cbnet Multi Author Comment Notification
by Chip Bennett · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 2.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Send comment notification and comment moderation emails to multiple users. Select users individually or by user role, or send emails to arbitrary emai …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “author”, “comment” and “comments” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 30.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3854 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3854 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| cbnet your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| author your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “author”, “comment” and “comments” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 257 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.6y ago
latest release · v3.2 · 13 Apr 2016
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AgilityJeff9.6y ago
This plugin works exactly as I would have hoped, was a breeze to set up, has the ability to choose what “level” of user gets notices, and the configuration form shows up under the “Discussion” menu item – right where it should. Thanks for the perfect addition to my WP site!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.0y ago
I’m using this to send a comment notification to a second email and it works as expected. Thanks to the author
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ G Matta10.3y ago
I have been looking for plugin or function to send comment notification to multiple authors, including admin and it worked with your plugin. Thanks alot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dgbwhite11.7y ago
Never had a problem with it. Recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.6y ago
With the WP update this plugin stopped working for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Moondrop13.5y ago
The exact comment email moderation solution I have been looking for! Thanks for the awesome plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Send comment notification and comment moderation emails to multiple users. Select users individually or by..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 460 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cbnet" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 765 days in tier
- 2022-10-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 778 days in tier
- 2020-09-02 4K+ → 3K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Close Comments 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Comments Like Dislike 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Relative URL 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Decent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Anti-spam Reloaded 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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