ElasticEmail Plugin
by cubefeed · Email & Marketing
Reconfigures the wp_mail() function to send email using HTTPS (via Elasticemail) instead of SMTP and creates an options page to manage the settings.
45 health vs 72 average across 394 Email & Marketing 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, 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 5395 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
47
now · peak 159
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 20+ → 10+ down after 243 days in band
- 2025-11-12 30+ → 20+ down after 25 days in band
- 2025-10-18 20+ → 30+ up after 29 days in band
- 2025-09-19 30+ → 20+ down after 52 days in band
- 2025-07-29 20+ → 30+ up after 55 days in band
- 2025-06-04 30+ → 20+ down after 186 days in band
- 2024-11-30 40+ → 30+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-11-24 30+ → 40+ up after 13 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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Simple SMTP by Maileroo 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A - S SMTP 700+ installs · 3.5★ · 4 shared tags D
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WP Mail SMTP SendGrid Edition 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
Zoho Mail for WordPress 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Zoho ZeptoMail 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
SocketLabs 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
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