Email Blocklist vs MailCheck.ai

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Email Blocklist

by Michał Kowalik

Health B81

MailCheck.ai

by tompec

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Email Blocklist	MailCheck.ai
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	60–70 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+300% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 54
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	22/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.75★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	66/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	2.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	136 ✓	93
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0% ✓	1.1%
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.