Gravity Forms: Notification Attachments
by Timothy Wood · Email & Marketing
Also makes 4 other plugins · 660+ installs across the portfolio →
A WordPress addon for Gravity Forms to add attachments to notification emails.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “attachment”, “email” and “forms” 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.
45 health vs 66 average across 2,121 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 13.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,296 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4567 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4567 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravityforms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notification 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
- “attachment”, “email” and “forms” 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 229 · 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
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
12.5y ago
latest release · v1.5 · 30 Apr 2014
6
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 “500+”. 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 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Smat Placid5.6y ago
Hi Timothy, thank you for this awesome tool. Easy to handle, even for the client.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ levseltzer6.0y ago
I click on the “Add Attachment” button and nothing happens (other than the screen scrolling to the top). I only wish it did work, as it would be incredibly useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrome887.9y ago
Yes, it does still work like a charm. (WP v5.0), December 2018. Agree that this should be a standard function of Gravity forms, but in the meantime this is a great solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ guilamu8.2y ago
Nothing to declare, work as advertised on the latest version of Gravity Forms. Can’t figure why this is not a core feature of the original plugin though.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chandru99810.8y ago
It’s work perfectly Thankyou.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paulbakker11.1y ago
The plugin is not working in WordPress 4.3.1. You can click the add attachment button but nothing happens.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pkd11.2y ago
Latest versions of WP, GF and Gravity Forms Notification Attachments and the button shows but no action occurs when you click it. I see a 3 month old support notification regarding this, but no response to it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deargeek11.5y ago
Works perfectly, much easier than mucking about with hooks. Just install and go!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A WordPress addon for Gravity Forms to add attachments to notification emails."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Developers").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 671 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "GravityForms" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-03 600+ → 500+ down after 216 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 700+ → 600+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-09-14 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 600+ → 700+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-08-26 700+ → 600+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2025-03-10 800+ → 700+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2025-02-03 700+ → 800+ 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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Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable auto-update Email Notifications 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
SendWP 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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