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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “resend email”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “resend email”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Send Emails with Resend shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 2130 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (5198) wp.org #1 2 Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (525) wp.org #2 3 Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 100K+ · 4.8★ (290) wp.org #3 4 Email Subscribers & Newsletters – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & Newsletter Plugin for WordPress 50K+ · 4.6★ (1169) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 600K+ · 4.8★ (405) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Email Log 80K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ · 4.8★ (249) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ · 4.6★ (707) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2130) wp.org #17 ↓1 8 too low 10 Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend 40K+ · 4.9★ (168) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1395) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 WP Mail Logging 300K+ · 4.7★ (368) wp.org #20 ↓2 8 too low 13 SureMail – SMTP and Email Logs Plugin with Amazon SES, Postmark, and Other Providers 200K+ · 4.7★ (25) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.8★ (47) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Mail Mint – Email Marketing, Automation & WooCommerce Emails with AI Assistance 4K+ · 4.7★ (125) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 YaySMTP – WP Mail SMTP with Email Logs, Tracking & Reports 10K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Meow Mailer – Free SMTP, Everything Included 700+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Send Emails with Resend 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Email Tracker 800+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #23 ↓1 3 too low 21 MailerPress – Email Marketing, Newsletter, Email Automation & WooCommerce Emails 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress 500K+ · 4.3★ (10) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ · 2.3★ (16) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 Resend 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.