SpeakOut! Email Petitions
by DigitalME · Email & Marketing
Also makes 27 other plugins · 150.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
SpeakOut! Email Petitions makes it easy to add petitions to your website and rally your community to Speak Out about a cause by using direct action.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+72%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “community” for “cause”. “community” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cause” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 66 average across 2,121 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 332.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,296 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 7 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 46 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 43 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| petition your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| petitions | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| activism your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| email em | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| speak | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| cause | #22 | #19 | down 1 |
| cc email | #17 | #15 | 0 |
| community your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 24 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 “community” for “cause”. “community” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cause” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.6K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.6.6 · 15 Sep 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 20 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 15 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jamncream11mo ago
Thanks to the wonderful support from Andrew, we now have it running and displaying perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mayda2.3y ago
This plugin has great potential for doing good. The features are just what grass roots organizations need to empower constituents. It’s easy to setup and powerful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GideonLupine2.4y ago
I reported a problem. He fixed the problem. Fast and it worked. Can’t say more than that. Great product that works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jason5593.1y ago
The free version is very full featured. You’ll be able to run a petition/campaign with no issues. For our use, we wanted people to be able to edit the petition/letter before sending, that is a pro feature. The license was very, very reasonable. The developer was very responsive to questions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ swinggraphics4.5y ago
Absolutely amazing as a free plugin. The environmental group I built a site for needed public email petitions, and it fills the bill. They moved their main site to SquareSpace but keep a separate WP site just to retain SpeakOut’s functionality.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joseyaz4.6y ago
Fantastic, great plugin. Thank you so much for sharing it. I can not ask for more. It has custom fields, email confirmation, captcha… shortcodes to put it wherever you want… THANK YOU
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oxygensmith4.7y ago
Tiny few bugs that get squashed, easy to use, responsive developer, actively developed software, really nice
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ azbce5.0y ago
I’ve had the plugin installed for almost a year and never used it until last week. This plugin is GREAT!!! We have been able to send over 800 emails in 4 days, and the plugin performed flawlessly. My only complaints are: There should be a way to sort signatures by the opt-in and download just the opt-in signers to a csv to import the opt-in users to a subscription system easily. Currently, we need to edit the CSV file before uploading the users into our subscription system. The plugin is not very good-looking and requires a lot of CSS to style. Ofcorese, this is necessary for any plugin with a user frontend, and I would have done it anyway, so not an issue for me. One user did have a problem with Rcapacha that was never figured out, and he couldn’t get it to approve his submission. Maybe Rcapacha was doing its job? Anywho, five stars for giving us a way to voice our opinion. Thank you! I’ll be making a generous donation. Where do I send it? This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by azbce.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.6.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-04-13 CVE-2026-39530 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 4.6.5 Patched in 4.6.5.1
- Patched Medium · 6.4 SpeakOut! Email Petitions <= 4.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-06 CVE-2025-22309 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.4.2 Patched in 4.5.0
- 2022-11-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.0.3 Patched in 4.0.4
- 2022-03-07 CVE-2022-0846 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.14.15.1 Patched in 2.14.15.1
- 2021-08-09 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.13.1.1 Patched in 2.13.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 20 languages, 3 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "SpeakOut! Email Petitions makes it easy to add petitions to your website and rally your community to Speak..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("who need", "use this", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 61 headings and 40 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 16,044 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "activism", "social media" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 609 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 636 days in tier
- 2023-03-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-04 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-02 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-02-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 850 days in tier
- 2020-10-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 435 days in tier
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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