WP Change Email Sender
by Md Aminur Islam · Email & Marketing
Also makes 4 other plugins · 16.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily change WordPress default mail sender name and email address
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Support resolution scores 0/100. Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
85 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 82K 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 4 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 170 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★ and held back under 25 reviews
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| change email | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| email sender | #1 | #2 | up 1 |
| wordpress default email sender change your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| wp change email sender your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| wp change default email sender your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| wp default email sender name change your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| change mail sender name | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| wp default email change your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| sender | #2 | #4 | up 1 |
| sender name | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| change sender email | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| change mail sender email | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| change mail sender | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| change default mail sender name | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| email tester | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| mail sender | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| wordpress default mail sender | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| change default from email | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
| wordpress default email sender | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
| email change | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
82 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “verify email”, “change” and “email validation” (#8, #9 and #20 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 17K · 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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v3.3.1 · 15 May 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 65% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Jul 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ davedaniel4mo ago
On our development and live websites, it did indeed add a “reply to” to outgoing email headers which was what I wanted, but only if I didn’t activate the forced changes to “Name” and “From” in the plugin. When I did activate these, the “reply to” line was not added and the “Name” and “From” changes not activated (presumably overwritten by the plugins we use – Ultimate member and Send Users Emails).However this was a good result as it was the “reply to” addition I was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ humananimal4mo ago
works like a charm, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wealthy4mo ago
So simple to setup and works great.No built in fluff to slow the site down
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alberto2.7y ago
very useful to eliminate the standard wordpress email address
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marjoline2.8y ago
This is good, it is working fine. Unfortunately, application results in a CS7 warning message, warning that I have opened up CS7 to easy spamming. Now just waiting to see how that pans out in practice.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ helderlopesofficial3.5y ago
Perfect!!!! Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ swinggraphics4.3y ago
Does what it says and stays out of the way.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Phil Emery5.2y ago
Does what it does.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.3.1 Fix: After upgrading from 3.2, emails sent by other plugins (e.g. WooCommerce, contact forms) could be rejected by SMTP relays because the configured sender was not being applied. Restored 3.2 behaviour by enabling “Forc 3.3.1
- — Version 3.3.0 Modernized Admin Dashboard : Rebuilt the settings page as a fast, single-page React application with a premium native-like design. Unified Settings : Moved sender name and sender email address settings from Settings &rar 3.3.0
- — Version 3.2 Checked with latest version of WordPress. 3.2
- — Version 3.1 Checked with latest version of WordPress. 3.1
- — Version 3.0 Few security update. Checked with latest version of WordPress. 3.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Change Email Sender <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-03-25 CVE-2024-29815 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0 Patched in 2.0
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 0 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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,408 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("wordpress default email sender change", "wp change default email sender", "wp change email sender", "wp default email change", "wp default email sender name change" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-06 9K+ → 10K+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2024-09-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2024-06-29 7K+ → 8K+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2024-03-22 5K+ → 6K+ up after 183 days in tier
- 2023-09-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 162 days in tier
- 2023-04-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2023-02-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 121 days in tier
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