WordPress plugin comparison

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs WP Updates Notifier

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts

by Jack - BNFW

30K+ installs4.8

WP Updates Notifier

by Scott Cariss

20K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more active installs: 30K+, against 20K+ for WP Updates Notifier.
On a typical day, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is downloaded about 753 times, WP Updates Notifier about 231.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 184 reviews, against 4.2 from 35 reviews.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 26, 2026 for WP Updates Notifier.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Updates Notifier has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts.

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts	WP Updates Notifier
Popular rank	#1,045	#1,204
Active installs	30K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34.9K	11.2K
Rating	4.8(184)	4.2(35)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.87
Last release	9 days ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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