Emailchef
by hanicker · Forms
Emailchef: the easiest way to create great newsletters. Sync form submissions automatically from Elementor, Contact Form 7, FSCF, and Jetpack.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “automation”, “form” and “marketing” 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.
87 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emailchef your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| automation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| marketing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| newsletter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “automation”, “form” and “marketing” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 416 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v3.6.1 · 28 Oct 2026
39
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 47% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mr_sordum6.3y ago
Super einfach einzubinden und es funktioniert mit Contact Form 7
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ z77der6.5y ago
Die Verbindung zwischen E-Mail Chef und WP kann über das Backend so hergestellt werden. Es können von div. Formulartypen Daten für die Automation übertragen werden.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaronbday7.8y ago
If you haven’t used EmailChef yet, try them out. Great newsletter and email creating service for a good price. This plugin makes it easy to integrate with your Contact Form 7 plugin. I’m running WordPress 5.0.2 and it works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roybatty8810.5y ago
A plugin created for eMailChef.com, the site for email marketing. The plugin works good with no problems. It has an easy Interface and intuitive. A must for whom has an eMailchef account and needs to integrate it with wordpress.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.6.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
4 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 "Emailchef: the easiest way to create great newsletters. Sync form submissions automatically from Elementor,..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Jetpack.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,262 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-16 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 100+ → 90+ down after 154 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 90+ → 100+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 90+ → 100+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 80+ → 90+ up after 10 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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Newsletters, Email Marketing, SMS and Popups by Omnisend 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) 100K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Mailchimp List Subscribe Form 60K+ installs · 2.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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