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Newsletter — WordPress Newsletter Plugin

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress

by Stefano Lissa · WordPress.org page · Website

v9.3.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.0+ Paid version available

Newsletter has 200,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 35,236,089 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Newsletter at a glance

Active installs
200,000+
Total downloads
35,236,089
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Newsletter well maintained?

Support threads resolved
5 of 9
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
5%
65 of 1,204 reviews on WordPress.org

Newsletter reviews and ratings

1,204 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.6 out of 5

1,204 reviews

5★
974
4★
107
3★
36
2★
22
1★
65

Where Newsletter ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Newsletter appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Newsletter Plugins #4 by tag, #2 in search #2 –
Best Geolocation Plugins #13 in search, not tagged #28 –
Best Email Plugins #17 in search, not tagged #45 –
Best RSS Feed Plugins #31 in search, not tagged #58 –
Best Forum Plugins #46 in search, not tagged #81 –
Best User Profile Plugins #51 in search, not tagged #89 –
Best Membership Plugins #57 in search, not tagged #91 –
Best GDPR Plugins #62 in search, not tagged #96 –

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Details

An email marketing tool for your blog: subscription forms to create your lists with unlimited subscribers and newsletters.

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

Tags

  • Email Marketing
  • newsletter
  • signup forms
  • subscription
  • welcome email

More from Stefano Lissa

Version
9.3.5
Last updated
Aug 19, 2026
First published
May 23, 2009
Requires WordPress
6.1
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Newsletter FAQ

How many active installs does Newsletter have?

WordPress.org reports 200,000+ active installs for Newsletter as of September 7, 2026.

Is Newsletter still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Newsletter have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 5 of 9 recent support threads for Newsletter are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Newsletter free?

Newsletter is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Newsletter rank among Newsletter Plugins?

Newsletter is #2 in the WordPress.org "newsletter" ranking as of today.