WP Simple Mail Sender
by tmeister · Email & Marketing
Also makes 1 other plugin · 63K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Simple Mail Sender is a very simple plugin to change the sender address and name in outgoing emails.
49 health vs 63 average across 1,297 Email & Marketing plugins
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 5.1.24, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2737 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
289
now · peak 322
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
7.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.0
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-02 · 1,463 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 ↗- ★★★★★ dominic765.2y ago
I was struggling with this and now its done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sme8.5y ago
It works perfectly fine. Amazing little plugin. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ askmeswayam9.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Jazz9.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ festivalcordillera9.7y ago
Highly recomended to create submission forms
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gabrielrol29.7y ago
This helps organize all the submissions I recieved on the http://www.festivalcordillera.com/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikonn10.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ pagesathome10.3y 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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 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
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 B -
Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ installs · 3.0★ · 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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