WPFrom Email
by Manny Rodrigues · Email & Marketing
Also makes 3 other plugins · 4.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replaces default WordPress sender FROM Name and Email Address. NEW admin email options.
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Health
B 76/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “disable email”, “email customize” and “email notification” 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.
76 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 16.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,294 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 1 release 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 299 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.10; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
31
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| disable autoupdate email | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| disable email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email customize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| outgoing email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 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
- “disable email”, “email customize” and “email notification” 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 638 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.9.7 · 5 Jan 2026
13
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Clay6.2y ago
Don’t need a separate plugin to disable and control various default email options of WordPress. Thanks for this handy little gem.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 WPFrom Email <= 1.8.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-01-20 CVE-2023-23982 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.8 Patched in 1.8.9
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 7.0.1
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Replaces default WordPress sender FROM Name and Email Address. NEW admin email options."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,237 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("disable email", "email customize", "outgoing email" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-08 700+ → 600+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 600+ → 700+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 600+ → 700+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 700+ → 600+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 600+ → 700+ up after 2 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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Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Waitlist Woocommerce ( Back in stock notifier ) 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
bbPress Notify (No-Spam) 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Email Template 2K+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Login Notification 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Email Notification on Login 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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