by Wayne Allen 4.7 (139 reviews)

Postie

Name: Postie
Rating: 4.7 (139 reviews)
Author: Wayne Allen

Postie allows you to create posts via email, including many advanced features not found in WordPress's default Post by Email feature.

Postie ranks #1,602 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #91 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 4.7/5 rating from 139 reviews, and was last updated Oct 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.9.88 Current Version v1.9.88

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 24 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

#91 of 3,634 in Communication Top 5% by installs Downloads -65.5% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#1,602

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Active Installs

10K+

-43.8%

KW Avg Position

15.3

0.3 worse

Downloads

1.3M

+48 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (139 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 75.7%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

139 reviews

Overall 94%

124 (89%)

5 (4%)

2 (1%)

1 (1%)

7 (5%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

6 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Dec 31, 2025

Postie [postie] < 1.9.74

CVE-2025-63020 · Fixed in v1.9.74
Sep 8, 2025

Postie [postie] < 1.9.71

CVE-2024-5200 · Fixed in v1.9.71
Jan 6, 2020

Postie [postie] < 1.9.41

Fixed in v1.9.41
Jan 1, 2020

Postie [postie] < 1.9.41

CVE-2019-20203 · Fixed in v1.9.41
Jan 1, 2020

Postie [postie] < 1.9.41

CVE-2019-20204 · Fixed in v1.9.41
Aug 8, 2012

Postie [postie] < 1.5.15

CVE-2012-2580 · Fixed in v1.5.15

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9.88
Last Updated: Oct 24, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Wayne Allen

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 139
Support Threads: 4
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

e-mail email post by email

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TL;DR

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Postie is for WordPress site owners and developers who want to publish posts by sending emails. It solves the problem of creating posts via email with advanced control over categories, formatting, attachments, and access, beyond WordPress's default Post by Email feature.