Newsletter HTML Generator vs MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress

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

Health D41

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress moved down one install band, 2M+ to 1M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Newsletter HTML Generator	MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	—	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.79★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,497 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.5y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	45	729.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	1.3% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Newsletter HTML GeneratorMC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress

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.