WP Test Email vs WP SMTP Mailer

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

WP Test Email

by Boopathi Rajan

Health C55

WP SMTP Mailer

by Boopathi Rajan

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

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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	WP Test Email	WP SMTP Mailer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	80–90
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+300% ✓
Overall health	C · 55 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	20/100	20/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	15 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.3y ago	2.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.3K ✓	110
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.6% ✓	2.2%
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

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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.