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Recommend by mail widget — WordPress Email Plugin

by Jacques Malgrange · WordPress.org page

v1.0 Tested up to WP 4.7.35

Recommend by mail widget has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,534 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 11, 2017, tested up to WordPress 4.7.35.

Recommend by mail widget at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
1,534
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Recommend by mail widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.7.35, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • You have the options to choose to recommend the site or the current page
  • The mail subject and content can be changed
  • You can limit the number of recommendation sended by user a day

Details

Recommend the site or the current page to a friend by mail.

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

Rankings Recommend by mail widget competes in

Tags

  • email
  • share
  • sidebar
  • widget

More from Jacques Malgrange

Version
1.0
Last updated
Jan 11, 2017
First published
Jan 8, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
4.7.35
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Recommend by mail widget FAQ

What does Recommend by mail widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Recommend by mail widget offers You have the options to choose to recommend the site or the current page, The mail subject and content can be changed and You can limit the number of recommendation sended by user a day.

How many active installs does Recommend by mail widget have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Recommend by mail widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Recommend by mail widget still maintained?

The last release was on January 11, 2017, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Recommend by mail widget free?

Recommend by mail widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.