WordPress plugin comparison
Change Default Email Sender Name vs HW Override Default Sender
Change Default Email Sender Name
by Mitali Rajpurohit
100+ installs
HW Override Default Sender
by Håkan Wennerberg
10+ installs
At a glance
- Change Default Email Sender Name has more active installs: 100+, against 10+ for HW Override Default Sender.
- On a typical day, Change Default Email Sender Name is downloaded about 4 times, HW Override Default Sender about 1.
- Change Default Email Sender Name was updated more recently: Jul 15, 2026, against Feb 4, 2015 for HW Override Default Sender.
- Change Default Email Sender Name is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for HW Override Default Sender.
- HW Override Default Sender has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Change Default Email Sender Name.
Line by line
Change Default Email Sender Name leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Change Default Email Sender Name | HW Override Default Sender |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16,576 | #40,722 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 79 | 20 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.28 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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