Today we’re excited to announce a major upgrade to our email‑validation service: the Dilli Email Validation API (DEVA) can now mark email addresses as invalid based on the reputation of the IP address of the user submitting the email.
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Dilli Email Validator WordPress plugin now supports whitelisting email addresses
We are happy to announce the release of version 1.5.8 of Dilli Email Validator – a WordPress plugin that seamlessly embeds advanced email address validation capabilities in a WordPress site by integrating with Dilli Email Validation Service. This new version allows site admins to whitelist email addresses by adding them (as comma separated values) to the ‘Whitelist’ field in the plugin settings. If a use case in the WordPress site triggers validation of any of these whitelisted email addresses, our plugin will simply ignore it and not issue an API request to our email validation service. This would not only reduce the latency because of fewer API requests but also lower the cost since every API request consumes a validation credit. Thus, leading to a better user experience and a reduction in costs.
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Dilli Email Validator now detects Non-Business Email Addresses!
Dilli Email Validation now has the capability to detect non-business (common) email addresses from FREE email providers such as Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, Outlook.com, etc. This feature is particularly useful when you want to filter out non-serious queries from your contact forms. Most prospects will enter their business email in your lead capture forms, not their personal e-mail addresses (@gmail.com, @yahoo.com, etc.).
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Dilli Email Validator WordPress Plugin crosses 1000 downloads!
We are excited to report that our WordPress plugin – Dilli Email Validator – which provides advanced email address validation capabilities in WordPress websites has crossed 1000 downloads with over 70+ active installations till date. We are very proud of this feat.
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Dilli Email Validator (DEV) version 1.2.2.0 released!
WordPress 5.0 is out. We are excited to report that a new version (1.2.2.0) of Dilli Email Validator (DEV) WordPress plugin has now been released and is certified to work with WordPress 5.0.
Dilli Email Validator adds advanced email validation capabilities to your email address form field. Prevent incorrect and mis-typed email addresses in forms on your wordpress website with this plugin. Watch the video below to learn more:
Dilli Email Validation API (DEVA) now detects email domains belonging to adult sites
Tired of constant spam with explicit content that are sent from email addresses with domains pointing to objectionable sites? Deploy Dilli Email Validation API to your rescue now!
Dilli Email Validation API (DEVA) now supports an optional check to mark email addresses as invalid if their domain points to a site containing sexually explicit content. This feature is currently in beta and is available immediately to existing and new users. However, it is turned off by default. If you are an existing user and will like to enable this check on your account, please reach out to us.
DEVA now detects Role Based Email Addresses like admin@, info@, help@, support@
Dilli Email Validation API (DEVA) – the advanced email validation API – now has the ability to detect role-based email addresses such as info@, help@, store@, etc. It marks such email addresses as invalid. These addresses are not associated with an individual but rather with a department, company, or group. By default, this check is disabled. However, users may opt-in for including this check among many other validation checks. Reduce spam, bounce backs and increase business productivity by adopting DEVA now. Learn more about other validation checks and DEVA here.
‘Dilli Email Validator’ (DEV) WordPress Plugin v1.1.0.0 Released
Today, we are delighted to release a newer version (1.1.0.0) of Dilli Email Validator(DEV) WordPress plugin. Dilli Email Validator provides advanced validation for email form fields on WordPress sites using DEVA (Dilli Email Validation API). This newer version adds out of the box validation for email fields in forms built using Ninja Forms Wordpress plugin. Simply install, activate and configure DEV and get automatic email validation built into your WordPress sites so as to prevent malicious submissions and typographical errors. DEV already supports email form field validation in other popular form plugins like Contact Form 7, etc.
‘Stop Forum Spam’ Email Blacklist Check in DEVA
StopForumSpam.com maintains a list of known malicious emails used for spam in blogs, forums and wikis. Beginning today, Dilli Email Validation API (DEVA) has added a new validation rule to check an email address against the StopForumSpam’s email blacklist to ensure that ‘bad guys’ are kept at bay from your website. This further enhances already existing advanced email validation capabilities of DEVA to help eliminate spammers from eavesdropping on your websites or other applications. Learn more about DEVA here.
DEVA now detects Disposable Email Addresses
DEVA (Dilli Email Validation API) now includes the ability to detect and flag Disposable a.k.a Throwaway a.k.a Temporary email addresses.
Disposable Email Address (DEA) is a temporary email address that is primarily intended for owners to hide their real email address. Users can request such an address from DEA providers like mailinator.com. This address is ephemeral – it expires after a short period. It is used by real users to circumvent a registration process where email is required without providing their actual email address. Depending on the provider, some of these addresses can be public as well, i.e anyone can access its inbox. For ex: Click here to see the public inbox of fake@mailinator.com.
While initially invented to safeguard privacy, disposable addresses are now being actively abused to submit invalid data via web forms and such. Email broadcasting is a great marketing tool for genuine businesses who like to send periodic notifications to its list subscribers. Having throwaway email addresses in your recipient list means greater bounce rate given the temporary nature of such addresses. Given the frivolous nature of such addresses, its best to not have any DEA addresses in your subscription list.
Another example where such addresses can do harm to your business reputation is if your business is in the lead generation industry. Imagine selling a lead with email fake@mailinator.com to your lead customers? Such an occurrence can do some serious damage to your relationship with them.
In summary, having disposable email addresses in new leads or opportunities can do serious harm to businesses. It may hurt your conversion rate and business reputation.
Starting today, we have integrated a validation rule in Dilli Email Validation API (DEVA) to detect disposable addresses and mark them as invalid. We actively maintain a list of 3000+ disposable email address providers that we check an email domain against to ensure its not disposable. Here are a few ways one can leverage DEVA to stop disposable addresses from making through to you:
- If you own a WordPress website, simply install Dilli Email Validator plugin. All of your Newsletter subscription forms, Contact Forms, Login/Registration forms, etc will not allow use of disposable email addresses. OR
- If you have a Node.js application, simply use Dilli Email Validation npm package. OR
- For everything else, use DEVA (Dilli Email Validation API).