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Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)

by David Vongries · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

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

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
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
seanbarton21 Apr 2009 to 7 Apr 2020, 52 commits
davidvongries3 Jun 2021 to 1 Dec 2025, 32 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
Q1 20243
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Dec 2025. 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
8 Jan 2024Swift SMTP <= 5.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 5.0.65.0.70
13 Nov 2023Welcome Email Editor <= 5.0.5 - Missing Authorization via ajax_handler5.3<= 5.0.55.0.618

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.2 from 68 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star53
4 star2
3 star1
2 star0
1 star12

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
4 May 202680
11 May 2026163
18 May 2026187
25 May 2026182
1 Jun 2026141
8 Jun 2026164
15 Jun 2026152
22 Jun 2026120
29 Jun 2026141
6 Jul 2026129
13 Jul 2026143
20 Jul 2026183
27 Jul 2026172
3 Aug 2026169
10 Aug 2026155
17 Aug 2026145
24 Aug 2026161
31 Aug 2026154
7 Sep 2026161
14 Sep 2026212
21 Sep 2026177
28 Sep 2026225
5 Oct 2026207
12 Oct 2026179
19 Oct 2026292
26 Oct 2026267
2 Nov 202651

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% 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

Version6.3
AuthorDavid Vongries
Added21 Apr 2009
Last updated1 Dec 2025
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagssmtp, custom smtp, WP Mail SMTP, wordpress email, Welcome Email Editor

Other plugins by this author: Ultimate Dashboard - Custom WordPress Dashboard, Hide Admin Bar, WP Video Popup - WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo, Erident Custom Login and Dashboard, Better Admin Bar, Customizer Reset - Export & Import, Media Toolkit, Coupon Counter for EDD

Questions

Is Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) still maintained?

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) was last updated on 1 Dec 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) safe?

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)?

The wordpress.org author is David Vongries. Recent committers: davidvongries, seanbarton, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)?

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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