Benchmark Email Lite
Healthy: Benchmark Email Lite is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| seanconklin | 29 Mar 2014 to 6 Oct 2026, 154 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 29 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2024 | Benchmark Email Lite <= 4.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via page_settings() | 4.3 | <= 4.1 | 4.2 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.0 from 3 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 40 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 37 |
| 18 May 2026 | 39 |
| 25 May 2026 | 42 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 100 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 67 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 29 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 25 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 44 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 38 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 46 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 46 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 42 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 65 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 52 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 58 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 48 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 58 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 46 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 564 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 141 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 199 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 638 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 149 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 203 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 148 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 26 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 4.4.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | beAutomated |
| Added | 12 May 2011 |
| Last updated | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 |
| Category | Marketing & Advertising > Email Marketing & Campaigns |
| Tags | sign up, campaign, newsletter, mailing list, Email Marketing |
Questions
Is Benchmark Email Lite still maintained?
Benchmark Email Lite was last updated on 6 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Benchmark Email Lite safe?
Benchmark Email Lite has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Benchmark Email Lite?
The wordpress.org author is beAutomated. Recent committers: seanconklin, beautomated, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Benchmark Email Lite?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.