Marketing Automation
by vbout · Email & Marketing
Wordpress integration for Vbout
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Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “automation” and “marketing” 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.
62 health vs 66 average across 2,124 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 13.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 692 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 692 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vbout your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| automation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| marketing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 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
- “automation” and “marketing” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 697 · 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
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
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
1.9y ago
latest release · v1.2.6.9 · 10 Dec 2024
11
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 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 12 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ m00n32.2y ago
Nothing to really configure – I love VBout! This is basically HubSpot if you didn’t have sh*tloads of crap coming out all the time to justify the price.Just look at your dashboard on VBout and it is so much faster and more effective than trying to figure out google analytics. But you can import google analytics or Tag manager tracking there as a backup as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jason5593.1y ago
I do wish it offered browser push support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vbout11.7y ago
This outstanding plugin lets you push your posts to your email subscribers as well as share them on social media in just 1 click. hours of work at least saved using it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.6.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-02-11 CVE-2025-22631 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.6.8 Patched in 1.2.6.9
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.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 31 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 603 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "automation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-18 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-16 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-15 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-14 500+ → 600+ 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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AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Mautic 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
FuseWP – WordPress User Sync to Email List & Marketing Automation (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign etc.) 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Keywords to Links Converter 600+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Emailchef 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Vine MA – Email Marketing, Forms, Interactive Bot Forms, Chatbot, Analytics 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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