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SmartSMTP

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

Healthy: vulnerability published 19 Aug 2026, fixed in 1.2.1.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SmartSMTP
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 19 Aug 2026, fixed in 1.2.1. Update to version 1.2.1 or later.19 Aug 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master8 Oct 2024 to 23 Oct 2024, 2 commits
ThemeGrill29 Oct 2024 to 16 Oct 2026, 12 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
19 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for SmartSMTP
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 16 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
19 Aug 2026SmartSMTP <= 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.2.01.2.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 3 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SmartSMTP
4 May 202656
11 May 2026100
18 May 202683
25 May 202676
1 Jun 202699
8 Jun 2026103
15 Jun 20261,003
22 Jun 2026249
29 Jun 20261,085
6 Jul 2026294
13 Jul 2026175
20 Jul 2026166
27 Jul 2026197
3 Aug 2026198
10 Aug 2026161
17 Aug 20261,505
24 Aug 2026320
31 Aug 2026242
7 Sep 2026219
14 Sep 2026218
21 Sep 2026193
28 Sep 20261,288
5 Oct 2026391
12 Oct 20261,233
19 Oct 2026506
26 Oct 2026418
2 Nov 202649

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 40% 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

Version1.3.0
AuthorThemeGrill
Added29 Oct 2024
Last updated16 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagssmtp, email, wp-mail, smtp plugin, mail delivery

Other plugins by this author: Starter Templates & Sites Pack by ThemeGrill, Flash Toolkit, Social Icons, Maintenance Page, Suffice Toolkit, Registration Form for WooCommerce, Easy Social Sharing, Spacious Toolkit, Customize My Account Page, AllCoach - Coaching Management & Scheduling, AllFeedback, ContentGate - Content Restriction & Access Control by Login Status & User Role

Questions

Is SmartSMTP still maintained?

SmartSMTP was last updated on 16 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is SmartSMTP safe?

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

Who owns SmartSMTP?

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

What can I use instead of SmartSMTP?

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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