Postie

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

1. ★★★★★ henkemail

   6mo ago

   Been using this plugin for many years and it simplifies workflow enormously in certain cases. Thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ Barry Ceelen

   9mo ago

   The Postie plugin has been working perfectly for a long time now, thanks a lot!

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3. ★★★★★ Carin

   1.3y ago

   Thank you for this amazing plugin, I just setup with gmail and app password took 10 minutes and it worked the first time, very impressed!! This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by Carin.

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4. ★★★★★ phpone

   1.4y ago

   I’m using Postie since 2016 and WOW it works without any issues, i posted over 25000 articles up to date. Congratulations for your work. I hope the “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.” is just cause there’s no issues or updates to send out.

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5. ★★★★★ Service2Client LLC

   2.5y ago

   Awesome, I have been looking for a plugin that can post from email.

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6. ★★★★★ janelwashere

   3.2y ago

   Works great for me and I really love it! Helps when I’m at home where there’s poor cell signal. I can compose posts from my phone and put them in email outbox. When I drive for errands, I wouldn’t have time to blog, but there go the posts. Thanks SO MUCH for your hard work in making this available and keeping updated.

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7. ★★★★★ commexjimmy

   3.2y ago

   A plugin that does what it says. Great job!

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8. ★★★★★ trillian59

   3.4y ago

   Totally easy and rock solid. Thumbs up!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-07-27 Version 1.9.80 Automatically self-heal/reschedule missing cron tasks on ‘init’ hook 1.9.80
2. 2026-07-20 Version 1.9.79 Provide better support for SSL connections to email server 1.9.79
3. 2026-07-08 Version 1.9.78 Revert changes that are not PHP 7.0 compatible 1.9.78
4. 2026-07-06 Version 1.9.77 Add new setting to ignore messages from unknown email address rather than creating a draft. 1.9.77
5. 2026-06-26 Version 1.9.76 Add robustness to image side loading 1.9.76
6. 2026-01-28 Version 1.9.75 Fix parsing of time offset 1.9.75

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Postie <= 1.9.73 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-12-31 CVE-2025-63020 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.73 Patched in 1.9.74
2. Medium · 4.4 Postie <= 1.9.70 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-08 CVE-2024-5200 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.70 Patched in 1.9.71
3. Medium · 5.3 Postie <= 1.9.40 - Post Submission Spoofing & Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2020-01-02 CVE-2019-20203 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.9.41 Patched in 1.9.41
4. Medium · 5.4 Postie <= 1.9.40 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2020-01-02 CVE-2019-20204 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.9.41 Patched in 1.9.41
5. High · 7.2 Postie < 1.4.10 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2012-08-08 CVE-2012-2580 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.9 Patched in 1.4.10

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 67 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 43 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-02-25 20K+ → 10K+ down after 5 days in tier
2. 2025-02-20 10K+ → 20K+ up after 28 days in tier
3. 2025-01-23 20K+ → 10K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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• MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Postie: 10K+ active installs, 4.7★ (139 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/postie