Mailster — WordPress Newsletter Plugin
Mailster WordPress Newsletter Plugin
by EverPress · WordPress.org page · Website
Mailster has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 43,808 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 28, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.
Mailster at a glance
Is Mailster well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Capture subscribers on your website or blog
- Send your latest posts/products/custom post types
- Welcome Emails
- Birthday Campaigns
- Follow up/Drip Campaigns
- 400 free and premium templates
- RSS email campaigns
- Built in email campaign precheck
- Integration with your favorite plugins
- Import your existing data with ease
- Available in over 15 languages
- GDPR Compliance
Mailster reviews and ratings
8 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Is this plugin supported or developed
Is this plugin supported or developed .
ksaltik -
Awful performance and support
I don't often take the time to write a review but the "support" for this plugin is absolutely abysmal. The last FOUR WEEKS of trying to switch from legacy Mailster to new forms has been excruciating. It's been a complete waste of my time as a developer and a complete waste of my client's budget, having me liase all this time only to have to give up because 'support' won't help. Firstly the 'legacy' forms were hacked and they were being used to send spam, so the hosting company took the website offline until the issue was sorted. I completely removed the legacy form, got the website back online, and then tried to switch to their new forms..... and then the fun really started! Their documentation is awful. It's not even basic. So I kept having to reach out to ask one excruciating question after the next, one question a day, one answer a day. The days and weeks dragged by and we still can't create a 'Mailster Homepage' which is the new feature that replaced the 'legacy' feature. This newsletter was used on a large health organisation website which is funded by the EU. Of course we're not going to grant 3rd party access to a live website so that can start testing. ONE MONTH LATER and the issues are still not resolved, because 'support' have said that they won't help. The reason? We don't have a license for the staging/development site which they can use to troubleshoot the issue. We have now moved to a popular 3rd party solution because this last issue was really just the last straw. When the plugin was still working it would take an entire TWO DAYS just to send ONE newsletter to a small list of 2400 subscribers, even after using their 'intelligent email throttling" or whatever fancy name they give for a tool that makes no difference at all. We're not on cheap hosting either. We have dedicated CPU and processors. Don't waste your time with this plugin.
ninjaneen -
Before you buy Mailster for WordPress
I've been using the plugin for 2 years, it works averagely. Since then they've only introduced up to 3 automations, which rarely work. It still doesn't load blocks and constantly displays error messages. The worst-optimized newsletter plugin. Considering autoresponders, I've tried many times to figure out why some work (despite the same settings) while others don't send. I also don't understand why some subscribers receive Auto-responder messages while others don't, despite being added to the same lists. The time since they registered doesn't differ from the time those who receive these messages. The plugin requires a lot of patience from developers, not to mention non-technical users.
Patryk -
Total nightmare
What a nightmare of a plugin. There are virtually no instructions on how to set it up, it's unreliable and has lots of bugs. We had an issue with it trying to send hundreds of emails without knowing why it was doing it and there's no way of knowing how to solve the issues.
emma336 -
Thank you
the plugin works very well. Thank you
Musabah-hati -
Okay
Plugin works as intended. Great.
Tobias
Where Mailster ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Mailster appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Newsletter Plugins | #32 by tag, not in search | #60 | – |
Mailster alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Mailster.
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SendPress Newsletters 1,000+ installs · 4.5 -
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MailMunch 6,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Newsletters 2,000+ installs · 4.6 -
FluentCRM 80,000+ installs · 4.8
Details
Send beautiful newsletters from WordPress. Collect subscribers with signup forms, automate your emails for WooCommerce, blog post notifications & …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Mailster competes in
Tags
- Email Marketing
- email newsletter
- email signup
- newsletter signup
- newsletters
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- Version
- 2.0.2
- Last updated
- Jun 28, 2024
- First published
- Jan 13, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 6.5.10
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Mailster FAQ
What does Mailster do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Mailster offers Capture subscribers on your website or blog, Send your latest posts/products/custom post types, Welcome Emails, Birthday Campaigns and Follow up/Drip Campaigns.
How many active installs does Mailster have?
WordPress.org reports 7,000+ active installs for Mailster as of September 7, 2026.
Is Mailster still maintained?
The last release was on June 28, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Mailster free?
Mailster is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Mailster rank among Newsletter Plugins?
Mailster is #60 in the WordPress.org Newsletter Plugins ranking.