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WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7

by Arshid · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7 is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7
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
arshidkv1225 Oct 2016 to 23 Aug 2026, 65 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 115 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star113
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7
4 May 2026302
11 May 2026552
18 May 2026570
25 May 2026517
1 Jun 2026516
8 Jun 2026533
15 Jun 2026505
22 Jun 2026451
29 Jun 2026475
6 Jul 2026475
13 Jul 2026492
20 Jul 2026429
27 Jul 2026387
3 Aug 2026381
10 Aug 2026346
17 Aug 20262,564
24 Aug 20262,288
31 Aug 2026724
7 Sep 2026486
14 Sep 2026589
21 Sep 2026520
28 Sep 2026403
5 Oct 2026388
12 Oct 2026347
19 Oct 2026547
26 Oct 2026411
2 Nov 202668

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% 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+

Facts

Version1.1.1
AuthorArshid
Added25 Oct 2016
Last updated23 Aug 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagswp-mail, wp smtp, wp-phpmailer, wordpress smtp, wordpress mail smtp

Other plugins by this author: Database Addon for Contact Form 7 - CFDB7, WP Limit Login Attempts, Quick View For WooCommerce, AMP Contact FORM 7 - AMPCF7, HTML Contact Form, Auth Space - Custom Login, Registration & Password Reset Pages

Questions

Is WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7 still maintained?

WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7 was last updated on 23 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7 safe?

WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7 has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7?

The wordpress.org author is Arshid. Recent committers: arshidkv12, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7?

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.

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