WordPress plugin comparison

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs WP-EMail

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts

by Jack - BNFW

30K+ installs4.8

WP-EMail

by Lester Chan

1K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more active installs: 30K+, against 1K+ for WP-EMail.
On a typical day, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is downloaded about 753 times, WP-EMail about 21.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 184 reviews, against 4.5 from 11 reviews.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Aug 10, 2026 for WP-EMail.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for WP-EMail.
WP-EMail has been around longer: since 2006, against 2013 for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts.

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts	WP-EMail
Popular rank	#1,046	#5,231
Active installs	30K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35K	366
Rating	4.8(184)	4.5(11)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.60
Last release	9 days ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.2

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