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MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation

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

Healthy: vulnerability published 26 Oct 2026, fixed in 5.14.2.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support77
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 26 Oct 2026, fixed in 5.14.2. Update to version 5.14.2 or later.26 Oct 2026Evidence
  • InfoSEC-33 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
wysija28 Oct 2016 to 11 May 2021, 615 commits
MailPoet18 May 2021 to 11 Feb 2025, 397 commits
lysyjan8716 Jul 2024 to 6 Oct 2026, 34 commits
wxa123 Jul 2024 to 18 Feb 2025, 8 commits
janjakes30 Jul 2024 to 18 Sep 2024, 4 commits
neosinner6 Aug 2024 to 25 Jun 2026, 52 commits
costasovo13 Aug 2024 to 3 Nov 2026, 34 commits
paveldohnal27 Aug 2024 to 20 Oct 2026, 34 commits
triple0t22 Oct 2024 to 22 Oct 2024, 2 commits
seuna8c10 Dec 2024 to 13 Oct 2026, 32 commits
websupporter18 Dec 2024 to 18 Dec 2024, 1 commits
yuliyan27 May 2025 to 27 Oct 2026, 22 commits
eason948725 Jun 2025 to 29 Sep 2026, 18 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
102
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation
Q1 202414
Q2 202411
Q3 202415
Q4 202415
Q1 202511
Q2 202511
Q3 202513
Q4 202511
Q1 202613
Q2 202616
Q3 202614
Q4 20265

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

77% of 39 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Oct 2026MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation < 5.14.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 5.14.25.14.20
21 Jul 2026MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 5.30.0-5.33.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.35.30.0 to 5.33.05.33.10
6 Mar 2025MailPoet <= 5.5.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 5.5.15.5.20
29 Oct 2024MailPoet <= 5.3.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 5.3.15.3.20
16 Apr 2019MailPoet – emails and newsletters in WordPress <= 3.23.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL parameter6.1< 3.23.23.23.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.9
Q3 20264.8
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star1146
4 star76
3 star34
2 star30
1 star149

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation
4 May 202631,386
11 May 2026251,314
18 May 2026233,920
25 May 2026198,414
1 Jun 2026192,876
8 Jun 2026194,456
15 Jun 2026193,377
22 Jun 2026326,875
29 Jun 2026200,841
6 Jul 2026217,850
13 Jul 2026217,272
20 Jul 2026304,883
27 Jul 2026197,944
3 Aug 2026218,607
10 Aug 2026213,205
17 Aug 2026205,366
24 Aug 2026183,572
31 Aug 2026189,771
7 Sep 2026187,009
14 Sep 2026202,129
21 Sep 2026213,266
28 Sep 2026187,453
5 Oct 2026208,083
12 Oct 2026185,576
19 Oct 2026196,536
26 Oct 2026218,530
2 Nov 20268,386

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version5.45.0
AuthorMailPoet
Added28 Oct 2016
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs500,000+
Requires WordPress7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Email Marketing & Campaigns
Tagsnewsletter, Email Marketing, email automation, post notification, woocommerce emails

Questions

Is MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation still maintained?

MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation safe?

MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 3 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation?

The wordpress.org author is MailPoet. Recent committers: costasovo, yuliyan, paveldohnal, seuna8c, lysyjan87. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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