Fix Email Return-Path
by mishalpatel · Uncategorized
Simple plugin that sets the PHPMailer->Sender variable so that the return-path is correctly set when using wp_mail.
42 health vs 56 average across 10,988 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.18.
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 2143 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
60
now · peak 162
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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wp_mail return-path 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D - S Send From 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ installs · 3.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
SMTP Mailer 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Zoho Mail for WordPress 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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