WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Approved vs Comment Reply Email Notification

Comment Approved

by nielsvanrenselaar

400+ installs4.6

Comment Reply Email Notification

by Arno Welzel

3K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Comment Reply Email Notification has more active installs: 3K+, against 400+ for Comment Approved.
On a typical day, Comment Reply Email Notification is downloaded about 39 times, Comment Approved about 8.
Comment Reply Email Notification is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 33 reviews, against 4.6 from 14 reviews.
Comment Reply Email Notification was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Nov 20, 2018 for Comment Approved.
Comment Reply Email Notification is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Comment Approved.
Comment Approved has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Comment Reply Email Notification.

Comment Reply Email Notification leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment Approved	Comment Reply Email Notification
Popular rank	#9,321	#3,632
Active installs	400+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	199	1.1K
Rating	4.6(14)	4.8(33)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.73
Last release	8 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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