Newsletter vs When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on
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 When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on at #30,981. Over the last 7 days Newsletter held its place and When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on slipped 219 places. Newsletter has the largest install base, roughly 20000× the next: 200K+ active installs against 10+ for When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on. Downloads this week: Newsletter 17,541 and When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on 20. Ratings: Newsletter 4.6★ from 1,204 and When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Newsletter | When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #223 ▬ | #30,981 ▼ 219 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17,541 | 20 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (1,204) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Oct 6, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Current version | 9.4.7 | 1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #223 | #29,683 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2009 | May 2017 |
| 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Newsletter or When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on?
By active installs, Newsletter: 200K+ sites run it against 10+ for When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Newsletter or When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on?
Newsletter, at #223 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on at #30,981. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Newsletter or When Last Login – Welcome Email Add-on 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.