WP Subscribe
by MyThemeShop · Email & Marketing
Also makes 6 other plugins · 37.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Subscribe is a simple but powerful subscription plugin which supports MailChimp, Aweber and Feedburner.
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 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
7K+
≈7.7K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “newsletter” for “feedburner”. “newsletter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “feedburner” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
46 health vs 66 average across 2,121 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 769.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,296 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1635 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
3.8★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1635 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| feedburner | #9 | #9 | down 1 |
| newsletter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscribe your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscribe widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscription your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscription box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “newsletter” for “feedburner”. “newsletter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “feedburner” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
4.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.16 · 10 May 2022
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “7K+”. 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 22 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jonoman13.7y ago
This plugin no longer works with Aweber for me even though all the documentation says it does. And there is no support offered. I would not recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beachlizard5.4y ago
Plugin doesnt work anymore on the newest versions of WordPress. It’s a pity, it was a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ branfierro6.2y ago
Simple and works, thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dubravkica8.2y ago
Support 0, the plugin removal working only direct na manual from wp folder !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gulshan Kumar8.6y ago
Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ afrikablam9.4y ago
Plugin works great, and the support team is AWESOME! They helped me customize the plugin for two of my websites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wprave9.5y ago
It needs ID from feedburner, mailchip, aweber. If you don’t use them, it wont work. Ability to use my hosting service wiill be good. Bacause my website gets very few hits. I cannot afford to use others services. It is better if the plugin is self contained rather than depending on others to deliver emails. This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by wprave.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bbozzo9.5y ago
This is an interim review, since i actually like the plugin – although it doesn’t appear to work. I’ve tested it on a few different emails, and it’s only worked on one: from GMX. Mail to AIM doesn’t appear to arrive – that is, where people can confirm their subscription – and neither does mail to Yahoo. This is a serious issue, since you have no idea of the potential subscribers you could be losing, as no email gets through to you. With some email addresses, it looks like you can subscribe, but not only not hear anything after that – making the site look bad – but the site isn’t even notified about the problem – so don’t know there is one! I’ve contacted support, but they haven’t yet provided a response. If this issue is quickly fixed, i’ll be happy to change my review to 5 stars, since as i said at the start i like the plugin – its look, that it stands out, is straightforward, and that the developers have made it available for free – but the way it seems to work at the moment is a potentially major problem for sites.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.16 More security hardening 1.2.16
- — Version 1.2.15 Security hardening 1.2.15
- — Version 1.2.13 Fixed a security issue 1.2.13
- — Version 1.2.12 Improved form accessibility 1.2.12
- — Version 1.2.11 Added validation for name and email fields 1.2.11
- — Version 1.2.10 Changed admin notices 1.2.10
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.16). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2022-05-02 CVE-2021-36844 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.12 Patched in 1.2.13
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 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 29 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 5 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 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 One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Mailchimp, Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,761 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "newsletter", "subscribe widget" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 8K+ → 7K+ down after 86 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 9K+ → 8K+ down after 131 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 10K+ → 9K+ down after 826 days in tier
- 2023-08-30 20K+ → 10K+ down after 578 days in tier
- 2022-01-29 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1208 days in tier
- 2018-10-09 40K+ → 30K+ down after 74 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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MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) 100K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Genesis eNews Extended 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
BlossomThemes Email Newsletter 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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