Newsletter vs MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress
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
Newsletter leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #223, ahead of MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress at #19,101. Over the last 7 days Newsletter held its place and MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress slipped 41 places. Newsletter has the largest install base, roughly 3333× the next: 200K+ active installs against 60+ for MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress. Downloads this week: Newsletter 17,541 and MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress 49. Ratings: Newsletter 4.6★ from 1,204 and MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress 5★ from 8 reviews.
| Metric | Newsletter | MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #223 ▬ | #19,101 ▼ 41 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17,541 | 49 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (1,204) | 5★ (8) |
| Last updated | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Current version | 9.4.7 | 1.3 |
| Best rank on record | #223 | #17,446 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2009 | May 2021 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 9 | 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
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Newsletter or MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress?
By active installs, Newsletter: 200K+ sites run it against 60+ for MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Newsletter or MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress?
Newsletter, at #223 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress at #19,101. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Newsletter or MemberPress Square — Accept Square Payments in MemberPress 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.