WordPress plugin comparison
Recommend by mail widget vs SMTP Mailer
At a glance
- SMTP Mailer has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for Recommend by mail widget.
- On a typical day, SMTP Mailer is downloaded about 443 times, Recommend by mail widget about 2.
- Recommend by mail widget has no reviews yet.
- SMTP Mailer was updated more recently: Sep 7, 2026, against Jan 11, 2017 for Recommend by mail widget.
- SMTP Mailer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Recommend by mail widget.
- SMTP Mailer has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Recommend by mail widget.
Line by line
SMTP Mailer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Recommend by mail widget |  SMTP Mailer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,626 | #585 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 23 | 12.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(67) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.06 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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