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

by Syed Balkhi

Make email delivery easy for WordPress. Connect with SMTP, Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun, SES, Zoho, + more. Rated #1 WordPress SMTP Email plugin.

Version 4.9.0 4.8 / 5 rating

Active Installs: 4M+
Rating: 4.8 / 5
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested Up To: 7.0.2
Last Updated: Jun 25, 2026

External Links

WordPress.org plugin page Plugin website

BenchWP Test Runs

4 total

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 8s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.12s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 1.09s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:43 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.115983,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 1.093955,
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    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:13Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:20Z",
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    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 8s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.12s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 1.09s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:43 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "admin_time_seconds": 1.09189,
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    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:27Z",
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    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.13s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 1.10s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:43 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "install_passed": true,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 1.099309,
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    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:29Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:35Z",
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    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.13s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 1.10s
Completed: Jun 20, 2026 8:43 PM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.129072,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 1.099714,
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    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:36Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:42Z",
    "duration_seconds": 7.785944000000001,
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    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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