SMTP Mailer
by Noor Alam · Email & Marketing
Also makes 24 other plugins · 155.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Configure a SMTP server to send email from your WordPress site. Configure the wp_mail() function to use SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function.
88 health vs 63 average across 1,298 Email & Marketing plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
28.0K
now · peak 56.4K
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.1.25
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-01-01 · 1,445 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.26 WordPress 7.0 compatibility update. 1.1.26
- — Version 1.1.25 Added security for debug output. 1.1.25
- — Version 1.1.24 WordPress 6.9 compatibility update. 1.1.24
- — Version 1.1.23 Added options to force from name and from email. 1.1.23
- — Version 1.1.22 Added minimum WordPress requirements to main file. 1.1.22
- — Version 1.1.21 Added an option to delete saved options. 1.1.21
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2026-03-20 CVE-2026-32538 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1.24 Patched in 1.1.25
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-05 60K+ → 70K+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 70K+ → 60K+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 60K+ → 70K+ up
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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Gmail SMTP 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Configure SMTP 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
Simple SMTP 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration 2K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags B
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