Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Tormy Van Cool

   1.7y ago

   The idea of this plugin is really great.But unfortunately t goes to scr*w up the link/email/page of the lost password.So that when a user forgets the password will be never ever able to get the change password form. Only the login form is showing up.

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2. ★★★★★ dwieyoko

   1.8y ago

   Works great! Using it to replace the default WordPress Email.

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3. ★★★★★ MetalMusicMan

   2.5y ago

   This plugin is super easy to use and connect to whatever email service you are already using. Much better than the built-in / server-side emails that WordPress defaults to. Thank you <3

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4. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 21136810

   2.6y ago

   Easy configuration.

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5. ★★★★★ andyux

   2.9y ago

   Worked with no issues as described. WP 6.3.1. Nice work!

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6. ★★★★★ kimmwood

   4.4y ago

   This was just what is was looking for. I have a client portal system within a CRM. The registration process for user involved them getting the standard WP password reset email which is messy. I was easily able to change the wording to suite my requirements. Thanks so much for your work on this great plug in.

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7. ★★★★★ gtamborero

   4.6y ago

   I have been trying to use the wordpress Filters a while… After I found this plugin and its just perfect! So easy to configure!

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8. ★★★★★ devongilchrist

   4.8y ago

   After doing some research about how to customize the new user welcome email, I was going to dig in and setup my own plugin. I found this plugin before I started and saved myself a good chunk of time–and it’s probably exactly what I would have created myself. Simple, perfect and allow me to do what I need to do (removed the login url and added some images and my own copy to the email). Thank you for publishing this so the rest of us can use it, too! FYI – if this isn’t working for you, you probably have theme or plugin conflicts. This is a very simple plugin.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 6.3 New: Mailjet integration 6.3
2. — Version 6.2.2 Fixed: Translation notice issue Fixed: Added missing data sanitization 6.2.2
3. — Version 6.2.1 New: Email logs are now filterable Fixed: Broken reset password link 6.2.1
4. — Version 6.2 New: Email Logging Tested up to WordPress 6.6 6.2
5. — Version 6.1.2 Tested up to WordPress 6.5 6.1.2
6. — Version 6.1.1 New: Setting to force sender name & email Tweak: Add additional check to test email to be able to skip authentification 6.1.1

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

1. Medium · 4.3 Swift SMTP <= 5.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-01-08 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 5.0.6 Patched in 5.0.7
2. Medium · 5.3 Welcome Email Editor <= 5.0.5 - Missing Authorization via ajax_handler ↗
   2023-11-13 CVE-2023-47756 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.0.5 Patched in 5.0.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Translated into 6 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-04-30 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-04-29 8K+ → 7K+ down after 213 days in tier
4. 2025-09-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 days in tier
5. 2025-09-24 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-09-23 9K+ → 8K+ down after 171 days in tier
7. 2025-04-05 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• YaySMTP – WP Mail SMTP with Email Logs, Tracking & Reports 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Bit SMTP – Easy SMTP Solution with Email Logs 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• M MailHog for WordPress 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• HTP SMTP – WP Mail SMTP, Amazon SES, SendGrid, MailGun and Any SMTP Connector Plugin 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• SMTP Email Mod by Webwerkstatt Stauß 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• L Launchpad WP SMTP — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor): 7K+ active installs, 4.2★ (68 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/welcome-email-editor