WordPress plugin comparison

Disable WordPress Core Update Email vs Easy WP SMTP

Disable WordPress Core Update Email

by Alex Moss

2K+ installs5.0

Easy WP SMTP

by Syed Balkhi

500K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Easy WP SMTP has more active installs: 500K+, against 2K+ for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.
On a typical day, Easy WP SMTP is downloaded about 2,157 times, Disable WordPress Core Update Email about 12.
Disable WordPress Core Update Email is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 709 reviews.
Easy WP SMTP was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against May 5, 2016 for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.
Easy WP SMTP is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.
Easy WP SMTP has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Disable WordPress Core Update Email.

Easy WP SMTP leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable WordPress Core Update Email	Easy WP SMTP
Popular rank	#4,905	#125
Active installs	2K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	232	59.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(709)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.70
Last release	10 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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