WordPress plugin comparison
Publish Post Email Notification vs Simple Post Alerts
At a glance
- Publish Post Email Notification has more active installs: 500+, against 10+ for Simple Post Alerts.
- On a typical day, Publish Post Email Notification is downloaded about 7 times, Simple Post Alerts about 1.
- Simple Post Alerts has no reviews yet.
- Publish Post Email Notification was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 17, 2015 for Simple Post Alerts.
- Publish Post Email Notification is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Simple Post Alerts.
- Publish Post Email Notification has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Simple Post Alerts.
Line by line
Publish Post Email Notification leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Publish Post Email Notification |  Simple Post Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,535 | #47,590 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 741 | 27 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.56 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 12 days ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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