SMTP for Contact Form 7
by Erik · Email & Marketing
Also makes 6 other plugins · 11.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Secure your Contact Form 7 emails with this free SMTP plugin. It configures wp_mail() and features OAuth2, custom templates, and automated reports.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact form 7”, “mail” and “wp mail” for “gmail api”, “dmarc” and “dkim”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gmail api” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dmarc” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wp mail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dkim” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 66 average across 2,123 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 11.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 132 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| oauth2 your tag | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| gmail api | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| gmail smtp | #11 | #23 | up 1 |
| dmarc | #11 | #24 | down 1 |
| smtp your tag | #20 | #24 | down 3 |
| smtp plugin | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| dkim | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| smtp mailer | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| spf | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| wordpress smtp | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| gmail | #21 | #23 | down 3 |
| wp smtp | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| custom smtp | #13 | #24 | down 3 |
| phpmailer | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| contact form 7 constant contact | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
70 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 55 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “contact form 7”, “mail” and “wp mail” for “gmail api”, “dmarc” and “dkim”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gmail api” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dmarc” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wp mail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dkim” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Nov 2022 · 1,442 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 22 Jun 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 60% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 83% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Wendihihihi2.8y ago
Works for me. Message didn’t get lost anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bbbirkan3.0y ago
i know all my setup correct but doest work this plugin This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by bbbirkan.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Secure your Contact Form 7 emails with this free SMTP plugin. It configures wp_mail() and features OAuth2,..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,305 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wp-mail" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2025-09-25 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Mailgun for WordPress 80K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
SMTP Mailer 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gmail SMTP 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
YaySMTP – WP Mail SMTP with Email Logs, Tracking & Reports 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple SMTP 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
SmartSMTP 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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