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DeBounce Email Validator

by debounce · Email & Marketing

Real-time email validation for WordPress forms. Block invalid, disposable, and risky emails to keep your database clean and improve deliverability.

How scoring works →
79 Health · B
Maintenance 89/100
Rating quality 73/100
Support 70/100

79 health vs 75 average across 331 Email & Marketing plugins

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-42% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

137

now · peak 2.2K

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

DeBounce Email Valid · #10196 ZeroBounce Email Ver · #7181 Clearout Email Valid · #8618 User Verification by · #3179

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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
300–400 ≈350

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations

Details

Version
5.8.7
Last updated
6mo ago
Added
2018-09-15 · 7 yrs on WP
Requires WP
3.0.1
Tested up to
6.9.4
Requires PHP
7.0

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2026-06-01 300+ → 400+ up after 21 days in band
  3. 2026-05-11 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
  4. 2026-05-10 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
  5. 2026-05-09 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in band
  6. 2026-05-06 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
  7. 2026-05-05 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in band
  8. 2026-04-30 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band

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DeBounce Email Validator: 300+ active installs, 3.9★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/debounce-io-email-validator