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Elastic Email Sender

by Elastic Email · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: released 11 months ago, no open vulnerabilities. One warning: not tested with recent WordPress versions.

82/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Elastic Email Sender
Ownership100
Maintenance55
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Elastic Email Sender still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Elastic Email Sender, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer elasticemail since Jun 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Elastic Email Sender removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Elastic Email Sender safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.21). Not on the exploited list. 28 Oct 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Elastic Email Sender update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.22. No one-star spike after it. 2 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

History: 2 past vulnerabilities, all patched.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
elasticemail16 Jun 2017 to 3 Dec 2025, 128 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Elastic Email Sender
Q1 20245
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20257
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for Elastic Email Sender
Last 90 daysNo reviews
Lifetime4.8
Rating distribution
5 star9
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.2.21).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
28 Oct 2025Elastic Email Sender <= 1.2.20 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.2.201.2.21n/a
20 Jul 2023Elastic Email Sender <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.2.61.2.7n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Elastic Email Sender
4 May 2026103
11 May 2026326
18 May 2026331
25 May 2026256
1 Jun 2026246
8 Jun 2026257
15 Jun 2026279
22 Jun 2026227
29 Jun 2026196
6 Jul 2026243
13 Jul 2026232
20 Jul 2026284
27 Jul 2026282
3 Aug 2026298
10 Aug 2026321
17 Aug 2026279
24 Aug 2026276
31 Aug 2026286
7 Sep 2026272
14 Sep 2026293
21 Sep 2026335
28 Sep 2026350
5 Oct 2026282
12 Oct 2026305
19 Oct 2026379
26 Oct 2026355
2 Nov 202672

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.2.22
AuthorElastic Email
Added16 Jun 2017
Last updated3 Dec 2025
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagsmailer, email sender, Email Marketing, transactional email

Other plugins by this author: Elastic Email Subscribe Form, Elastic Email Inbox Live Chat

Questions

Is Elastic Email Sender still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Elastic Email Sender, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer elasticemail since Jun 2017.

Was Elastic Email Sender removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Elastic Email Sender safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.21). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Elastic Email Sender update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.22. No one-star spike after it.

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