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Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer

by Nexcess · 90,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: vulnerability published 24 Sep 2026, fixed in 1.5.19.2.

81/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 24 Sep 2026, fixed in 1.5.19.2. Update to version 1.5.19.2 or later.24 Sep 2026Evidence
  • InfoSEC-35 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
britner29 May 2018 to 1 Nov 2023, 75 commits
oakesjosh10 Jul 2024 to 20 Nov 2025, 7 commits
stellarwp22 Jul 2026 to 21 Sep 2026, 3 commits

New committer stellarwp made a first commit on 22 Jul 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
43 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20263
Q4 20260

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

Support

50% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
24 Sep 2026Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.19.1 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) PHP Object Injection6.6<= 1.5.19.11.5.19.20
4 Aug 2026Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.19 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation9.8<= 1.5.191.5.19.10
1 Dec 2025Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.5.171.5.180
14 Aug 2025Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.16 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Arbitrary Options Update7.2<= 1.5.161.5.170
16 Apr 2025Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.14 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload7.2<= 1.5.141.5.150
2 Nov 2023Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.5.111.5.120
30 Sep 2022Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.6 - PHP Object Injection7.2<= 1.5.61.5.70

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer
Q4 20233.7
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20243.0
Q2 20251.5
Q3 20253.0

Average rating fell from 3.7 to 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star119
4 star4
3 star2
2 star3
1 star14
Latest low reviews

Momentum

90,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer
4 May 2026816
11 May 20261,766
18 May 20261,537
25 May 20261,321
1 Jun 20261,371
8 Jun 20261,345
15 Jun 20261,357
22 Jun 20261,181
29 Jun 20261,176
6 Jul 20261,222
13 Jul 20261,146
20 Jul 202631,085
27 Jul 202636,690
3 Aug 202615,661
10 Aug 20265,870
17 Aug 20264,479
24 Aug 20263,556
31 Aug 20263,276
7 Sep 20262,537
14 Sep 20262,369
21 Sep 202640,942
28 Sep 20267,828
5 Oct 20265,458
12 Oct 20263,657
19 Oct 20264,285
26 Oct 20263,287
2 Nov 2026511

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 57% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Email Template Designer - WP HTML MailScore 91 · 20,000+Email Customizer for WooCommerce | Drag and Drop Email Templates BuilderScore 90 · 9,000+Mailonix - Email Template Customizer for WooCommerceScore 89 · 20,000+Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerceScore 89 · 20,000+EmailKit - Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WPScore 86 · 70,000+

Facts

Version1.5.19.2
AuthorNexcess
Added29 May 2018
Last updated21 Sep 2026
Active installs90,000+
Requires WordPress5.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsmail, email, woocommerce, email template, email templates

Other plugins by this author: Kadence Security - Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection, Kadence Blocks - Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor, The Events Calendar, Kadence Starter Templates - Predesigned Website Templates, GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform, Image Widget, Event Tickets and Registration, Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit, Kadence Central - Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting, Membership Plugin - Kadence Memberships, GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor, Advanced Post Manager

Questions

Is Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer still maintained?

Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer was last updated on 21 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer safe?

Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 5 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer?

The wordpress.org author is Nexcess. Recent committers: stellarwp, oakesjosh, britner, plugin-master. New committer stellarwp made a first commit on 22 Jul 2026.

What can I use instead of Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail, Email Customizer for WooCommerce | Drag and Drop Email Templates Builder, Mailonix - Email Template Customizer for WooCommerce, Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce, EmailKit - Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WP.

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