MailerLite – Signup forms (official) vs Storefront Homepage Contact Section (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
Storefront Homepage Contact Section
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has a higher user rating (3/5 from 40 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has accumulated 2.2M+ total downloads while Storefront Homepage Contact Section has 66K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MailerLite – Signup forms (official) | Storefront Homepage Contact Section | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3/5 | ◄ | 1.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 40 | ◄ | 7 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M+ | ◄ | 66K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2016 | |
| Age | 12 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2.5+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.7.20 | 1.0.5 |
Rating Breakdown
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Storefront Homepage Contact Section
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MailerLite – Signup forms (official) averaged approximately 702 daily downloads while Storefront Homepage Contact Section averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
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
Storefront Homepage Contact Section Reviews
Doesn’t work
Doesn’t work This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by Anvar Jamal. Reason: stars correction
Finally working!! Better instructions needed.
After a lot of frustration trying to get this plugin to work, I discovered that the reason the plugin was not displaying on the homepage was because it was not enabled under the Homepage Control secti
Map doesn’t work
API Key added but map not appearing. Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 () staticmap
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