Subscribe To Comments Checkbox
by YYDevelopment · Membership
Also makes 10 other plugins · 40.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will allow you to add subscribe notification checkbox to comments on your site.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “subscribe email”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
87 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Membership plugin keeps 0.9%, across 165 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Membership plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 26 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Support resolution
Updated 80 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comments subscribe your tag | #3 | #7 | — |
| comments checkbox your tag | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| subscribe to comments your tag | #3 | #6 | down 1 |
| checkbox | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| subscribe | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| subscribe email your tag | #14 | #17 | 0 |
| notification subscription your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “subscribe email”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “notification subscription” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. 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 233 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
26
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.2.6 · 28 Jun 2026
26
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Salvatore Noschese2.5y ago
code need a total rewrite. function yydev_comments_subscribe_languages() { load_plugin_textdomain( 'comments-subscribe-checkbox', false, basename( dirname( __FILE__ ) ) . '/languages' ); } // function yydev_comments_subscribe_languages() { add_action( 'plugins_loaded', 'yydev_comments_subscribe_languages' ); // loading the languages for the admin back end as well and mainly for the unsubscribe page load_plugin_textdomain( 'comments-subscribe-checkbox', false, basename( dirname( __FILE__ ) ) . '/languages' ); this is just a small example. 🫣😅 This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Salvatore Noschese. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Salvatore Noschese. Reason: fix typo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ParkerWest3.5y ago
This has been a great plugin for my comment subscription needs at [link removed by moderator]. Highly recommend! This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DragoWeb3.7y ago
A small, lightweight plugin that does exactly what is needed, nothing more. I just translated it into French because it deserves more visibility. Thanks to DEVs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jakours24.0y ago
Do the job!! Must have plugin if you have a blog. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James P Owen4.2y ago
I’ve installed this plugin on all of my websites and will be purchasing the paid version just as soon as my SEO monetization kicks in, in about 3 months. So far it is looking good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ArtFl4.8y ago
I’ve just installed and tested the plugin, and it looks like it works very well. I think it’s a good alternative for those who do not want to install JetPack.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomessence5.6y ago
Thanks for sharing this plugin with us 🙂 Great plugin, simple and does what it needs to do. And as important – great support and fast response.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AngieP5.7y ago
Does what it promises.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will allow you to add subscribe notification checkbox to comments on your site."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,467 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Notification Subscription", "Subscribe Email" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-03 100+ → 200+ up after 619 days in tier
- 2022-10-23 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-22 100+ → 90+ 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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