Mailchimp Widget by ProteusThemes
by ProteusThemes · Email & Marketing
Also makes 2 other plugins · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Capture your visitor's email address and subscribe them to your newsletter campaign with this simple Mailchimp widget plugin!
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email”, “form” and “mailchimp” 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.
84 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 53.8K 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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: WP compatibility
Updated 25 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mailchimp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| newsletter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget 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
- “email”, “form” and “mailchimp” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
25d ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 7 Oct 2026
7
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.7 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 2 Apr 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Primoz Cigler9.3y ago
There are tons of plugins with similar functionality, most of them will clutter your wp-admin with banners and upgrade notices or be very hard to use and configure. Most probably both. This is a perfect example how the plugins should look like. Easy to use and without all the unnecessary clutter and gazillion of options. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spaka9.3y ago
This plugin is exactly what I need. Nothing less nothing more! PERFECT!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Mailchimp.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 654 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "form" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-02-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-14 1K+ → 2K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2024-01-31 2K+ → 1K+ down after 624 days in tier
- 2022-05-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 539 days in tier
- 2020-11-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 345 days in tier
- 2019-12-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 438 days in tier
- 2018-10-03 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).
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MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Mailchimp List Subscribe Form 60K+ installs · 2.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Mailjet Email Marketing 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Mailchimp for WooCommerce 200K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Newsletters, Email Marketing, SMS and Popups by Omnisend 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) 100K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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