Gmail Mailer vs SMTP Mailer

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

Health D45

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Gmail Mailer moved up one install band, 20+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Gmail Mailer	SMTP Mailer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	1	67 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.3y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	13.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	4.6% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Gmail MailerSMTP 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.