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GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress

by Softaculous · 500,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: vulnerability published 28 Oct 2026, fixed in 1.2.5.

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

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 28 Oct 2026, fixed in 1.2.5. Update to version 1.2.5 or later.28 Oct 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master16 Feb 2023 to 16 Feb 2023, 1 commits
softaculous20 Feb 2023 to 21 Oct 2026, 50 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
14 days ago
Releases, 24 months
15
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.5 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20243
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20254
Q4 20251
Q1 20263
Q2 20261
Q3 20263
Q4 20262

Last release 21 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
28 Oct 2026GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress < 1.2.5 - Authenticated (Custom Role+) Privilege Escalation6.3< 1.2.51.2.50

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress
Q4 20233.5
Q3 20241.0
Q3 20255.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.5 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

500,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress
4 May 20265,411
11 May 20269,964
18 May 20269,900
25 May 20268,369
1 Jun 20268,248
8 Jun 20267,692
15 Jun 20267,258
22 Jun 20266,798
29 Jun 20266,786
6 Jul 20267,049
13 Jul 20267,352
20 Jul 20267,549
27 Jul 20266,774
3 Aug 20265,965
10 Aug 202697,129
17 Aug 202616,332
24 Aug 202612,111
31 Aug 202610,996
7 Sep 202687,817
14 Sep 202622,069
21 Sep 202698,513
28 Sep 202616,840
5 Oct 202693,760
12 Oct 202617,502
19 Oct 202695,328
26 Oct 202623,454
2 Nov 20262,745

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% 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

Version1.2.5
AuthorSoftaculous
Added20 Feb 2023
Last updated21 Oct 2026
Active installs500,000+
Requires WordPress5.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.5
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagssmtp, aws smtp, gmail smtp, sendgrid smtp, wordpress smtp

Other plugins by this author: Loginizer, Backuply - Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone, SpeedyCache - Cache, Optimization, Performance, SiteSEO - SEO Simplified, CookieAdmin - Cookie Consent Banner, Page Builder: Pagelayer - Drag and Drop website builder, FileOrganizer - WordPress File Manager, FormLayer, SocialFeeds, Softaculous, ShareMyPost, Kanbanz

Questions

Is GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress still maintained?

GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress was last updated on 21 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress safe?

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

Who owns GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress?

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

What can I use instead of GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress?

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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