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SMTP Mailer

by Noor Alam · 70,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: SMTP Mailer is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SMTP Mailer
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
naa98620 Dec 2015 to 7 Sep 2026, 73 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
58 days ago
Releases, 24 months
11
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for SMTP Mailer
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20254
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 7 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Mar 2026SMTP Mailer <= 1.1.24 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure7.5<= 1.1.241.1.2567

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for SMTP Mailer
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20241.0
Q3 20243.0
Q4 20245.0
Q2 20254.0
Q4 20255.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star59
4 star0
3 star0
2 star2
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Momentum

70,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SMTP Mailer
4 May 2026811
11 May 20261,605
18 May 20261,708
25 May 202617,305
1 Jun 20264,747
8 Jun 20263,548
15 Jun 20263,458
22 Jun 20262,682
29 Jun 20262,532
6 Jul 20263,186
13 Jul 20262,336
20 Jul 20262,592
27 Jul 20262,289
3 Aug 20262,861
10 Aug 20262,022
17 Aug 202619,744
24 Aug 20267,796
31 Aug 20264,942
7 Sep 202621,255
14 Sep 20265,973
21 Sep 20265,163
28 Sep 20263,365
5 Oct 20263,024
12 Oct 20262,574
19 Oct 20263,951
26 Oct 20263,103
2 Nov 2026442

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 50% 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

Version1.1.28
AuthorNoor Alam
Added20 Dec 2015
Last updated7 Sep 2026
Active installs70,000+
Requires WordPress7.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagsmail, smtp, email, phpmailer

Other plugins by this author: Easy Video Player, Gmail SMTP, Easy Media Download, Videojs HTML5 Player, WP Login Form, Easy Google AdSense, WP Colorbox, Payment Button for PayPal, Simple YouTube Embed, Simple Universal Google Analytics, Customization for WP SEO, Disable Right Click Images

Questions

Is SMTP Mailer still maintained?

SMTP Mailer was last updated on 7 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is SMTP Mailer safe?

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

Who owns SMTP Mailer?

The wordpress.org author is Noor Alam. Recent committers: naa986, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of SMTP Mailer?

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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