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SMTP for Contact Form 7

by Erik · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 22 Jun 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SMTP for Contact Form 7
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is SMTP for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 22 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns SMTP for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer codekraft since Nov 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was SMTP for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is SMTP for Contact Form 7 safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest SMTP for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.2. No one-star spike after it. 22 Jun 2026 · Release history

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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master10 Nov 2022 to 10 Nov 2022, 1 commits
codekraft20 Nov 2022 to 22 Jun 2026, 14 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for SMTP for Contact Form 7
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 22 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star1
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SMTP for Contact Form 7
4 May 202661
11 May 2026123
18 May 2026130
25 May 2026113
1 Jun 2026109
8 Jun 2026116
15 Jun 202690
22 Jun 2026635
29 Jun 2026144
6 Jul 2026121
13 Jul 2026105
20 Jul 2026147
27 Jul 2026123
3 Aug 2026136
10 Aug 2026103
17 Aug 2026132
24 Aug 202681
31 Aug 2026116
7 Sep 2026132
14 Sep 2026111
21 Sep 2026201
28 Sep 2026134
5 Oct 2026119
12 Oct 2026123
19 Oct 2026170
26 Oct 2026174
2 Nov 202629

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.1.2
AuthorErik
Added20 Nov 2022
Last updated22 Jun 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.5
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagsmail, smtp, oauth2, wp-mail, contact form 7

Other plugins by this author: AntiSpam for Contact Form 7, OH MY SVG, Press Tube, md4AI, Dark Mode Block, Remove CapsLock

Questions

Is SMTP for Contact Form 7 still maintained?

Yes. Last release 22 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns SMTP for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer codekraft since Nov 2022.

Was SMTP for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is SMTP for Contact Form 7 safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest SMTP for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.2. No one-star spike after it.

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