WP Updates Notifier
by Scott Cariss · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Sends email to notify you if there are any updates for your WordPress site. Can notify about core, plugin and theme updates.
46 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.23, 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 2388 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 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
740
now · peak 1.2K
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
6.5y ago
latest release · v1.6
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,470 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.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6 Added slack notifications and testing button Separated notifications so they can be email, slack, or both Reorganized settings page Changed validation to not turn on notifications for email or slack unless required field 1.6
- — Version 1.5.1 Removed ability to trigger with external cron job (a potential security risk) 1.5.1
- — Version 1.5 Bring up to WordPress coding standards PHPCS ruleset Travis testing Base for unit testing 1.5
- — Version 1.4.4 Avoid PHP Strict notices PHP 7 compatibility Minor cleanup on some internal code 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Repaired all PHP errors being thrown Two new filters added to allow you to alter the email content (sc_wpun_email_subject, sc_wpun_email_content – see readme.txt for examples) 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 Added an option that allows the plugin to notify the provided email about WordPress core automatic updates. 1.4.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 78 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 54 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- E Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - C Cryout Serious Theme Settings 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Disable auto-update Email Notifications 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C - S ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Theme Test Drive 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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