Reply-To for WP_Mail vs SMTP Mailer

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

Reply-To for WP_Mail

by ROBOTSTXT.es

Health B83

SMTP Mailer

by Noor Alam

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Reply-To for WP_Mail SMTP Mailer

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	Reply-To for WP_Mail	SMTP Mailer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	1	67 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	13d ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	285	32.8K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Reply-To for WP_Mail SMTP Mailer

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.