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SMTP by BestWebSoft

by bestweblayout · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

69/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SMTP by BestWebSoft
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 17 months (last release 12 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.12 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
bestwebsoft16 Feb 2015 to 12 Jun 2025, 37 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for SMTP by BestWebSoft
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 12 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
7 Mar 2025SMTP by BestWebSoft <= 1.1.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload7.2<= 1.1.91.2.0n/a
12 Apr 2017SMTP by BestWebSoft <= 1.0.9 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.0.91.1.03

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 13 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SMTP by BestWebSoft
4 May 202652
11 May 202671
18 May 202669
25 May 202693
1 Jun 202672
8 Jun 202670
15 Jun 202669
22 Jun 202656
29 Jun 202672
6 Jul 202669
13 Jul 202676
20 Jul 202678
27 Jul 202681
3 Aug 2026104
10 Aug 202685
17 Aug 2026105
24 Aug 202689
31 Aug 202683
7 Sep 202690
14 Sep 2026109
21 Sep 2026124
28 Sep 2026139
5 Oct 2026110
12 Oct 2026111
19 Oct 2026138
26 Oct 2026164
2 Nov 202645

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 28% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms - SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & MoreScore 93 · 4,000,000+Easy WP SMTP - WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and moreScore 92 · 500,000+FluentSMTP - WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTPScore 91 · 700,000+Stop WP Emails Going to SpamScore 91 · 10,000+WP Offload SES LiteScore 91 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.2.0
Authorbestweblayout
Added16 Feb 2015
Last updated12 Jun 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagsmail, smtp, email, smtp mail, smtp plugin

Other plugins by this author: BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress, Analytics by BestWebSoft - Google Analytics Dashboard and Statistic Plugin for WordPress, Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft - Messages Database Plugin For WordPress, Visitors Online by BestWebSoft, BestWebSoft's Twitter, Subscriber by BestWebSoft, Relevant - Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft, Portfolio by BestWebSoft - Work and Projects Presentation Plugin for WordPress, BestWebSoft’s Pinterest, Slider by BestWebSoft, Custom Admin Page by BestWebSoft - Configurable WordPress Dashboard Pages Plugin, Contact Form Multi by BestWebSoft - Multiple Forms Plugin for Single WordPress Website

Questions

Is SMTP by BestWebSoft still maintained?

SMTP by BestWebSoft was last updated on 12 Jun 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is SMTP by BestWebSoft safe?

SMTP by BestWebSoft has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns SMTP by BestWebSoft?

The wordpress.org author is bestweblayout. Recent committers: bestwebsoft, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of SMTP by BestWebSoft?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms - SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More, Easy WP SMTP - WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more, FluentSMTP - WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP, Stop WP Emails Going to Spam, WP Offload SES Lite.

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