WordPress plugin comparison

Content Update Notification vs Fatal Error Notify

Content Update Notification

by Andrew Norcross

100+ installs5.0

Fatal Error Notify

by Jack Arturo

6K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Fatal Error Notify has more active installs: 6K+, against 100+ for Content Update Notification.
On a typical day, Fatal Error Notify is downloaded about 37 times, Content Update Notification about 3.
Content Update Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 18 reviews.
Fatal Error Notify was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Jun 19, 2015 for Content Update Notification.
Fatal Error Notify is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Content Update Notification.
Content Update Notification has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Fatal Error Notify.

Fatal Error Notify leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Update Notification	Fatal Error Notify
Popular rank	#15,947	#2,902
Active installs	100+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	1.1K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(18)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.59
Last release	11 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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