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Newsletter — WordPress Newsletter Plugin

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress

by Stefano Lissa · WordPress.org page · Website

v9.4.8 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.0+ Paid version available

Newsletter has 200,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 36,266,182 downloads all time. It was downloaded 690,830 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Newsletter at a glance

Active installs
200,000+
Total downloads
36,266,182
Downloads, last 30 days
690,830
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Newsletter well maintained?

Support threads resolved
5 of 13
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
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★
975
4★
107
3★
35
2★
22
1★
65

Download and install history

1,033,317 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Newsletter downloads per day025k50k75k100kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Newsletter active installs050k100k150k200kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Newsletter rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Newsletter review count05001k1.5k2kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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 #11 in search, not tagged #25 ▲2
Best Email Plugins #20 in search, not tagged #48 ▼3
Best RSS Feed Plugins #32 in search, not tagged #59 ▲2
Best Forum Plugins #44 in search, not tagged #77 ▲6
Best Membership Plugins #53 in search, not tagged #88 ▲8
Best User Profile Plugins #51 in search, not tagged #90 ▲1
Best GDPR Plugins #60 in search, not tagged #91 ▲6

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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
9.4.8
Last updated
Oct 19, 2026
First published
May 23, 2009
Requires WordPress
6.1
Tested up to
7.1.3
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 October 22, 2026.

Is Newsletter still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does Newsletter have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 5 of 13 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.