Email Before Download
by ashokaggarwal · Email & Marketing
Email Before Download (EBD) presents your users with a form where they submit information, like their name and email address, prior to receiving a dow …
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.8K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “email before download” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
59 health vs 66 average across 2,121 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 372.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
34/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 867 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
4.3★ over 44 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 867 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
34
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| email before download | #14 | #20 | 0 |
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “email before download” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.7K · peaks are release surges
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.4y ago
latest release · v6.9.8 · 17 Jun 2024
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 5 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wiseupmarketing2.3y ago
Unfortunately like some of the other recent reviews, we too are now getting ‘plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error‘ message. Its a shame as it worked well when it was working on previous version of WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ royaldeer4.3y ago
Getting Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rjfnz4.4y ago
I had a few problems setting up, but Support quickly answered my requests for help and got me up and running. Recommended for what it promises and what it does. Takes a little effort to get familiar with the plugin but worth doing so.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ silkweb4.5y ago
I think it could be good or maybe I am completely missing something but I cannot see how to create the links for the downloads. I fill out the info on the Email Before Download, but nothing happens. There is zero direction.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jenhanni5.5y ago
I’m getting some serious PHP errors with the new update 6.3 I’ll add them to support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomoci5.8y ago
Easy to use, does what it supposed to do and the support was also great, as they handled the problem fast. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ henriklarsen6.0y ago
Update: now that it is updated again, I’m back on 4*. Original: Guys, I really appreciate your plugin and am still using it after having made several modifications. The only reason I give one star is that there have been no updates in THREE YEARS! and it is more and more unstable. I will happily give it five stars again after a successful update. This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by henriklarsen. Reason: Plug-in finally updated
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnfoster47.1y ago
this plug-in does not function with current WordPress (4.9 and 5). DO NOT try.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.2.9 Fixed issues related to a recent release of Contact Form 7 version 3.9 3.2.9
- — Version 3.2.8 Fixed the issue with multiple download ids checkboxes when user selects hidden contact form option. The checkbox can now be to the left or right, depending on the custom tag ( or )” 3.2.8
- — Version 3.2.7 Fixed the issue with loading contact form as XML to DOM parser, when html entities were breaking the validity of XML. 3.2.7
- — Version 3.2.6 Added new option that allows user to hide contact form until user selects at least one downloads (for multiple download ids ) Added option that turns checkboxes to radio buttons (for multiple download ids) 3.2.6
- — Version 3.2.5 Fixed bug with single quotes that led to javascript error. 3.2.5
- — Version 3.2.4 Added support to new version of the Download monitor Modified download logic: If the masked option is turned on and Internet Explorer is detected, download will be forced. 3.2.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.9.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2021-11-01 CVE-2021-24748 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 6.7 Patched in 6.8
- 2017-06-21 Improper Input Validation Affects <= 3.6 Patched in 4.0
- 2017-06-21 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 4.0 Patched in 4.0
- 2015-07-28 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.4 Patched in 3.4.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,919 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 6K+ → 5K+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 7K+ → 6K+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2025-04-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 188 days in tier
- 2024-10-20 9K+ → 8K+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 10K+ → 9K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
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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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