Mail Subscribe List
by Richard Leishman · Email & Marketing
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple customizable plugin that displays a name/email form where visitors can submit their information, manageable in the WordPress admin.
50 health vs 63 average across 1,297 Email & Marketing plugins
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1117 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
289
now · peak 2.5K
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
3.1y ago
latest release · v2.1.10
26
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-12 · 1,442 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ albert1232.3y ago
Thanks Richard – nice and simple and works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GoddessNYC7.9y ago
If all you want is a simple subscription plugin, this is perfect. We hope that the developer updates soon!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marco van Wieren8.5y ago
Does exactly what you would expect and is very easy to use. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dolomats08.6y ago
Very Good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ voodoomg8.6y ago
Shortcode doesn’t resolve properly. Formatting is cumbersome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Allyson8.8y ago
Does what is expected from it, simple and effective.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sakudo9.0y ago
Does what it promises. Simple and neat!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martialspirit9.7y ago
Does what it says and does it well. No games, no gimmicks, no tricks.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.9 Bug fixes. 2.0.9
- — Version 2.0.8 Added extra security to the admin functions. 2.0.8
- — Version 2.0.7 Fix the echo of after_widget in widgets. 2.0.7
- — Version 2.0.6 Remove sending of activation message. 2.0.6
- — Version 2.0.5 Fix possibility of conflicting with other plugins and not showing the menu item in the admin. 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.4 Export format changed, can now export to Google Contacts. 2.0.4
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- Medium · 6.4 Mail Subscribe List <= 2.1.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58018 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.10 No patch available
- Medium · 6.4 Mail Subscribe List <= 2.1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via smlsubform shortcode ↗2023-04-20 CVE-2023-23657 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.9 Patched in 2.1.10
- 2022-05-26 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.6 Patched in 2.1.7
- 2014-08-01 CVE-2013-10026 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.9 Patched in 2.1
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 4K+ → 3K+ down after 182 days in tier
- 2025-09-19 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 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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MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
BlossomThemes Email Newsletter 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Smaily Connect 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) 100K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer 90K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
SMTP Mailer 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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