Lightweight Subscribe To Comments
by isabel104 · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easiest and most lightweight plugin to let visitors subscribe to comments and get email notifications.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 58/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+61%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comment”, “comments” and “follow 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.
58 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 18.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 793 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 793 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| follow comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notifications your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscribe to comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comment”, “comments” and “follow 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 314 · 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
2.2y ago
latest release · v1.5.8 · 30 Aug 2024
16
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 4.4 years ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Arhea4.9y ago
I have tried many plugins for subscribing to new comments, and this one is the best for the settings inside, the possibilities for messages, performance and convenience! Many thanks to the developers! please support the plugin, I am ready to show one’s gratitude you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Maxime_135.7y ago
Thank you for this plugin. Very easy to configure and completely functional. Well Done Isabel and again, thank you. From France.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blackdragon1006.1y ago
Thank you for making a nice plugin. ^^
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nittygrittytechy6.1y ago
This plugin is lightweight and very easy to use. However after using it for awhile I started to notice some items not working well. 1. The thank you email did not work at all but I did receive the test emails and I received an email when I did a test reply. I noticed in the forum there has not been a response for about 10 months so not sure if this plugin offers support. For us we had to uninstall this plugin because it did not fully work. However I gave it 4 stars for the lightweight and simplicity. But with all the laws of GDPR and privacy policy etc. I think a more complex plugin would be appropriate for us. This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by nittygrittytechy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ meisterleise6.1y ago
Easy and useful! Nice Plugin, although it may have problems with GDPR? I still miss some features. But most I miss, that the author hasn’t answered for questions since more than a year. Well, it’s a free plugin, so I don’t wanna whine – but: what a pity. Thanks anyway!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alain Aubry6.2y ago
Simple is beautiful! I just started today to use this plugin and I am loving it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MarkJ6.2y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaimenj6.3y ago
It’s really simple and works really great! Thank you (y) This topic was modified 5 years, 12 months ago by jaimenj.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 133 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 109 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 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 "Easiest and most lightweight plugin to let visitors subscribe to comments and get email notifications."
- ! 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,997 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "follow comments" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-05-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 412 days in tier
- 2021-04-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 511 days in tier
- 2019-11-17 300+ → 1K+ up after 1347 days in tier
- 2016-03-10 200+ → 300+ up
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 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Anti-spam Reloaded 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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