WP Mail Gateway
by Shaharia Azam · Email & Marketing
Also makes 1 other plugin · 370+ 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 …
79 health vs 63 average across 1,298 Email & Marketing plugins
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
Biggest win: WP compatibility
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
101
now · peak 203
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
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
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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.8.1
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2021-08-17 · 1,386 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ oliveirawro5.2y ago
not working after Feb 2021 (signature 4)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rodrigo Bogdanowicz5.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Marco6.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ mikenco6.5y ago
Click on configuration, and it takes to you a non-admin page 404 error..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Shaharia Digital6.9y 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 ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they 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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 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
- 2026-06-17 70+ → 60+ down after 19 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 B -
Contact Form 7 to Mailjet 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
FluentSMTP – WP SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 600K+ 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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