WP Post Email Notification
by nstaeger · Email & Marketing
A plugin sending email notifications to subscribers when a new post is published.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+5%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “email”, “new” 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.
44 health vs 66 average across 2,134 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 9.3K 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.
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 3090 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 7.1
3.8★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3090 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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| new your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscribe 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”, “new” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 112 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
8.5y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 19 May 2018
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wordyman18.0y ago
Great Plugin, smart and good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ llevering9.4y ago
As others stipulated the plugin doesn’t have much options, however what it does, it does really well. It is a great solution to notify subscribers of new posts and the mails are received in reasonable time (of course they are send in jobs, to avoid overloading) and it works reliable. The feature that lacked most for me was translating, however in the source code the translation are easily made. The lack of updates is in this case really easy (though it is of course a work-around).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sopedro9.6y ago
Hi, The plugin is cool, but not working with smtp. The plugin needs the test email ando some more options but the crutial is SMTP support. Thanks, Pedro
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ R9.9y ago
This is a nice plugin, works as intended but needs more options, namely: * WPML support * Possibility of changing sender’s Name and Email * Sending also the featured image with the notification Like the widget option!!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 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 1,179 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
- 2025-06-30 300+ → 200+ down after 396 days in tier
- 2024-05-30 400+ → 300+ down after 329 days in tier
- 2023-07-06 500+ → 400+ down
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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MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable auto-update Email Notifications 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
BlossomThemes Email Newsletter 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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