WP Simple Mail Sender
by tmeister · Email & Marketing
Also makes 1 other plugin · 62K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Simple Mail Sender is a very simple plugin to change the sender address and name in outgoing emails.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email”, “email from address” and “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.
49 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 38.9K 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, 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 2801 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2801 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email from address your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| outgoing mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sender 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
- “email”, “email from address” and “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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 398 · 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
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
9.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 8 Dec 2016
4
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 28 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 15 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dominic765.3y ago
I was struggling with this and now its done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sme8.6y ago
It works perfectly fine. Amazing little plugin. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ askmeswayam9.4y ago
Great and Easy to use plugin got space in my website checkout the link https://www.askmeshout.com/plugins/change-sender-name-in-wordpress-email/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jazz9.7y ago
This is such an excellent Plugin and does exactly what it is supposed to. You can easily change sender email address from [email protected] to [email protected] which is awesome. Thank you developers!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ festivalcordillera9.8y ago
Highly recomended to create submission forms
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gabrielrol29.8y ago
This helps organize all the submissions I recieved on the http://www.festivalcordillera.com/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikonn10.3y ago
Excellent plugin. Simple settings. Fast, convenient and functional (no need to install and does not require plug-ins such as mail SMTP). I really liked it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pagesathome10.5y ago
Pretty important to not have your business emails sent by ‘[email protected]’ but one i select myself.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 427 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "email from address", "outgoing mail" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 520 days in tier
- 2025-04-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 360 days in tier
- 2024-05-01 5K+ → 4K+ down after 334 days in tier
- 2023-06-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-31 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 237 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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Simple SMTP 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer 90K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
SMTP Mailer 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Change Mail Sender 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Zoho Mail for WordPress 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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