MailboxValidator Email Validator vs GEV Email Validator

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

Health B81

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	MailboxValidator Email Validator	GEV Email Validator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30 ✓	—
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	—
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★ ✓	—
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	5.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	201 ✓	34
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2% ✓	—
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

MailboxValidator Email ValidatorGEV Email Validator

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.