Publish Post Email Notification
by Nks · Email & Marketing
Also makes 18 other plugins · 21.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Email authors when their post is published, and email editors when a contributor submits a post for review. Simple setup, no coding.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “pending review” and “post notification” for “publish post” and “publish”. “pending review” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “publish post” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post notification” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “publish” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 66 average across 2,121 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 20.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 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.
This plugin shipped 2 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| send email when post is publish | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| post email notification | #3 | #18 | 0 |
| publish post | #4 | #19 | down 1 |
| email notification your tag | #5 | #18 | up 3 |
| send email publish post wp | #2 | #14 | 0 |
| wp publish post email | #2 | #14 | 0 |
| publish | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| post email | #10 | #22 | down 3 |
| pending review your tag | #11 | #19 | 0 |
| post notification your tag | #11 | #22 | up 4 |
| notify author when post published | #5 | #16 | down 1 |
| pending notification | #5 | #20 | — |
| pending email | #6 | #19 | — |
| post publish | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| email notifications | #18 | #24 | down 2 |
| post by email | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| wp publish post | #12 | #24 | down 7 |
| email sender | #22 | #23 | — |
| notification post | #13 | #23 | up 1 |
| change mail sender name | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| author notification your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| new post notification your tag | Not checked yet | ||
67 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “pending review” and “post notification” for “publish post” and “publish”. “pending review” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “publish post” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post notification” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “publish” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “pending review”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “post notification”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 749 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v1.1 · 29 Oct 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 9 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sharon99235.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ neotrope7.5y 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 Jadhav11.4y ago
This plugin is very useful and perfectly fine for notifications. Thanks for making it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 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
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 675 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("notify author when post published", "send email publish post wp", "send email when post is publish" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 500+ → 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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Post Status Notifications 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
PostNotify – Email Notification to Press Office, Client or Author on Publish — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & WooCommerce Marekting Automation for WordPress 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Waitlist Woocommerce ( Back in stock notifier ) 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
bbPress Notify (No-Spam) 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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