WP Mail Gateway
by Shaharia Azam · Email & Marketing
Also makes 5 other plugins · 460+ installs across the portfolio →
Send email from your Wordpress site via SMTP and other 3rd party mail gateway provider. Current it supports Amazon SES, Mailgun, Mandrill, Mailjet, Po …
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈69 estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email”, “gateway” and “mailgun” 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.
79 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 4.6K 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 2 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: WP compatibility
Updated 190 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mandrill your tag | #21 | #13 | down 4 |
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mailgun your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mailjet your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- “email”, “gateway” and “mailgun” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 439 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.8.1 · 25 Apr 2026
5
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ oliveirawro5.4y ago
not working after Feb 2021 (signature 4)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rodrigo Bogdanowicz5.8y ago
This is the best plugin to use with Aws SES. Contrary to what was mentioned, I found nothing wrong with the source code indicating some kind of scam. Keep updating the plugin, note 10!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marco6.6y ago
Thanks. Great plugin. Works as expected. Stops working with MailJet. Do not send Test Mail (Sending indicator on button nevers stops spinning) but also do not show any errors. Had to replace the plugin with another one. This topic was modified 5 years ago by Marco.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikenco6.7y ago
Click on configuration, and it takes to you a non-admin page 404 error..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Shaharia Digital7.1y ago
It’s worth to install this plugin. In my case actually I have several email gateway provider for various reason (costing, spam protection, better deliverability, transactional). So I can switch to my preferred email gateway provider for my WordPress site whenever I want. I added and configured multiple provider and I can select which one will WordPress use for email delivery. Simple and perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.8.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
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
3 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 "Send email from your Wordpress site via SMTP and other 3rd party mail gateway provider. Current it supports..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use case"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Sendinblue.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 852 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 70+ → 60+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 60+ → 70+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 60+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 70+ → 60+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 70+ → 60+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 60+ → 70+ up after 1 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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Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Contact Form 7 to Mailjet 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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