RDS Newsletter
by Val Davis · Email & Marketing
A self-hosted email newsletter plugin for WordPress with subscriber management, batch sending, open and click tracking, and bounce processing.
77 health vs 63 average across 1,297 Email & Marketing plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-04-09 · 145 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
162
now · peak 167
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
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
5mo ago
latest release · v1.4.0
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-04-09 · 103 observations
Details
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Newsletters 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Mailchimp List Subscribe Form 60K+ installs · 2.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
BlossomThemes Email Newsletter 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mailjet Email Marketing 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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