Campaign Monitor for WordPress
by Campaign Monitor · Email & Marketing
Make it easy for customers to subscribe to your Campaign Monitor mailing lists using any of the 5 elegant sign-up forms.
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Health
C 67/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.6K estimated
Momentum
+34%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “monitor” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
67 health vs 66 average across 2,135 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 131.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,298 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.
This plugin shipped 3 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 183 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
1.7★ over 40 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.0★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| campaign monitor your tag | #3 | #22 | down 2 |
| campaign | #10 | #22 | down 3 |
| campaign monitor wordpress | #4 | #19 | 0 |
| monitor | #23 | #24 | down 4 |
| campaign monitor form | #8 | #22 | down 2 |
| wordpress campaign | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress campaign plugin | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| website monitor | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress monitor | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| site monitor | #19 | #22 | up 1 |
| campaign marketing | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| plugin monitor | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| monitor plugin | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| email campaign | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| email marketing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sign up forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 15 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 “monitor” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.5K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.9.2 · 5 May 2026
55
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Feb 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Relief Creation2.1y ago
No really embeded possibility Campaign Monitor Clients liste visible
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chazmcgaz2.1y ago
Clunky interface. Recaptcha didn’t work.Beware, Wordfence and others have warned us about malware exploit. This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by chazmcgaz.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ murryg812.9y ago
I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed CM in the years I’ve been using it. Shame on me! I am non-technical, so having a plug n’play program is as important as the customer service connected to it. CM has both. I never hesitate to recommend CM to other writers. (That other plugin–you know, with the monkey? Yeah, that one made me cry.) When I have questions, I contact support and wow–there you go, problem solved. Thanks for a great program
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mcmwebsol3.3y ago
reCaptcha doesn’t work for me. I posted another issue in the support forum a month ago and still haven’t received a response. This topic was modified 3 years ago by mcmwebsol.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lesbell4.3y ago
Plugin stopped working. Has not been updated for at least a year according to WordPress. Zero response to support request. Plugin appears to have been abandoned. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by lesbell.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ christofblogau6.1y ago
Can’t even do a 0 rating. Worst support. Shouldn’t even be on the market.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BoBella6.2y ago
Embedded form code from site did not work – this plug-in fixed our formatting issues and works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donaldvnd7.2y ago
I was able to link the plugin to the campaign monitor account, create the form but the shortcode is not being generated, no matter what i do, the shortcode does not appear. Please provide instructions on what to do. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by donaldvnd. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by donaldvnd. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by donaldvnd.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.9.2 Security enhancement for admin AJAX requests 2.9.2
- — Version 2.9.1 Support for WordPress 6.9 Security hardening and access control enhancement 2.9.1
- — Version 2.9.0 IMPORTANT: Upgraded jQuery from 2.2.4 to 3.7.1 for PCI compliance Fixed deprecated jQuery methods for compatibility with jQuery 3.x Plugin is now PCI compliant for payment processing (e.g., PayPal) Improved AJAX handling 2.9.0
- — Version 2.8.18 Support for WordPress 6.8 Fix a legacy bug where the slideout form occasionally failed to respond/pop up when click subscribe btn 2.8.18
- — Version 2.8.17 Fix Minor issue 2.8.17
- — Version 2.8.16 Minor security enhancement 2.8.16
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.9.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Campaign Monitor for WordPress <= 2.8.15 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure ↗2024-07-26 CVE-2024-6569 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.8.15 Patched in 2.8.16
- 2023-11-27 CVE-2023-38474 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.8.12 Patched in 2.8.14
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 3 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Make it easy for customers to subscribe to your Campaign Monitor mailing lists using any of the 5 elegant s..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,201 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 584 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1823 days in tier
- 2019-07-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 809 days in tier
- 2017-05-03 2K+ → 3K+ up
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).
- C Contact Form 7 – Campaign Monitor Addon 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Elemailer Lite – Elementor email template & campaign builder 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C - M MailChimp Campaign Archive 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Campaign Monitor Add-On for FormCraft 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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Campaign.Plus Newsletter for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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