MailArchiver
by Pierre Lannoy · Email & Marketing
Also makes 11 other plugins · 15.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically archive all emails sent from your site. Store them in your WordPress database or send them to external services.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “archive” for “imap”. “archive” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “imap” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 12.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,294 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 6 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 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| imap | #11 | #15 | 0 |
| email obfuscation | #17 | #19 | 0 |
| archive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “archive” for “imap”. “archive” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “imap” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 846 · 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 21 Oct 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.
6
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.7.0 · 18 Aug 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 2.5 years 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 31 Jan 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.7.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.8 MailArchiver <= 4.4.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings ↗2026-03-06 CVE-2026-2721 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.4.0 Patched in 4.5.0
- Patched Medium · 4.9 MailArchiver <= 4.5.0 - Authenticated (Admininistrator+) SQL Injection via 'logid' Parameter ↗2026-02-26 CVE-2026-2831 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.5.0 Patched in 4.5.1
- Patched High · 7.2 MailArchiver <= 2.10.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email Subject ↗2023-07-12 CVE-2023-3136 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.10.1 Patched in 2.11.0
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 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically archive all emails sent from your site. Store them in your WordPress database or send them to..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Slack, WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,623 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "email log" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-07 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-06 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-01 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-29 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-28 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 100+ → 200+ up 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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Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Email Log 80K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Mail Log 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Mail Queue 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Mail Logging 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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