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MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation

v5.45.1

by MailPoet · updated 3 days ago

Send beautiful newsletters from WordPress. Collect subscribers with signup forms, automate your emails for WooCommerce, blog post notifications & more

email automationEmail Marketingnewsletterpost notificationwoocommerce emails
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Rank
#127
No change0 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 540,000
500K+ reported · Low
Total downloads
71M
71,036,762 all-time
Rating
4.4/5
1,435 reviews
Support resolved
77%
30 of 39 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -18.6% (30d)·Toward 400K+ · ETA ~42d

MailPoet at a glance

MailPoet is a WordPress plugin by MailPoet with 500K+ active installs, the #127 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 15,940 times, 19% fewer than the month before. It’s rated 4.4 out of 5 from 1,435 reviews. Version 5.45.1 came out on Nov 5, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 40 plugins tagged “email automation”. It was first released in 2016.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

Showing the last 30 days. Full history comes with any paid plan.See plans

Downloads over time

Download stats

940.6K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
MailPoet Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.050K100KOct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 7Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateMailPoet
Nov 7, 20269,386
Nov 6, 202686,237
Nov 5, 202666,168
Nov 4, 202684,796
Nov 3, 202665,845
Nov 2, 20268,386
Nov 1, 20265,818
Oct 31, 20266,636
Oct 30, 202610,112
Oct 29, 202621,767
Oct 28, 2026101,924
Oct 27, 202663,844
Oct 26, 20268,429
Oct 25, 20265,298
Oct 24, 20266,370
Oct 23, 20269,307
Oct 22, 202615,674
Oct 21, 202662,533
Oct 20, 202688,864
Oct 19, 20268,490
Oct 18, 20265,435
Oct 17, 20266,070
Oct 16, 20268,455
Oct 15, 202612,181
Oct 14, 2026102,714
Oct 13, 202643,310
Oct 12, 20267,411
Oct 11, 20264,937
Oct 10, 20265,728
Oct 9, 20268,486

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 540,676 · +0.2% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.536K538K540KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 2026540,676
Nov 7, 2026540,221
Nov 5, 2026539,308
Nov 4, 2026538,852
Nov 3, 2026538,926
Nov 2, 2026539,519
Nov 1, 2026539,519
Oct 31, 2026541,296
Oct 30, 2026541,574
Oct 29, 2026539,378
Oct 28, 2026536,279
Oct 27, 2026539,818

Rank over time

#127

Popular rank
Popular rank: 16 days across 1 series.#120#125#130Oct 16Oct 19Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#127
Nov 7, 2026#127
Nov 6, 2026#127
Nov 5, 2026#127
Nov 4, 2026#127
Nov 3, 2026#127
Nov 2, 2026#127
Nov 1, 2026#127
Oct 31, 2026#127
Oct 30, 2026#127
Oct 29, 2026#127
Oct 28, 2026#127
Oct 27, 2026#127
Oct 21, 2026#127
Oct 19, 2026#127
Oct 16, 2026#127

Growth %

Average +0.01% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.-0.5%0%0.5%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 2026+0.08%
Nov 7, 2026+0.09%
Nov 5, 2026+0.09%
Nov 4, 2026-0.01%
Nov 3, 2026-0.11%
Nov 2, 20260.00%
Nov 1, 2026-0.33%
Oct 31, 2026-0.05%
Oct 30, 2026+0.41%
Oct 29, 2026+0.58%
Oct 28, 2026-0.66%

Active installs band

500K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 16 days across 1 series.480K500K520KOct 16Oct 19Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026500K+
Nov 7, 2026500K+
Nov 6, 2026500K+
Nov 5, 2026500K+
Nov 4, 2026500K+
Nov 3, 2026500K+
Nov 2, 2026500K+
Nov 1, 2026500K+
Oct 31, 2026500K+
Oct 30, 2026500K+
Oct 29, 2026500K+
Oct 28, 2026500K+
Oct 27, 2026500K+
Oct 21, 2026500K+
Oct 19, 2026500K+
Oct 16, 2026500K+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. So far:Rank #127 → #127
    • Released 5.45.1 (was 5.45.0)
  2. So far:Rank #127 → #127
    • Released 5.45.0 (was 5.44.0)
  3. Rank #127 → #127Downloads +13.6%
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
  4. Rank #127 → #127Downloads +144.6%
    • Released 5.44.0 (was 5.43.0)
  5. Rank #127 → #127Downloads +14.4%
    • Released 5.43.0 (was 5.42.0)

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v5.4531%
  • v5.448.2%
  • Other61%

Rating trend

4.4★★★★★1,435 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
5.45.1
Requires WordPress
7.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Oct 28, 2016
Last updated
Nov 5, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about MailPoet

How many websites use MailPoet?

MailPoet is active on 500K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #127 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has MailPoet been downloaded?

71,036,762 times in total since 2016. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 15,940 times. See download stats

When was MailPoet last updated?

Version 5.45.1 came out on Nov 5, 2026 (3 days ago). See every release

Is MailPoet compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does MailPoet have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 4 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep MailPoet up to date. See its security record

Is MailPoet still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 3 days ago. Its authors resolved 30 of the 39 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does MailPoet have?

4.4 out of 5 from 1,435 reviews on WordPress.org. 80% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to MailPoet?

The plugins most like MailPoet, by the tags they share, are Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express (50K+), MailerPress (1K+) and Poptin (20K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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All reviews on WordPress.org

Review stats

4.4

★★★★★

1,435 reviews

  • 5 stars: 1,146 reviews, 80%
  • 4 stars: 76 reviews, 5%
  • 3 stars: 34 reviews, 2%
  • 2 stars: 30 reviews, 2%
  • 1 stars: 149 reviews, 10%
Positive
85%4–5★
Mixed
2%3★
Critical
12%1–2★
  • About 75 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.5.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 6 five-star reviews to balance out.

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MailPoet
Estimated installs≈ 540,000
Reported installs500K+
Rating4.4
Reviews1,435
Total downloads71M
AuthorMailPoet
First releasedOct 28, 2016
Version5.45.1
Requires WP7.0
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedNov 5, 2026

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