Grow for WordPress — WordPress Newsletter Plugin
by Grow · WordPress.org page · Website
Grow for WordPress has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 89,555 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 9, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Grow for WordPress at a glance
Is Grow for WordPress well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Plugin Released
- Update plugin assets for parsing
- Fix type and link for Main Menu and feature link (#83)
- Add support for validity and connectedness in status api (#82)
- Update readme and add banner (#81)
- Pass site path to Grow Auth (#80)
- fix: WordPress dev container always restarts (#79)
- Escape the values output in the grow script initializer (#78)
- fix: feature descriptions URL-escaped (#77)
- feature: add WP_Mock (#74)
- feature: add dev container support (#73)
- fix: non-compliant escaping and file access (#72)
Grow for WordPress reviews and ratings
3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Should Be A Great Plugin, But It Stinks
The concept of this plugin is awesome: it does a bunch of things that helps your site get more signups and engagement. But it falls very short. First of all, the inline subscription form is UGLY. I mean, uglier than ugly. There isn't a way to change it without complicated Javascript, either, because the CSS is hidden behind a shadow root. And even then, they use a bunch of random letters to confuse you, with, what I swear are ghost letters just so you have absolutely no idea how to change the CSS. Sorry, but the CSS should be extremely easy to change. And when the plugin says it uses your theme's color settings? Lies. It's hard-coded in. Did I mention it was ugly? Don't make the mistake of signing up on your own site to test it out. The form goes away forever. Most of the other stuff has bad documentation. Want to use the exclusive content? You're just going to have to figure that out for yourself, I'm afraid. At this point, the only reason I keep it is to hook into Google Sitekit to hopefully get approved to the Journey program, although I don't think that it will make a difference. Please fix this plugin. I love the concept! The execution was terrible!
miheui -
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Doesn't follow accepted best practices.
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Great
It's helpful. Worth trying.
simplitty
Where Grow for WordPress ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Grow for WordPress appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Newsletter Plugins | #26 by tag, not in search | #55 | – |
| Best Social Media Plugins | #29 by tag, not in search | #59 | – |
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Details
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Rankings Grow for WordPress competes in
Tags
- grow
- sharing
- social
- subscribe
- Version
- 1.5.3
- Last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- First published
- Oct 18, 2023
- Requires WordPress
- 5.2
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Grow for WordPress FAQ
What does Grow for WordPress do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Grow for WordPress offers Plugin Released, Update plugin assets for parsing, Fix type and link for Main Menu and feature link (#83), Add support for validity and connectedness in status api (#82) and Update readme and add banner (#81).
How many active installs does Grow for WordPress have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Grow for WordPress as of September 7, 2026.
Is Grow for WordPress still maintained?
The last release was on April 9, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Does Grow for WordPress have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Grow for WordPress are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Grow for WordPress free?
Grow for WordPress is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Grow for WordPress rank among Newsletter Plugins?
Grow for WordPress is #55 in the WordPress.org Newsletter Plugins ranking.