WordPress plugin comparison
Category Subscriptions vs Notification
At a glance
- Notification has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Category Subscriptions.
- On a typical day, Notification is downloaded about 61 times, Category Subscriptions about 1.
- Category Subscriptions has no reviews yet.
- Notification was updated more recently: Mar 11, 2026, against Jul 5, 2011 for Category Subscriptions.
- Notification is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.1.4 for Category Subscriptions.
Line by line
Notification leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Subscriptions |  Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #44,640 | #2,068 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 1.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(124) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.66 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 8 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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