WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin

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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 · 37% 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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Reviewers keep calling setup and delivery easy and reliable, with one complaint about being forced to pay before using Amazon SES.

1. ★★★★★ wporg1955

   1mo ago

   Отличный плагин. Удобный и функциональный. В работе прост! Рекомендую всем!

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2. ★★★★★ jamaica352

   1mo ago

   Easy to use , good work

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3. ★★★★★ FraGue

   1mo ago

   Super easy to install and greatly improves success rate of the emails.

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4. ★★★★★ 311media

   2mo ago

   easy to use and setup; fixed my email delivery issues

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5. ★★★★★ Jan Gröneveld

   2mo ago

   Once configurated it works perfect.

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6. ★★★★★ ivandancon

   2mo ago

   1 Star – They force you to pay before you can even use Amazon SES. This feels like a very shady business practice and is extremely frustrating. A service should clearly communicate its requirements instead of locking basic functionality behind a payment.

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7. ★★★★★ buzzmandt

   2mo ago

   seems to have fixed some of the issues with dmarc, dkim, spf. Using is as ‘other SMTP’ routing through my own email servers, works like a charm This topic was modified 2 weeks ago by buzzmandt.

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8. ★★★★★ ysay0526

   2mo ago

   This is a great internet tool.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-06-25 v4.9.0 [4.9.0] - 2026-06-25 Added: WP-CLI commands to configure WP Mail SMTP from the command line, including SMTP and API-key mailer setup, individual setting management, and alert provider configuration. C 9.0
2. 2026-04-16 v4.8.0 [4.8.0] - 2026-04-16 Added: SendLayer Quick Connect - allows connecting to SendLayer without DNS setup in 2 minutes. Changed: Improved plugin security. 8.0
3. 2025-11-26 v4.7.1 [4.7.1] - 2025-11-26 Added: WordPress playground blueprint file. Fixed: Text domain in a couple of strings. Changed: Switched Return-Path option to enabled by default to align with WordPress core. 7.1
4. 2025-11-26 v4.7.0 [4.7.0] - 2025-11-12 Added: New transactional mailer: Resend integration. Fixed: Recurring task filling up task meta table. 7.0
5. 2025-08-29 v4.6.0 [4.6.0] - 2025-08-28 Added: New transactional mailer: Mandrill integration. Fixed: References and In-Reply-To email headers are now correctly preserved for API-based mailers. 6.0
6. 2025-06-05 v4.5.0 [4.5.0] - 2025-06-05 IMPORTANT Support for PHP 7.2 has been discontinued. If you are running this version, you MUST upgrade PHP before installing or upgrading to WP Mail SMTP v4.5. Failure to do that 5.0

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

1. Low · 2.7 WP Mail SMTP <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) SMTP Password Exposure ↗
   2024-07-19 CVE-2024-6694 Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format Affects <= 4.0.1 Patched in 4.1.0
2. Medium · 6.4 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms <= 1.3.3 - Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2018-09-19 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.4.0 Patched in 1.4.0

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

Translated into 48 languages, 7 at 90% or more

Plus 24 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-01-24 3M+ → 4M+ up after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-01-21 4M+ → 3M+ down after 6 days in tier
3. 2025-01-15 3M+ → 4M+ up after 47 days in tier
4. 2024-11-29 4M+ → 3M+ down after 11 days in tier
5. 2024-11-18 3M+ → 4M+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-11-17 4M+ → 3M+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-11-16 3M+ → 4M+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-11-14 4M+ → 3M+ down after 8 days in tier

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).

• Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 5 shared tags A
• SureMail – SMTP and Email Logs Plugin with Amazon SES, Postmark, and Other Providers 200K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags B
• Pro Mail SMTP 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B
• Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Gmail SMTP 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Configure SMTP 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags C

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WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin: 4M+ active installs, 4.8★ (5,181 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-mail-smtp