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Mailgun for WordPress
A reliable API tool that is currently stuck in maintenance limbo.
DecliningPoor rating
66/100
The plugin works well for API sending but lacks essential recent updates.
Active installs
~85,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 80k+
Rating
3.8★
49 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-79%
Declining fast
698 → 144 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.78★
- MINORdownloads down 79% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -79% in the last year
698/day a year ago→144/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayMailgun for WordPress is a lightweight, reliable transactional email plugin that works well for many users, but is undermined by a persistent maintenance gap — the plugin has gone long periods without updates, leaving it untested against recent WordPress and PHP versions and with known bugs unresolved.
What people like
- +Reliable and stable for sending transactional email once configured, with users reporting years of trouble-free operation×5
- +Lightweight compared to other SMTP plugins×2
- +Easy and straightforward setup, especially via the HTTP API×4
- +API-based sending (including batch sending) works as expected×2
- +Works on WordPress Multisite
Common complaints
- −Plugin has not been maintained or updated for extended periods, with WordPress flagging it as abandoned and untested against recent major releases×4
- −Known bugs remain unresolved, including issues with open_basedir restrictions and broken default password reset emails
- −Stopped working for at least one user after a MariaDB upgrade, with no fix provided
- −No built-in email log viewer, unlike competing plugins
- −Multisite support is incomplete — not all single-site configuration options are available in a multisite setup
- −Some users report being completely unable to get the plugin working
Review trustReviews look organic
- 3.78★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.80★
- 0%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 49 total
Latest reviews · 49 analyzed
- 2026-04-13★★★★★Use it on all of my client sitesywamer
- 2025-09-08★★★★★Simple, Reliable, and HonestJordy Meow
- 2025-05-11★★★★★Better than everdear.leader
- 2024-02-19★★★★★Sends email from WordPress via Mailgun service, that's all, does it well.nccer
- 2024-02-02★★★★★Working well for meDoobeedoo
- 2023-07-26★★★★★Flawless for dozens of sites for our agency!jackandbean
- 2023-03-31★★★★★Works nicelyarminz1
- 2022-12-13★★★★★Works greatStrila
- 2022-06-10★★★★★Last updated: 1 year agojimemacmillan
- 2021-04-06★★★★★Works easy and fast with mailgun accountlov4affiliate
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
130
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
124
Prior 7-day baseline
1,319
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
6,713
Mean release-day peak (30d)
1,228
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+4.8%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
17%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.20
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
59%
5★ share in analyzed sample
0%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.78 → 3.78★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered