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Send Emails with Resend

by CloudCatch · Email & Marketing

Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.3K+ installs across the portfolio →

Resend for WordPress integrates the Resend.com API, replacing PHPMailer to ensure reliable email delivery through Resend.com's robust service.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 89/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

80 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.

87 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2024-07-31 · 759 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+55% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

413

now · peak 587

41030d downloads · Aug 26

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

Send Emails with Res · #6613 you WP Mail SMTP by WPFo · #12 Easy WP SMTP · #125 Post SMTP · #162

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.

410per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

3

releases in the last 12 months

6mo ago

latest release · v1.3.0

4

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.3.0 · 6mo ago1.2.0 · 7mo ago1.1.0 · 10mo ago1.0.0 · 2.1y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.3 85%
v1.1 10%
v1.2 5.4%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
1K–2K ≈1.4K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 259 days.

Install history · since 2024-07-30 · 753 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
1.3.0
Last updated
6mo ago
Added
2024-08-01 · 2 yrs old
Requires WP
6.0.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
8.1

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. exinator4
    7mo ago

    As someone who really wanted to use Resend for email delivery, this is the best way to do it. Integrated logging is also really useful.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  2. kanye2004
    10mo ago

    Faster response, seamless integration. Thanks to the developer for putting this together!!

    Read on wp.org ↗
  3. davedecc
    1.1y ago

    Can’t believe I’m the first to review this super helpful plugin. Resend is a great service and this plugin helps connect it to your WP site in minutes. Highly recommended!

    Read on wp.org ↗

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-07-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 29 days in tier
  2. 2026-06-28 800+ → 900+ up after 24 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-04 700+ → 800+ up after 18 days in tier
  4. 2026-05-17 600+ → 700+ up after 26 days in tier
  5. 2026-04-21 500+ → 600+ up after 31 days in tier
  6. 2026-03-21 400+ → 500+ up after 38 days in tier
  7. 2026-02-11 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
  8. 2026-02-10 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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Send Emails with Resend: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/send-emails-with-resend