WordPress plugin comparison

Publish Post Email Notification vs Simple Login Notification

Publish Post Email Notification

by Nks

500+ installs5.0

Simple Login Notification

by Jeff Starr

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Login Notification has more active installs: 2K+, against 500+ for Publish Post Email Notification.
On a typical day, Simple Login Notification is downloaded about 23 times, Publish Post Email Notification about 7.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Simple Login Notification was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Publish Post Email Notification.
Simple Login Notification is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Publish Post Email Notification.
Publish Post Email Notification has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Simple Login Notification.

Simple Login Notification leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Publish Post Email Notification	Simple Login Notification
Popular rank	#8,535	#4,789
Active installs	500+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	741	464
Rating	5.0(3)	5.0(9)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.56	×0.82
Last release	12 days ago	5 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.6.20

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