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WP Email Template

by Steve Truman · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 9 Jul 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Email Template
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Email Template still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Jul 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Email Template, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer a3rev since Sep 2012. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Email Template removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Email Template safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.8.7). Not on the exploited list. 5 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Email Template update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8.7. No one-star spike after it. 9 Jul 2026 · Release history

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
a3rev4 Sep 2012 to 9 Jul 2026, 228 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Email Template
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.1.

Rating distribution
5 star15
4 star2
3 star3
2 star2
1 star13

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.8.7).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Sep 2025WP Email Template <= 2.8.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 2.8.62.8.7307
2 Nov 2022a3 Lazy Load <= 2.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Reset8.8<= 2.6.22.6.3Patched before disclosure
25 Oct 2019WP HTML Mail < 2.2.11 - HTML injection5.4< 2.2.112.2.11Patched before disclosure

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Email Template
4 May 202678
11 May 2026122
18 May 2026206
25 May 2026157
1 Jun 2026112
8 Jun 2026112
15 Jun 2026118
22 Jun 202681
29 Jun 202695
6 Jul 20261,116
13 Jul 2026375
20 Jul 2026173
27 Jul 2026176
3 Aug 2026155
10 Aug 2026131
17 Aug 2026157
24 Aug 2026241
31 Aug 2026124
7 Sep 2026111
14 Sep 2026122
21 Sep 2026236
28 Sep 2026145
5 Oct 2026134
12 Oct 2026116
19 Oct 2026202
26 Oct 2026182
2 Nov 202639

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

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

WP Mail SMTP by WPFormsScore 93 · 4,000,000+Easy WP SMTPScore 92 · 500,000+FluentSMTPScore 91 · 700,000+Stop WP Emails Going to SpamScore 91 · 10,000+WP Offload SES LiteScore 91 · 10,000+

Facts

Version2.8.7
AuthorSteve Truman
Added4 Sep 2012
Last updated9 Jul 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagsemail, contact, email template, wordpress email, wordpress email template

Other plugins by this author: a3 Lazy Load, Page View Count, Product Sort and Display for WooCommerce, Dynamic Product Gallery for WooCommerce, Email Inquiry & Cart Options for WooCommerce, Predictive Search for WooCommerce, Product Widget Slider for WooCommerce, a3 Responsive Slider, a3 Portfolio, Products Quick View for WooCommerce, Predictive Search, Compare Products for WooCommerce

Questions

Is WP Email Template still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Jul 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Email Template, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer a3rev since Sep 2012.

Was WP Email Template removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP Email Template safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.8.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Email Template update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8.7. No one-star spike after it.

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