Simple Login Notification vs Email Notification on Login

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Simple Login Notification

by Jeff Starr

Health A87

Email Notification on Login

by apasionados

Health B76

Active-install trajectory

Simple Login Notification Email Notification on Login

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Simple Login Notification	Email Notification on Login
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 76
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	83/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★ ✓	3.86★
Reviews	9	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	20d ago ✓	7mo ago
Downloads · 30d	2.1K ✓	306
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Simple Login Notification Email Notification on Login

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.