Simple SMTP Mailer
by Josh Mckibbin · Email & Marketing
Simplifies local development by configuring WordPress to use SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function
61 health vs 63 average across 1,117 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.
Well optimized
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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
27
now · peak 107
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 597 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-24 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 20+ → 10+ down after 88 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 20+ → 10+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 10+ → 20+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-01-23 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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SMTP Mailer 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Zoho Mail for WordPress 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration 2K+ installs · 3.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
Simple SMTP by Maileroo 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A - S SMTP 700+ installs · 3.5★ · 4 shared tags D
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