WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Email Shortcodes vs Solid Mail
At a glance
- Solid Mail has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Formidable Email Shortcodes.
- On a typical day, Solid Mail is downloaded about 189 times, Formidable Email Shortcodes about 1.
- Formidable Email Shortcodes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 52 reviews.
- Solid Mail was updated more recently: May 12, 2026, against Apr 28, 2014 for Formidable Email Shortcodes.
- Solid Mail is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.9.40 for Formidable Email Shortcodes.
- Solid Mail has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Formidable Email Shortcodes.
Line by line
Solid Mail leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Formidable Email Shortcodes |  Solid Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #30,307 | #671 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 5.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.2(52) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.87 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 6 months 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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