Comment Reply Email
by treeflips · Email & Marketing
Also makes 8 other plugins · 3.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Commenters can receive email notifications of replies to their comments.
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Health
B 70/100
Stale
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “commenters” and “phpmailer” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
70 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 18.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,294 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 491 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment reply | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| reply your tag | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| email commenters | #8 | #9 | — |
| commenters | #23 | #14 | 0 |
| at reply | #11 | #19 | up 1 |
| reply to | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| comments reply | #13 | #14 | — |
| phpmailer | #24 | #14 | down 5 |
| comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “commenters” and “phpmailer” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 643 · 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
1.3y ago
latest release · v1.6.0 · 27 Jun 2025
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 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 1 Apr 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wulfjump11.8y ago
Does exaktly what it should and very minimalistic, perfect. The missing translations is not an issue since you an customize the reply email notification and the checkbox text. 10/10 Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Lovie-Tyler2.5y ago
I love plugins that are focused and do what they say they’ll do. Thanks! This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Chris Lovie-Tyler.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jakob Helmer3.1y ago
thank you for this plug-in!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baf2853.1y ago
A month ago, I began to send incorrect messages to the mail. The author doesn’t answer. Apparently, the plugin has come to an end. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by baf285.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tunn3.6y ago
The plugin is very useful! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ McWoozle4.7y ago
Just what I wanted, tried several before I found this one. Very pleased. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roadlink4.7y ago
ıt works even in woocommerce
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ add254.8y ago
It does not work when you have moderated comments enabled. When you accept the comment or reply to the comment the email is not sent. It is only sent when the moderated comments are not active or when an admin replies from the dashboard. Could you please fix it? don’t mind paying a beer or 2 or 3…. Thanks. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by add25.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Comment Reply Email <= 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-05 CVE-2024-35773 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.5
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Comment Reply Email <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-10-03 CVE-2023-45008 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.3 Patched in 1.0.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,303 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-19 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 500+ → 600+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-20 500+ → 600+ up after 178 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-24 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
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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Comment Reply Email Notification 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A - C Comment Email Reply 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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Comment Approved Notifier Extended 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable auto-update Email Notifications 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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