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WP Test Email

by Boopathi Rajan · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid4 Criticals1 Warning

Avoid: vulnerability published 15 Jan 2026 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39 while a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for WP Test Email
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security25
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 15 Jan 2026 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.29 Jan 2026Evidence
  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 27 months (last release 31 Jul 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.31 Jul 2025Evidence
  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 14 Mar 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.28 Mar 2025Evidence
  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 12 Sep 2024 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.26 Sep 2024Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11, 5 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
boopathi000128 Oct 2018 to 4 Oct 2025, 25 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
2 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.6 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Test Email
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 31 Jul 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Jan 2026Test Email <= 1.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.1.7No fixn/a
14 Mar 2025WP Test Email <= 1.1.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.1.8No fixn/a
12 Sep 2024WP Test Email <= 1.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.1.7No fixn/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for WP Test Email
Q4 20235.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star14
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Test Email
4 May 2026151
11 May 2026290
18 May 2026279
25 May 2026737
1 Jun 2026445
8 Jun 2026422
15 Jun 2026487
22 Jun 2026398
29 Jun 2026390
6 Jul 2026357
13 Jul 2026420
20 Jul 2026549
27 Jul 2026362
3 Aug 2026381
10 Aug 2026436
17 Aug 2026481
24 Aug 2026846
31 Aug 2026463
7 Sep 2026410
14 Sep 2026573
21 Sep 2026371
28 Sep 2026395
5 Oct 2026507
12 Oct 2026424
19 Oct 2026546
26 Oct 2026580
2 Nov 2026128

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 4% 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+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

Version1.1.7
AuthorBoopathi Rajan
Added28 Oct 2018
Last updated31 Jul 2024
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress4.3
Tested up to6.6.11
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
TagsEmal Log, Check Mail, Test email, mail tester

Other plugins by this author: Change WordPress Login Logo, Export Plugin Details, Remove RSS Feed, Simply Disable Password Reset, Remove Emoji CSS and JS, Enable Automatic Update for All Plugins, WP SMTP Mailer, Hide Admin Bar - Front End, WP Recent Posts, Display Feed Widget, WP Disable Lazy Load, ADD noopener & noreferrer

Questions

Is WP Test Email still maintained?

WP Test Email was last updated on 31 Jul 2024. Its Canary status is Avoid.

Is WP Test Email safe?

WP Test Email has 3 published vulnerabilities with no patched version. Its Canary status is Avoid.

Who owns WP Test Email?

The wordpress.org author is Boopathi Rajan. Recent committers: boopathi0001, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Test Email?

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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