WP Gmail SMTP
by inkthemes · Email & Marketing
Also makes 4 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
With WP Gmail SMTP plugin you can connect Gmail to your WordPress website for sending emails. It bypasses the normal WP mail function and sends email …
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gmail protocol”, “gmail smtp” and “smtp” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
40 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 49.5K 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2994 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2994 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gmail protocol your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gmail smtp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| smtp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp gmail smtp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gmail protocol”, “gmail smtp” and “smtp” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 244 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 21 Aug 2018
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Aug 2019
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.0.7). 0 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-10-10 CVE-2025-53232 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.0.7 No patch available
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.
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
4 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 "With WP Gmail SMTP plugin you can connect Gmail to your WordPress website for sending emails. It bypasses t..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,373 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "gmail protocol" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 862 days in tier
- 2022-12-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 444 days in tier
- 2021-09-23 4K+ → 3K+ down
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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GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
SureMail – SMTP and Email Logs Plugin with Amazon SES, Postmark, and Other Providers 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Offload SES Lite 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
YaySMTP – WP Mail SMTP with Email Logs, Tracking & Reports 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Bit SMTP – Easy SMTP Solution with Email Logs 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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