections to your WooCommerce registration process.

⚙️ Advanced Options
4. Validation Mode

Choose from three levels of email validation:


  • Easy: Light, fast checks with minimal filtering.

  • Normal (Recommended): Balanced and effective validation.

  • Strict: Deep analysis, ideal for maximum protection.

5. Bounce Acceptance Level
  • Emails with a score above 90 are marked as valid.

  • Scores between 70 and 89 are flagged with a warning.

  • You can decide your own threshold based on how strict you want to be.

6. Save Settings

Once you've configured your preferences, don’t forget to click “Save” to apply the changes.

💬 Customize User Messages

The Messages tab allows you to:


  • Customize the error messages shown to users when a temporary or bounced email is detected.

  • Ensure a user-friendly yet informative experience.

📊 Monitoring & Logs
1. Temp Logs
  • View all logs of blocked temporary emails.

  • Options to filter, search, delete, or manage entries.

2. Bounce Logs
  • All bounced email detections are logged here.

  • Use this section to analyze invalid email attempts in detail.

📈 Analytics Dashboard

The Email Shield plugin includes a powerful dashboard with:


  • Credit usage tracking

  • Bounce trends

  • Detection statistics
    This gives you insight into how effectively your site is being protected.

🧪 Testing the Plugin
Temporary Email Test:
  1. Open a temp mail generator.

  2. Try signing up using the temp email on your site.

  3. The plugin should block it and display your custom error message.

Bounced Email Test:
  1. Enter a random or non-existent email/domain.

  2. The plugin should detect it as invalid and block the signup.

Gmail/Official Email Validation:
  • Try using a fake Gmail address (e.g., [email protected]).

  • Then try a real Gmail or business email.

  • See how the plugin accurately validates real vs. fake addresses.

✅ Conclusion

Sendrella Email Shield is a reliable and robust tool to:


  • Stop fake signups

  • Protect WooCommerce stores

  • Improve list quality and security

For site owners serious about email hygiene and spam prevention, this plugin is a must-have.

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