Simple Membership MailChimp Integration
by wp.insider · Email & Marketing
Also makes 12 other plugins · 73.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
An addon for the simple membership plugin to signup members to your MailChimp list
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈970 estimated
Momentum
+45%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “email” and “optin” for “mailchimp integration” and “membership”. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mailchimp integration” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “membership” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 34.5K 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 2 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 173 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mailchimp integration | #5 | #23 | up 1 |
| simple membership | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| autoresponder your tag | #11 | #21 | down 2 |
| simple signup | #5 | #23 | — |
| mailchimp your tag | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| membership | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| mailchimp signup | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| membership plugin | #20 | #24 | up 2 |
| mailchimp optin | #12 | #24 | 0 |
| mailchimp wordpress | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| membership plugins | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| membership site | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| email subscription mailchimp | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| membership plugin for site | #24 | #24 | — |
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| signup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “email” and “optin” for “mailchimp integration” and “membership”. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mailchimp integration” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “membership” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “autoresponder”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.9.8 · 12 May 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 75% of the way through.
Install history since 26 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ shaneprice6.5y ago
Always make sure to enable debug mode and check the log if you run into any problems. Getting the MailChimp list name correct was where it kept throwing me out. All working perfectly now!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ junjuwa10.6y ago
期待していたのですが、このプラグインは、リストへの追加が実現しませんでした。 残念。 星1つ I was expecting, but this plug-in, adding to the list did not realize. Unfortunately. 1 star
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Simple Membership MailChimp Integration <= 1.9.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Simple Membership MailChimp Integration when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Membership
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 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 Mentions Mailchimp.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 512 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Autoresponder", "email", "Optin" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-01 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 900+ → 1K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-07-16 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 3521 days in tier
- 2016-11-18 300+ → 1K+ 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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Mailchimp List Subscribe Form 60K+ installs · 2.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Mailchimp for WooCommerce 200K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mailjet Email Marketing 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Allow Multiple Accounts 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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