WordPress plugin comparison
Change Admin Email vs Email Essentials
At a glance
- Change Admin Email has more active installs: 40K+, against 50+ for Email Essentials.
- On a typical day, Change Admin Email is downloaded about 436 times, Email Essentials about 14.
- Email Essentials has no reviews yet.
- Email Essentials was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 18, 2026 for Change Admin Email.
- Change Admin Email is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Email Essentials.
- Change Admin Email has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for Email Essentials.
Line by line
Change Admin Email leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Change Admin Email |  Email Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #785 | #21,216 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32.4K | 460 |
| Rating | 4.8(141) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.23 |
| Last release | 23 days ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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