WP JV Custom Email Settings
by Janos Ver · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 270+ installs across the portfolio →
Notify users about new posts published and customize your e-mail notification settings
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈77 estimated
Momentum
+21%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “administration” and “e mail” 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.
44 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 7.1.
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 2451 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 7.1
3.8★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2451 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| administration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| e mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| newsletter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “administration” and “e mail” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 90 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
6.7y ago
latest release · v2.6 · 16 Feb 2020
11
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kievmc7.5y ago
Can’t segment the groups meaning you can’t just blast 1 group instead off all of them. I guess it’s better than nothing but i wish it was updated or the creater would answer me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Benhalsing8.4y ago
great idea hopefully continue to improve
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Stevens10.8y ago
The author obviously thinks the issue mentioned by Sublines is not worth looking into. Therefor I’ll have to give a 1 str so he can start noticing. Everytime you update a post, the notification gets sent to all the subscribers AGAIN. If I decide to make 100 changes that day, the subscribrs will get 100 emails. Its just rediculous. Also, lately, the sending doesnt work, so I dont think its compatible with my current WP installation 4.4.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sublines10.8y ago
Hey, first of all I want to thank you for making this Plugin, it works great and is easy to use. I would just ask for one change: When an author makes a change to an article that has already been published, the plugin still sends an Email that a new article has been published. But when you work with several authors it happens a lot hat they correct spelling mistakes and other minor changes after the have already published the post. It seems a bit unnessary that all users get notifies about these changes as if it was a new post. Would be great if you had an idea how to change that. Thanks again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matthias.s11.1y ago
THAT is what i need! So cool integrated. Thank you for this PlugIn. I love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ docoptic11.1y ago
Been searching far and wide for a solution to change the default [email protected] and this one finally worked.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Notify users about new posts published and customize your e-mail notification settings"
- ✓ 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 One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,744 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin", "administration", "email", "newsletter" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 80+ → 70+ down after 179 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 90+ → 80+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 100+ → 90+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 90+ → 100+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2025-08-03 100+ → 90+ down after 1034 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 200+ → 100+ down after 2529 days in tier
- 2015-11-01 100+ → 200+ 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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MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Mailchimp List Subscribe Form 60K+ installs · 2.8★ · 2 shared tags B - E Error Log Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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BlossomThemes Email Newsletter 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Mailjet Email Marketing 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Postie 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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