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Campaign Monitor for WordPress — WordPress Newsletter Plugin

by Campaign Monitor · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.9.2 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 5.3+

Campaign Monitor for WordPress has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 130,403 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 5, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Campaign Monitor for WordPress at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
130,403
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Campaign Monitor for WordPress well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
78%
31 of 40 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Slide-Out — Position a floating tab at the top, bottom, left or right of the screen. Clicking it will slide out a subscribe form
  • Lightbox — Overlay a subscribe form while dimming the background of the site. You can show it immediately, after a specific amount of time, or after a user has…
  • Bar — A strap along the top or bottom of a page, that contains all the fields needed to sign up
  • Button — Generate a button shortcode and insert it in a page or post. The form will appear as a Lightbox
  • Embedded — Generate a shortcode and add your signup form in a page or post

Campaign Monitor for WordPress reviews and ratings

40 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
1.7 out of 5

40 reviews

5★
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31

  • Poor capabilities

    No really embeded possibility Campaign Monitor Clients liste visible

    Relief Creation

  • Don't install - potential malware exploit

    Clunky interface. Recaptcha didn't work.Beware, Wordfence and others have warned us about malware exploit.

    chazmcgaz

  • Love this program!

    I can't believe I haven't reviewed CM in the years I've been using it. Shame on me! I am non-technical, so having a plug n'play program is as important as the customer service connected to it. CM has both. I never hesitate to recommend CM to other writers. (That other plugin--you know, with the monkey? Yeah, that one made me cry.) When I have questions, I contact support and wow--there you go, problem solved. Thanks for a great program

    murryg81

  • Terrible Plugin, Non-existent Support

    reCaptcha doesn't work for me. I posted another issue in the support forum a month ago and still haven't received a response.

    mcmwebsol

  • Stopped Working

    Plugin stopped working. Has not been updated for at least a year according to WordPress. Zero response to support request. Plugin appears to have been abandoned.

    lesbell

  • Campaign Monitor is the worst

    Can't even do a 0 rating. Worst support. Shouldn't even be on the market.

    christofblogau

Where Campaign Monitor for WordPress ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Campaign Monitor for WordPress appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Newsletter Plugins #54 by tag, not in search #89 –

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Details

Make it easy for customers to subscribe to your Campaign Monitor mailing lists using any of the 5 elegant sign-up forms.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Campaign Monitor for WordPress competes in

Tags

  • campaign monitor
  • Email Marketing
  • Sign-up forms
Version
2.9.2
Last updated
May 5, 2026
First published
Feb 18, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.9
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
5.3
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Campaign Monitor for WordPress FAQ

What does Campaign Monitor for WordPress do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Campaign Monitor for WordPress offers Slide-Out — Position a floating tab at the top, bottom, left or right of the screen. Clicking it will slide out a subscribe form, Lightbox — Overlay a subscribe form while dimming the background of the site. You can show it immediately, after a specific amount of time, or after a user has, Bar — A strap along the top or bottom of a page, that contains all the fields needed to sign up, Button — Generate a button shortcode and insert it in a page or post. The form will appear as a Lightbox and Embedded — Generate a shortcode and add your signup form in a page or post.

How many active installs does Campaign Monitor for WordPress have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Campaign Monitor for WordPress as of September 7, 2026.

Is Campaign Monitor for WordPress still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 5, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Campaign Monitor for WordPress free?

Campaign Monitor for WordPress is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Campaign Monitor for WordPress rank among Newsletter Plugins?

Campaign Monitor for WordPress is #89 in the WordPress.org Newsletter Plugins ranking.