WordPress plugin comparison

Pending Submission Notifications vs Publish Post Email Notification

Pending Submission Notifications

by razvanh

900+ installs3.6

Publish Post Email Notification

by Nks

500+ installs5.0

At a glance

Pending Submission Notifications has more active installs: 900+, against 500+ for Publish Post Email Notification.
On a typical day, Pending Submission Notifications is downloaded about 12 times, Publish Post Email Notification about 7.
Publish Post Email Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.6 from 12 reviews.
Publish Post Email Notification was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Feb 21, 2018 for Pending Submission Notifications.
Publish Post Email Notification is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Pending Submission Notifications.
Publish Post Email Notification has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Pending Submission Notifications.

Publish Post Email Notification leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Pending Submission Notifications	Publish Post Email Notification
Popular rank	#6,965	#8,546
Active installs	900+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	272	737
Rating	3.6(12)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.56
Last release	8 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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