Simple post status notifications
by dientuki · Uncategorized
Simple post status notifications sends emails to authors and editors when the post status changes.
40 health vs 56 average across 11,719 Uncategorized plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4041 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
13
now · peak 57
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,366 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-02 20+ → 10+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Post Status Notifier Lite 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - P Peter’s Post Notes 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Post Notification by Email 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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