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Gmail SMTP

by Noor Alam · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Gmail SMTP is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Gmail SMTP
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
naa98612 Nov 2015 to 1 Nov 2026, 89 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
3 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Gmail SMTP
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Jun 2026Gmail SMTP <= 1.2.3.19 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.2.3.191.2.3.208

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Gmail SMTP
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20251.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star78
4 star0
3 star2
2 star3
1 star20
Latest low reviews

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Gmail SMTP
4 May 2026213
11 May 2026418
18 May 2026441
25 May 20264,534
1 Jun 2026911
8 Jun 2026689
15 Jun 20264,509
22 Jun 2026983
29 Jun 20263,163
6 Jul 20262,191
13 Jul 2026775
20 Jul 2026685
27 Jul 2026587
3 Aug 2026811
10 Aug 2026521
17 Aug 2026468
24 Aug 20264,674
31 Aug 20261,128
7 Sep 2026761
14 Sep 20261,052
21 Sep 2026857
28 Sep 2026594
5 Oct 2026580
12 Oct 2026475
19 Oct 2026918
26 Oct 20263,662
2 Nov 20261,029

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% 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

Version1.2.3.23
AuthorNoor Alam
Added12 Nov 2015
Last updated1 Nov 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.1
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagsmail, smtp, email, gmail, oauth

Other plugins by this author: SMTP Mailer, Easy Video Player, Easy Media Download, WP Login Form, Videojs HTML5 Player, WP Colorbox, Easy Google AdSense, Payment Button for PayPal, Simple YouTube Embed, Simple Universal Google Analytics, Customization for WP SEO, Disable Right Click Images

Questions

Is Gmail SMTP still maintained?

Gmail SMTP was last updated on 1 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Gmail SMTP safe?

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

Who owns Gmail SMTP?

The wordpress.org author is Noor Alam. Recent committers: naa986, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Gmail SMTP?

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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