Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging vs Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
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
Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #463, ahead of Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) at #2,603. Over the last 7 days Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging climbed 1 place and Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) climbed 5 places. Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging has the largest install base, roughly 14× the next: 100K+ active installs against 7K+ for Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor). Downloads this week: Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 3,462 and Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) 186. Ratings: Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 4.8★ from 291 and Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) 4.2★ from 68 reviews.
| Metric | Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging | Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #463 ▲ 1 | #2,603 ▲ 5 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,462 | 186 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (291) | 4.2★ (68) |
| Last updated | Sep 2, 2026 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Current version | 2.0.16 | 6.3 |
| Best rank on record | #459 | #2,598 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2010 | Apr 2009 |
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, Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging or Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)?
By active installs, Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging: 100K+ sites run it against 7K+ for Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor), according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging or Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)?
Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging, at #463 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) at #2,603. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Check & Log Email - Easy Email Testing & Mail logging or Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) 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.