WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Reply Email Notification vs Modify Comment Parent

Comment Reply Email Notification

by Arno Welzel

3K+ installs4.8

Modify Comment Parent

by Sal Ferrarello

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

Comment Reply Email Notification has more active installs: 3K+, against 80+ for Modify Comment Parent.
On a typical day, Comment Reply Email Notification is downloaded about 39 times, Modify Comment Parent about 3.
Modify Comment Parent is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 33 reviews.
Comment Reply Email Notification was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jan 13, 2026 for Modify Comment Parent.
Comment Reply Email Notification is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Modify Comment Parent.
Comment Reply Email Notification has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Modify Comment Parent.

Comment Reply Email Notification leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment Reply Email Notification	Modify Comment Parent
Popular rank	#3,632	#17,973
Active installs	3K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	84
Rating	4.8(33)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.73	×0.26
Last release	2 months ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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