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MailerLite

MailerLite - WooCommerce integration
by MailerLite · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Oct 2026, 43 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MailerLite
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security85
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is MailerLite still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 43 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns MailerLite, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mailerlite since Feb 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was MailerLite removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is MailerLite safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.1.3). Not on the exploited list. 20 Jan 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest MailerLite update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.1.29. No one-star spike after it. 29 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 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
mailerlite1 Feb 2019 to 29 Oct 2026, 260 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
43
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2.5 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for MailerLite
Q1 20249
Q2 20249
Q3 20247
Q4 20243
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20259
Q4 20258
Q1 20266
Q2 20267
Q3 20266
Q4 20263

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 2.8.

Average rating per quarter for MailerLite
Q4 20231.0
Q1 20243.0
Q2 20243.0
Q3 20241.0
Q1 20253.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20251.0
Q3 20261.0

Average rating stayed at 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star23
4 star3
3 star8
2 star0
1 star30
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (4 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.1.3).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MailerLite
4 May 20264,218
11 May 20262,959
18 May 20263,169
25 May 202624,656
1 Jun 202615,735
8 Jun 20262,654
15 Jun 202613,445
22 Jun 20263,714
29 Jun 20262,238
6 Jul 20262,671
13 Jul 202616,357
20 Jul 202615,493
27 Jul 202627,118
3 Aug 20264,534
10 Aug 202614,019
17 Aug 20265,191
24 Aug 20262,307
31 Aug 202614,839
7 Sep 20262,914
14 Sep 20263,017
21 Sep 20262,159
28 Sep 20261,437
5 Oct 202615,680
12 Oct 20262,725
19 Oct 202614,025
26 Oct 202616,908
2 Nov 20261,076

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 0% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.1.29
AuthorMailerLite
Added11 May 2017
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress3.0.1
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.2.5
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsecommerce, automation, mailerlite, woocommerce, Email Marketing

Other plugins by this author: MailerLite - Signup forms (official), Featured Image in RSS Feed by MailerLite

Questions

Is MailerLite still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 43 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns MailerLite, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mailerlite since Feb 2019.

Was MailerLite removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is MailerLite safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.1.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest MailerLite update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.1.29. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue