BlossomThemes Email Newsletter vs WP Subscribe
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
BlossomThemes Email Newsletter leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,386, ahead of WP Subscribe at #2,575. Over the last 7 days BlossomThemes Email Newsletter slipped 2 places and WP Subscribe slipped 5 places. BlossomThemes Email Newsletter has the largest install base, roughly 2.9× the next: 20K+ active installs against 7K+ for WP Subscribe. Downloads this week: BlossomThemes Email Newsletter 527 and WP Subscribe 107.
| Metric | BlossomThemes Email Newsletter | WP Subscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,386 ▼ 2 | #2,575 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 527 | 107 |
| Rating | no ratings | 3.8★ (26) |
| Last updated | Apr 6, 2026 | May 10, 2022 |
| Current version | 2.2.11 | 1.2.16 |
| Best rank on record | #1,379 | #2,546 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2017 | Oct 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, BlossomThemes Email Newsletter or WP Subscribe?
By active installs, BlossomThemes Email Newsletter: 20K+ sites run it against 7K+ for WP Subscribe, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, BlossomThemes Email Newsletter or WP Subscribe?
BlossomThemes Email Newsletter, at #1,386 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP Subscribe at #2,575. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are BlossomThemes Email Newsletter or WP Subscribe alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.