Publish Post Email Notification
by Nks · Email & Marketing
Also makes 18 other plugins · 21.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically email the post author when their content is published and approved by the admin — set it up once, no coding needed.
85 health vs 63 average across 1,297 Email & Marketing plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
165
now · peak 528
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2.4
6
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-08-09 · 1,420 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sharon99235.4y ago
Since upgrading to WordPress 5.7, I tried 2 other plugins to notify the author when a custom post type is published, and neither worked. I purchased your “pro” version today and it worked perfectly. We need this feature for our project, so thank you for providing it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neotrope7.4y ago
Since we moved our news platform to WP in late 2016, this plugin has been part of a hand full of true life savers — allowing us to ping an author/staffer when story is live. Truly invaluable for our business. Have not yet tried the new April 2019 update, but have been appreciative this even exists at all. The old version works with WP 5.1, so hoping new version does too. THANK YOU!!! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Somnath Jadhav11.2y ago
This plugin is very useful and perfectly fine for notifications. Thanks for making it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 4.4 wordpress publish post email notification <= 1.0.2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-09-05 CVE-2023-41731 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.2.2 Patched in 1.0.2.3
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 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-22 700+ → 600+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 600+ → 700+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 700+ → 600+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-09 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-04 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 700+ → 600+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-02-03 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
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