Email Auth – DKIM, SPF, DMARC, Bounce Address, From Address
by Brandon Fowler · Email & Marketing
Enable email authentication/validation for the default WordPress PHPMailer.
69 health vs 75 average across 339 Email & Marketing plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Listing tuning
To rank higher: Only 1 tag — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-01-16 · 547 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
80
now · peak 238
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history · since 2025-01-16 · 547 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-15 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-14 200+ → 100+ down after 18 days in band
- 2026-04-26 100+ → 200+ up after 159 days in band
- 2025-11-18 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-11-09 80+ → 90+ up after 21 days in band
- 2025-10-19 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-16 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-15 70+ → 60+ down after 3 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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Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Mail Logging 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Mailchimp for WooCommerce 200K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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