by David Vongries 4.2 (68 reviews)

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)

Name: Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
Rating: 4.2 (68 reviews)
Author: David Vongries

Swift SMTP is a free & simple SMTP Plugin for WordPress.

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) ranks #2,592 among WordPress.org plugins with 7,000+ active installations, is #153 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 4.2/5 rating from 68 reviews, and was last updated Dec 1, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.11 (Current: 7.1.4)

v6.3 Current Version v6.3

Updated 11 months ago Last Update on 01 Dec, 2025

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#153 of 3,634 in Communication Top 5% by installs Downloads -22.7% this week

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#2,592

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Active Installs

7K+

-8.3%

KW Avg Position

21.8

0.2 better

Downloads

345.4K

+5 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (68 reviews)

Next Milestone 8K

Total Progress 58.5%

7K+ 8K+

166

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

68 reviews

Overall 84%

53 (78%)

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12 (18%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jan 8, 2024

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) [welcome-email-editor] < 5.0.7

Fixed in v5.0.7
Jan 8, 2024

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) [welcome-email-editor] < 5.0.7

Fixed in v5.0.7
Nov 13, 2023

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) [welcome-email-editor] < 5.0.7

CVE-2023-47756 · Fixed in v5.0.7
Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) [welcome-email-editor] < 5.0.7

Fixed in v5.0.7

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.3
Last Updated: Dec 01, 2025
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 6.9.11
PHP Version: N/A
Author: David Vongries

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 68
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

custom smtp smtp Welcome Email Editor wordpress email WP Mail SMTP

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Swift SMTP is for WordPress site owners who need reliable email delivery from their site. It solves the problem of emails not being delivered by letting users configure custom SMTP settings, log outgoing emails, and customize welcome and password reset emails.