Configure SMTP
by Scott Reilly · Email & Marketing
Configure SMTP mailing in WordPress, including support for sending email via SSL/TLS (such as Gmail).
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “6K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1386 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 260 days in band
- 2025-08-14 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-13 7K+ → 8K+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-08-04 8K+ → 7K+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-07-29 7K+ → 8K+ up after 39 days in band
- 2025-06-20 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-19 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-18 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/configure-smtp" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Configure SMTP — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Configure SMTP: 6K+ active installs, 4.9★ (45 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/configure-smtp