Control WP Core Emails
by Andrew Norcross · Uncategorized
Control the emails sent by the WordPress auto-update process.
45 health vs 64 average across 4,482 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3586 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
22
now · peak 62
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
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,368 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-01-18 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-01-15 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-14 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-01-12 20+ → 30+ up after 34 days in band
- 2024-12-09 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-08 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-07 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-06 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Preview E-mails for WooCommerce 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B - W WP Auto Updater 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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Hide Updates 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
WC Multiple Email Recipients 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Notification by Email 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/control-wp-core-emails" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Control WP Core Emails — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Control WP Core Emails: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/control-wp-core-emails