Custom Forgot Password Mail
by Rajat Sharma · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Enables you to send custom forgot password emails to users.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “reset password” for “mail”. “reset password” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “mail” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 11.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 142 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| forgot password your tag | #1 | #3 | — |
| custom mail your tag | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| send mail your tag | #13 | #20 | up 1 |
| reset password your tag | #20 | #20 | up 2 |
| #20 | #23 | up 2 | |
| edit mail your tag | Not checked yet | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “reset password” for “mail”. “reset password” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “mail” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “send mail”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 360 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.5 · 11 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 · 34% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jnlazarus138.2y ago
My users were receiving the “rest password” email, but the email was missing the actual link to reset. I searched all over Google to find a solution, and this is what worked for me. Awesome plugin!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tansandals10.5y ago
Great plugin and I’m using simply to fix an issue with my site where emails go out with a missing link. One thing I wish the plugin author would consider is moving the admin menu underneath settings rather than wasting a bunch of space on my main admin menu (2 lines) just for this relatively simple plugin that has basically only 1 purpose and 1 settings page. Utilizing a full menu space like that should really be reserved for large plugins with multiple submenu items. Boo to that decision 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dale12311.2y ago
plugin works , what a time saver , its works on 4.2.4 for me. Thanks you guys . I can go eat now
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ master41216012.4y ago
Good stuff.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
1 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 "Enables you to send custom forgot password emails to users."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 825 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("custom mail", "edit mail", "reset password", "send mail" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-15 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-08-09 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-08 400+ → 300+ down after 460 days in tier
- 2023-05-06 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-05-02 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-04-27 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-26 400+ → 500+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2023-04-14 500+ → 400+ 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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WP Mail 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
MASS Users Password Reset 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Teydea Password Reset – Force Password Reset & Expiration 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
User Registration Using Contact Form 7 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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