Post Notification by Email
by Valerio Souza · Login & Users
Also makes 9 other plugins · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Send an email to all users whenever a new post is published on your WordPress.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “emails”, “new posts” and “notification” 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.
50 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 47.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, 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 2689 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2689 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emails your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| new posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “emails”, “new posts” and “notification” 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 291 · 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
7.4y ago
latest release · v4.1.3 · 21 Jun 2019
11
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 3 months ago and the previous band took 3.5 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 26 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sstok1.6y ago
Great plugin. I wonder if it is possible to notify just editor on new article waiting for review. I refer to articles which have not been published yet and need to be checked by editor first.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ticentro7.1y ago
Muito fácil de usa, plugin top.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SunilPrajapati10.2y ago
Nice plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Plukash10.3y ago
No support, Plugin works wrong with latest WP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ allsteptv10.4y ago
It no longer works with the current version of wordpress. Update it please!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ erwinprasetyo11.0y ago
nice plugin and functional
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samdobrow11.1y ago
This plugin works very well with a small number of website users. Most email servers limit the number of recipients to 100 or less to prevent SPAM blacklisting of the ISP. If you have more than the limit (ie, 100) of recipients, the entire email fails to send. It has nothing to do with the plugin, it has to do with the email servers. To make this plugin work for bigger user sites, the plugin needs to have a user configurable parameter like “maxrecipients=100” which would force the plugin to parse the user list into multiple emails. It would also be a good idea to add a user configurable parameter like “delaysend=1000” to delay sending each subsequently parsed email so the server doesn’t block because of too many emails per second. SUMMARY: Great tool but needs some refinement for big sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ demonboy11.2y ago
I was very excited when I saw this plugin as it solves a minor issue I have with my website. However there is nowhere for the user to opt out. Since I run a website for sailors who download their data via satphone, they need to be able to switch on or off their email updates. A widget would solve this problem. For the moment, not being able to opt-out makes this plugin only half useful, which is a shame as it has a lot of potential.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.1.3 Fixed: bugs and errors. 4.1.3
- — Version 4.1.2 Fixed: bugs and errors. 4.1.2
- — Version 4.1.1 New: Draft for published in Bulk Action. Fixed: Error Undefined index: conditional_post_type. Fixed: No email is sent for new comments. 4.1.1
- — Version 4.1 Fixed: Resolved bug load_plugin_textdomain. Fixed: Resolved bug Emails are being sent for unpublished Comments. New: All Posts types in conditional. Unreal: We love the Brazilian currency. 4.1
- — Version 4.0.4 Fixed: Resolved bugs, errors and add new languages. 4.0.4
- — Version 4.0.3 Fixed: Resolved bugs and errors. 4.0.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 8 at 90% or more · development strings
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Send an email to all users whenever a new post is published on your WordPress."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,989 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1291 days in tier
- 2023-01-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1279 days in tier
- 2019-07-12 4K+ → 3K+ down after 594 days in tier
- 2017-11-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 332 days in tier
- 2016-12-28 4K+ → 5K+ up after 364 days in tier
- 2015-12-30 3K+ → 4K+ up after 114 days in tier
- 2015-09-07 2K+ → 3K+ 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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WC Multiple Email Recipients 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post Status Notifier Lite 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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