MW WP Form vs MailerLite – Signup forms (official) (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, MW WP Form has a higher user rating (4.1/5 from 23 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MW WP Form has accumulated 1.8M+ total downloads while MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has 2.2M+. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has a higher support resolution rate (0% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MW WP Form | MailerLite – Signup forms (official) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ◄ | 3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 23 | ► | 40 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 100K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.8M+ | ► | 2.2M+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2014 | |
| Age | 14 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.0+ | 7.2.5+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.1.1 | 1.7.20 |
Rating Breakdown
MW WP Form
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MW WP Form averaged approximately 941 daily downloads while MailerLite – Signup forms (official) averaged 702.
Recent Reviews
MW WP Form Reviews
Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in MW WP Form
WARNING – This plug-in has an Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in MW WP Form, a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated
You can’t delete the plugin
You can’t delete the plugin if you don’t want it.
日本語の言語ファイルが消えています
プラグイン画面もエラーメッセージも英語になってしまい、新バージョンだと、もともとからあった日本語ファイルが消えてたそうですが、なぜ消えたのかわかりません。。 以下2つのファイル復活させる方法ないでしょうか？ /wp-content/language/plugins/mw-wp-form-ja.mo /wp-content/language/plugins/mw-wp-form-ja.po
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) Reviews
Same as everyone else here…
I signed up with mailerlite to manage newsletters (as opposed to ecommerce abandoned cart flows etc). I made an embedded signup form for newsletter subscription. THEN I learned that I needed this very
No longer using it
I’ve had a similar experience to another commenter. Initially the plugin worked well. But later when I click to edit my form, it would redirect to MailerLite website and say “Form not found”. So I tri
Unreliable both as a platform and as a plugin
My experience with MailerLite has been simply disastrous.The problem does not concern only the WordPress plugin, but the entire platform. After numerous attempts the result was always the same:form
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