Managed Mail & SMS Relay for Reliable WordPress 2FA Codes
A WordPress 2FA SMS or email code that never arrives is worse than no second factor — it locks the right people out. ReportedIP Hive’s managed relay routes OTP mail and SMS through reportedip.de’s clean infrastructure, with an automatic fallback so the login flow never breaks.
This guide covers what the relay delivers, the fallback behaviour on a cap, and the prepaid bundles for heavy months.
What is ReportedIP Hive?
ReportedIP Hive is a complete WordPress security plugin: 12 attack sensors, four 2FA methods, progressive blocking and opt-in community threat intelligence. The managed mail/SMS relay is server-side comfort on the Professional plan and up — the 2FA methods themselves are free in every mode. See the full ReportedIP Hive feature set.
Clean delivery without your own SMTP or SMS gateway
The managed mail relay sends transactional 2FA mail through reportedip.de’s SPF/DKIM/DMARC-aligned infrastructure, so OTP codes land in the inbox instead of spam. The managed SMS relay delivers worldwide OTP SMS without a third-party SMS account. Included monthly volume scales with the plan: 500 mail + 25 SMS on Professional, 2,500 mail + 75 SMS on Business.
The fallback that keeps logins working
When the mail relay hits its monthly cap (HTTP 402) or a backoff (HTTP 429), Hive falls back transparently to local wp_mail() — 2FA mail keeps flowing. The SMS relay surfaces typed WP_Errors instead of failing silently, so the 2FA UI can suggest another method (TOTP or a passkey) rather than leaving a blank form. A progressive SMS backoff ladder — 0s → 2m → 5m → 15m → 30m → 60m — mirrors the service-side rate-limiter so the client never hammers a throttled endpoint.
Phone numbers are validated for E.164 format on the client; routing decisions live on the server. Destinations the relay does not serve return HTTP 422 country_not_supported, surfaced as a clear in-UI error.
Quota visibility and prepaid bundles
Since 2.0.16 a quota notifier mails admins once when a channel crosses 80% and once when it hits 100%, per billing period, and a dismissible cap-status notice appears in the admin while the cap is active. For heavy months, prepaid top-up bundles are available (PRO+ only, refundable until first use): 50/200/500-SMS bundles at 14.90 / 49.90 / 99.90 €, and 1k/5k/25k-mail bundles at 4.90 / 14.90 / 49.90 €. All prices are VAT-inclusive.
Related guides
- The four 2FA methods the relay delivers codes for
- WooCommerce checkout 2FA inside the theme
- Privacy: how phone numbers are stored and protected
The authentication documentation covers provider setup. Browse the full ReportedIP Hive plugin guides, or read the relay providers on GitHub.