Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation

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188 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 155 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 3.9 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ timrobertsontfe

   3mo ago

   I’ve used Groundhogg on 4 websites so far. It does a whole pile of things that make it brilliant for communicating with our subscribers. The tags functionality, broadcast tools, and integrations are great. Adrian Tobey and Gregg Franklin offer great support, and when they have a problem, they are quick to alert their customers. Unlike many plugin providers Groundhogg are there to support their customers, even if it’s the customer’s error.

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2. ★★★★★ timtwickham

   4mo ago

   A highly customisable CRM. It pretty well does all the basic stuff out of the box, but if you need more than that then you can add or customise most of the behaviours using the API etc. I’m not a web or PHP developer, but this has worked out for me in conjunction with Claude, though obviously takes a bit of time and some general software development expertise.

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3. ★★★★★ geop

   8mo ago

   I’ve been looking for free CRM and email marketing plugins over the years (I’ve been creating WordPress websites since 2007). After finding and then using Groundhogg for almost a year for small and medium businesses/organizations, I can say that I haven’t found any better value. I’ve used Hubspot, Salesforce, and a handful of other CRMs and Marketing tools/plugins but nothing compares to the value I found in Groundhogg. Try the free version of Groundhogg for yourself and see if it works! There are always limitations and issues, and such is the case with anything, however, the value and the cost cannot be compared to anything else I have found. If anyone wants to learn how to use Groundhogg, give me a shout.

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4. ★★★★★ saatchigalleryit

   9mo ago

   We have this product for about 3+ years. It is a great concept but some features are promoted as existing, although in reality are buggy or not completely functional as expected (maybe I have too hight expectations). The problems is, there is learning courve for it and you only realise some expected features or needed features aren’t there and it’s too late as you have it in production. What frustrates me and made me write this review is, I have tickets opened with them in their support section that are opened from 2024 (almost 2 years) and also there are tickets closed without a resolution. I would have expected in almost 3 years to see some of the features we complained about being fixed or new features added in this sense. For the money, ok but I would have loved to see a bit more attention to support and user voice in regards to what’s needed. For example, if you work as a sole individual with thsi CRM is ok-ish, but when you look integrating it in a company with several departments and each having multiple team members, you will struggle making it work, sharing data amongst the team members or keeping some sections private to each team/department.

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5. ★★★★★ yevgy

   10mo ago

   Excellent work!

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6. ★★★★★ compassiondan

   11mo ago

   I have tried to use Zoho as my CRM with my WordPress site that relies heavily on WPForms. I love WPForms and would not switch away from it unless someone gave me a really good reason. The problem is that Zoho does not integrate easily/well with WordPress and WPForms. I have wasted a couple of thousands using Zoho developers to try and get things integrated. I also tried to work with Zoho directly and that was a bigger waste of time. Zoho sucks! And just when I was ready to chuck it in on using a CRM, I found Groundhogg. Right from the beginning, Groundhogg installed their App, configured it, and gave me the most incredible customer support. Whenever I had a question, they responded anywhere from within one hour to no more than a few hours (usually right away). If you have a WordPress site, and you’re doing business with it, you need a CRM. There is only one choice…Groundhogg! Adrian and Gregg will give you support that exceeds your expectations. Do I work for Groundhogg? No. Am I a fan? Absolutely! Give Groundhogg a try. You will be incredibly happy you did.

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7. ★★★★★ mauroverssi

   12mo ago

   I’ve been using GroundHogg for almost a year on an e-learning site and I’m very happy with the results. I was looking for a system that would offer: 1. WordPress integration. 2. Premium CRM features. 3. A better price. I found everything I needed with GroundHogg. Plus, I’ve always received excellent support from their customer service.

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8. ★★★★★ Saleswonder Support Team

   1.0y ago

   No footer block is used. Add your signature and footer to the “Custom Footer Text.”Center the body of the email to style the default compliance footer, which has no margin and is left-aligned. Footer block used: Add custom replacement code at the end of the email. Then, style and align the footer block beautifully in the editor. Thank you, Adrian, for the meeting and for bringing up this solution. This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by Saleswonder Support Team. Reason: Opinion changed

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-10-29 Version 4.10 ADDED Interface themes. Choose Light, Paper, Slate (dark) or Midnight (dark) for the way the admin looks, or keep the default. A theme is saved per user, and only changes colors, not how anything works. Pick a theme with 4.10
2. 2026-10-13 Version 4.9.4 ADDED The email abilities can set an email’s custom CSS, custom headers and UTM parameters when they create or update an email, and they return them when an email is read. TWEAKED Four column layouts show as two rows of 4.9.4
3. 2026-10-09 Version 4.9.3 SECURITY The page for an email in a campaign’s archive showed any broadcast on the site, including ones that hadn’t been sent and ones in campaigns that aren’t public, to anyone who knew its number. It only shows emails 4.9.3
4. 2026-10-06 Version 4.9.2 ADDED Handle Bounces Now in Settings > Email, for sites that receive bounces in an IMAP inbox. It checks the last 7 days of the inbox and shows how many emails it checked, how many contacts were marked as bounced, and wh 4.9.2
5. 2026-10-02 Version 4.9.1 SECURITY Hardened how contacts are linked to WordPress users and how sign-in links are created. Credit: Wordfence PRISM, via Wordfence. Linking a contact to a WordPress user now requires permission to edit that user. {au 4.9.1
6. 2026-10-01 Version 4.9 ADDED Receive replies in Groundhogg. Turn on Incoming Messages in Settings > Email (needs an active Groundhogg license), then switch on “Save replies as messages” in an email’s settings, and replies to it are saved to th 4.9

All 43 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.10). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.1 Groundhogg <= 4.9.3 - Authenticated (Sales Representative+) Arbitrary File Deletion via CSV Import 'copy_file' Field Mapping ↗
   2026-10-15 CVE-2026-109221 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.9.3 Patched in 4.9.4
2. Patched High · 7.2 Groundhogg <= 4.5.14 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ref' Parameter ↗
   2026-10-14 CVE-2026-18548 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.5.14 Patched in 4.5.15
3. Patched High · 8.1 Groundhogg <= 4.8.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Support User Identity Confusion ↗
   2026-10-09 CVE-2026-92975 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 4.8.3 Patched in 4.9
4. Patched High · 8.8 Groundhogg <= 4.9 - Authenticated (Custom+) Privilege Escalation to 'user' Parameter ↗
   2026-10-09 CVE-2026-104725 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 4.9 Patched in 4.9.1
5. Patched Medium · 5.3 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation <= 4.8.3 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2026-10-05 CVE-2026-104385 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.8.3 Patched in 4.9
6. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation <= 4.8.3 - Authenticated (Custom Role+) SQL Injection ↗
   2026-10-05 CVE-2026-104408 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.8.3 Patched in 4.9
7. Patched High · 8.8 Groundhogg <= 4.9 - Authenticated (Sales Person+) Privilege Escalation via Contact Identity Rebinding leading to Administrator Account Takeover to 'user_id' Parameter (v3 /contacts) chained with v4 /emails/test ↗
   2026-10-02 CVE-2026-97644 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 4.9 Patched in 4.9.1
8. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation <= 4.7.1 - Authenticated (Import_contacts+) Path Traversal ↗
   2026-09-09 CVE-2026-85310 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.7.1 Patched in 4.7.2
9. Patched Medium · 6.1 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation < 4.7.2 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect ↗
   2026-09-07 CVE-2026-81741 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site Affects < 4.7.2 Patched in 4.7.2
10. Patched High · 7.2 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation < 4.5.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-08-31 CVE-2026-81660 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 4.5.13 Patched in 4.5.13
11. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg <= 4.5.14 - Authenticated (Vendor+) SQL Injection via 'tag_query' Parameter ↗
    2026-08-14 CVE-2026-18387 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.5.14 Patched in 4.5.15
12. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation <= 4.5.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗
    2026-08-04 CVE-2026-11454 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 4.5.2 Patched in 4.5.3
13. Patched High · 8.1 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation <= 4.4.1 - Authenticated (Sales Representative+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
    2026-07-08 CVE-2026-57389 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.4.1 Patched in 4.5
14. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg <= 4.5.8 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'select' Parameter ↗
    2026-07-01 CVE-2026-14029 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.5.8 Patched in 4.5.9
15. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg <= 4.5.5 - Authenticated (Sales Rep+) SQL Injection via 'query[select]' Parameter ↗
    2026-06-26 CVE-2026-13333 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.5.5 Patched in 4.5.6
16. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation <= 4.5 - Authenticated (Sales representative+) SQL Injection ↗
    2026-06-26 CVE-2026-57667 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.5 Patched in 4.5.1
17. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg <= 4.5.5 - Authenticated (Marketer+) SQL Injection via 'search' Parameter ↗
    2026-06-26 CVE-2026-13331 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.5.5 Patched in 4.5.6
18. Patched Medium · 6.5 Groundhogg <= 4.5.4 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'after' Parameter ↗
    2026-06-25 CVE-2026-13226 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.5.4 Patched in 4.5.5
19. Patched Medium · 4.3 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation < 4.4.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2026-04-24 CVE-2026-40793 Missing Authorization Affects < 4.4.1 Patched in 4.4.1
20. Patched High · 8.1 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation <= 4.4 - Authenticated (Sales Representative+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
    2026-04-16 CVE-2026-40727 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.4 Patched in 4.4.1
21. Patched Medium · 4.9 Groundhogg <= 4.2.6.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection ↗
    2025-11-20 CVE-2025-12750 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.2.6.1 Patched in 4.2.7
22. Patched Medium · 6.4 Groundhogg <= 4.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-10-31 CVE-2025-64367 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.2.6 Patched in 4.2.6.1
23. Patched High · 7.5 Groundhogg <= 4.2.2 - Authenticated (Sales Representative+) PHP Object Injection ↗
    2025-08-05 CVE-2025-54053 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 4.2.2 Patched in 4.2.2.1
24. Patched High · 8.8 Groundhogg <= 4.2.1 - Authenticated (Sales Rep+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗
    2025-07-04 CVE-2025-48300 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 4.2.1 Patched in 4.2.2
25. Patched High · 7.2 WordPress CRM, Email & Marketing Automation for WordPress | Award Winner — Groundhogg <= 4.1.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
    2025-05-08 CVE-2025-4206 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.1.1.2 Patched in 4.1.2
26. Patched Medium · 5.5 Groundhogg <= 3.7.4.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via label Parameter ↗
    2025-03-31 CVE-2025-1267 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.7.4.1 Patched in 4.0
27. Patched High · 8.8 Groundhogg <= 3.7.3.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via gh_big_file_upload Function ↗
    2025-01-13 CVE-2025-0394 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 3.7.3.5 Patched in 3.7.3.6
28. Patched Medium · 6.1 Groundhogg <= 3.7.3.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-01-03 CVE-2024-56289 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.7.3.3 Patched in 3.7.3.4
29. Patched Medium · 6.1 Groundhogg <= 3.4.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-06-27 CVE-2024-37264 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.2.3 Patched in 3.4.3
30. Patched Medium · 4.3 Groundhogg <= 3.4.2.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2024-06-21 CVE-2024-37235 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 3.4.2.3 Patched in 3.4.3
31. Patched Medium · 4.4 Groundhogg <= 2.7.11.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Task Data ↗
    2023-10-25 CVE-2023-40681 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.11.10 Patched in 2.7.11.11
32. Patched Medium · 5.4 Groundhogg <= 2.7.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2023-05-30 CVE-2023-34178 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.7.11 Patched in 2.7.11.1
33. Patched High · 7.2 Groundhogg <= 2.7.11 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗
    2023-05-30 CVE-2023-34179 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.7.11 Patched in 2.7.11.1
34. Patched Medium · 4.3 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Missing Authorization to Admin Account and Ticket Creation ↗
    2023-05-19 CVE-2023-2715 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.8.9 Patched in 2.7.10
35. Patched Medium · 4.3 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Missing Authorization to Update License ↗
    2023-05-19 CVE-2023-2714 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.9.8 Patched in 2.7.10
36. Patched Medium · 5.4 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Missing Authorization to Non-Arbitrary File Upload ↗
    2023-05-19 CVE-2023-2716 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.9.8 Patched in 2.7.10
37. Patched Medium · 4.9 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
    2023-05-19 CVE-2023-2735 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.9.8 Patched in 2.7.10
38. Patched High · 7.5 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation ↗
    2023-05-19 CVE-2023-2736 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.7.9.8 Patched in 2.7.10
39. Patched Medium · 5.4 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Disable All Plugins ↗
    2023-05-19 CVE-2023-2717 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.7.9.8 Patched in 2.7.10
40. Patched High · 7.2 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.3 - Authenticated (Administrator)+ SQL Injection ↗
    2023-03-20 CVE-2023-1425 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.7.9.3 Patched in 2.7.9.4
41. Patched High · 8.8 Groundhogg <= 1.3.11.13 - SQL Injection ↗
    2019-10-23 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.3.11.13 Patched in 2.0.8
42. Patched Medium · 6.1 Groundhogg <= 2.0.8.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2019-09-10 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.8.1 Patched in 2.0.9.11
43. Patched High · 8.8 WordPress CRM, Email & Marketing Automation for WordPress | Award Winner — Groundhogg < 1.3.5 - Remote Code Execution ↗
    2019-04-08 CVE-2019-15647 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects < 1.3.5 Patched in 1.3.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2022-12-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 9 days in tier
2. 2022-11-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2022-11-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2022-11-23 2K+ → 3K+ up after 50 days in tier
5. 2022-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 64 days in tier
6. 2022-08-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 528 days in tier
7. 2021-02-19 3K+ → 2K+ down after 73 days in tier
8. 2020-12-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 76 days in tier

Competes with

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Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation: 2K+ active installs, 4.8★ (150 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/groundhogg