Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
Swift SMTP is a free & simple SMTP Plugin for WordPress.
4.2(68 reviews)
·8.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) is a WordPress smtp plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 68 reviews. It has been downloaded 340K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….
4.2/568 reviews
8.0K+active installs
340K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
Swift SMTP is a free & simple SMTP Plugin for WordPress.
Struggeling with emails not being delivered from your WordPress website? Look no further.
📤 Custom SMTP Settings
Swift SMTP allows you to configure custom SMTP settings for your WordPress site, ensuring more reliable sending and delivery through your preferred service.
- Set “From” email address
- Set “From” name
- Define email content type (HTML or plain text)
- Set SMTP host
- Set up SMTP encryption & port (SSL or TSL)
- Set up SMTP authentification through username & password
💾 Email Logging (New!)
- Log all outgoing emails
📨 Customize WordPress Welcome Emails
When a user is added to or signs up for a website, WordPress sends notifications to both the site administrator and the new user. This plugin a…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.268 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Great but very bad at the same time
by Tormy Van Cool·1 year ago·2 replies
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.
This is a Great Plugin
by dwieyoko·1 year ago
Works great! Using it to replace the default WordPress Email.
Way better than using built-in / server email!
by MetalMusicMan·2 years 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
Works great.
by Anonymous User 21136810·2 years ago
Easy configuration.
Flawless
by andyux·2 years ago
Worked with no issues as described. WP 6.3.1. Nice work!
Download Trends
Today: 23Yesterday: 36This week: 187Period total: 21K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v6.3
45.1%
v6.2
16.2%
v5.0
14.6%
v4.9
8.9%
v4.8
6.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
6.3 | December 01, 2025
- New: Mailjet integration
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