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MainWP Post SMTP Extension vs MainWP Child Reports

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

MainWP Child Reports is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 76 for MainWP Post SMTP Extension, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

MainWP Post SMTP ExtensionMainWP Child Reports

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	MainWP Post SMTP Extension	MainWP Child Reports
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	100K–200K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-40%	Stable ✓
Overall health	B · 76	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	81/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	1	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	210	6.4K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+11%	+26%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3%	5.9% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

MainWP Post SMTP ExtensionMainWP Child Reports

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.