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Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail

by Hannes Etzelstorfer · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
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
haet22 Jan 2015 to 23 Sep 2026, 113 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
42 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 23 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
11 Aug 2023WP HTML Mail <= 3.4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'send_test'4.3<= 3.4.03.4.14
19 Jan 2022WP HTML Mail <= 3.0.9 - Missing Authorization on Rest Route8.3<= 3.0.93.10
6 Jul 2021WordPress Email Template Designer < 3.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8< 3.0.83.0.80
25 Oct 2019WP HTML Mail < 2.9.1 - HTML Injection6.1< 2.9.12.9.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20255.0
Q2 20261.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star82
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail
4 May 2026295
11 May 2026567
18 May 2026497
25 May 2026416
1 Jun 2026536
8 Jun 2026527
15 Jun 2026441
22 Jun 2026390
29 Jun 2026448
6 Jul 2026469
13 Jul 2026480
20 Jul 2026494
27 Jul 2026567
3 Aug 2026680
10 Aug 2026463
17 Aug 2026461
24 Aug 2026472
31 Aug 2026533
7 Sep 2026456
14 Sep 2026526
21 Sep 20269,615
28 Sep 20262,945
5 Oct 20262,644
12 Oct 20261,232
19 Oct 20261,882
26 Oct 20261,500
2 Nov 2026229

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 10% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version3.5
AuthorHannes Etzelstorfer
Added22 Jan 2015
Last updated23 Sep 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsemail, elementor, email design, email template, woocommerce email

Other plugins by this author: BuddyPress Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail, Ninja Forms - Submission Limit Cookie, Give Donation - Email Template, WP E-Commerce currency helper

Questions

Is Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail still maintained?

Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail was last updated on 23 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail safe?

Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail?

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

What can I use instead of Email Template Designer - WP HTML Mail?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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