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MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration

by MailerSend · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration
Ownership100
Maintenance70
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master19 Oct 2021 to 19 Oct 2021, 1 commits
mailersend20 Oct 2021 to 26 Jun 2026, 17 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2.5 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 26 Jun 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Jun 2026MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration <= 1.0.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.0.71.0.80

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 2.8 from 12 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star1
3 star1
2 star1
1 star5

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration
4 May 202644
11 May 20261,063
18 May 2026410
25 May 2026299
1 Jun 2026288
8 Jun 2026134
15 Jun 2026104
22 Jun 2026863
29 Jun 2026381
6 Jul 2026331
13 Jul 2026174
20 Jul 2026170
27 Jul 2026183
3 Aug 2026170
10 Aug 2026181
17 Aug 2026160
24 Aug 2026173
31 Aug 2026124
7 Sep 2026123
14 Sep 2026130
21 Sep 2026146
28 Sep 2026156
5 Oct 2026151
12 Oct 2026132
19 Oct 2026186
26 Oct 2026142
2 Nov 202633

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% below 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

Version1.0.8
AuthorMailerSend
Added20 Oct 2021
Last updated26 Jun 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.7
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.2.5
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagssmtp, email, wp_mail, phpmailer, mailersend

Other plugins by this author: MailerSend - Transactional emails for WooCommerce

Questions

Is MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration still maintained?

MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration was last updated on 26 Jun 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration safe?

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

Who owns MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration?

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

What can I use instead of MailerSend - Official SMTP Integration?

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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