Pending Submission Notifications
by razvanh · Email & Marketing
Email notifications for pending review content submission.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
+32%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “email notification”, “notifications” and “pending 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.
43 health vs 66 average across 2,134 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 24K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,297 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 7.1.
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 3177 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 7.1
3.6★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3177 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| email notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notifications your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pending notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pending submissions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| submit for review 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
- “email notification”, “notifications” and “pending 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 329 · 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
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
8.7y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 21 Feb 2018
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 8 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ amityweb6.9y ago
Way to basic, and I think it only works for posts. Its not working for my custom post types.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ minimax598.3y ago
It will be nice if we can have configuration to avoid this condition : ! user_can( $post->post_author, 'publish_posts' ) This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by minimax59. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by minimax59.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Iuda9.7y ago
Face ce trebuie 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ epic_serj10.0y ago
Very useful feature for the site with many writers/editors.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dozza10.1y ago
Does what it says on the tin, nice and simply. Then the client wants ‘selective pending submissions’, depending on who the user is! Maybe for the next release?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ erikjonkman10.3y ago
I put in my emailaddress but no mails…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jorge Ocampo10.8y ago
It does exactly what is needed, no complicated settings
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Antipole11.0y ago
After much searching, found this. It does exactly what is needed and works with WP 4.3.1. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 6 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
0 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 459 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("pending notification", "pending submissions", "submit for review" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 1K+ → 900+ down after 37 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2026-08-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 618 days in tier
- 2024-11-28 4K+ → 1K+ down after 2885 days in tier
- 2017-01-04 3K+ → 4K+ 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).
- A Article Status Email Notifications — installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags
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WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) 30K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Perfecty Push Notifications 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Hide WP Admin Notifications 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
bbPress Notify (No-Spam) 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Clarity – Ad blocker for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
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