Email Subscribers – Group Selector
by Icegram · Email & Marketing
Also makes 8 other plugins · 64.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add-on for Email Subscribers plugin using which you can provide option to your users to select interested groups in the Subscribe Form.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email marketing”, “email newsletter form” and “email signup” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 21K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2802 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2802 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 marketing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email newsletter form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email signup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| group selection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “email marketing”, “email newsletter form” and “email signup” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 124 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
7.7y ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 1 Mar 2019
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 8 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Norman Cates7.8y ago
This seems like a poorly thought out addition, in that it duplicates email addresses in the subscriber list depending on how many groups they belong to. Documentation is very difficult to find regarding associating groups with categories of posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rustpunt8.5y ago
This is a great feature that makes the Email Subscribers plugin even better.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ indiacityjobs20178.6y ago
I use Group Selector plugin with Email Subscriber. But when reader try to subscribe message display unexpected error occured. With only Email subscriber plugin they were able to subscribe succesfully.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ y4niv9.1y ago
This adds some nice groups functionality to the email subscribers plugin, it can also be useful for creating another “Test” group for testing newsletters before sending them, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dario9.6y ago
Permette di scegliere i vari gruppi di abbonamento per le newsletters. Ottimo supporto.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vulcainmm9.6y ago
C’est en plein ce que nous avions besoin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sedelstein9.9y ago
This plugin works with the Email Subscribers plugin and is excellent for what it does. I wanted a way to allow a user to subscribe to multiple lists at one time. This plugin allows that through the use of a shortcode based on your configuration in the Advanced Form menu area. It’s easy to set up and so far has worked flawlessly. The developer is extremely helpful and responsive. I highly recommend this plugin. I wanted to customize some of the on-screen text beyond what the Advanced Form configuration allows. The developer pointed me to a language customization plugin called Loco Translate. By setting up a plugin translation from English to English I was able to easily customize the text I was interested in. I suggest the developer add this to the FAQ. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by sedelstein. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by sedelstein. Reason: Update to original review This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by sedelstein. This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by sedelstein.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ val1710.4y ago
This plugin is idiotic. It has a title Email Subscribers Advanced Form but the plugin is not advanced whatsoever. I can’t add new fields, can’t preview the form, can’t change the labels for the fields, can’t add styles. What is so advanced about it? Please explain to me.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 136 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 112 more locales with partial translations.
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
3 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 "Add-on for Email Subscribers plugin using which you can provide option to your users to select interested g..."
- ! 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 ("if you have"); 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 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,312 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Email Marketing", "email newsletter form", "email signup", "email widget", "group selection" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 300+ → 200+ down after 399 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 400+ → 300+ down after 313 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-08 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-06 400+ → 500+ up 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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Mailster WordPress Newsletter Plugin 7K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Email Blaster Newsletter Signup Form 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Formilla Edge Targeted Messaging Platform for Sales and Marketing 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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