WordPress plugin comparison

Publish Post Email Notification vs Post Status Notifications

Publish Post Email Notification

by Nks

500+ installs5.0

Post Status Notifications

by DraftPress Team

1K+ installs3.5

At a glance

Post Status Notifications has more active installs: 1K+, against 500+ for Publish Post Email Notification.
On a typical day, Post Status Notifications is downloaded about 11 times, Publish Post Email Notification about 7.
Publish Post Email Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.5 from 10 reviews.
Publish Post Email Notification was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 29, 2023 for Post Status Notifications.
Publish Post Email Notification is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Post Status Notifications.
Publish Post Email Notification has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Post Status Notifications.

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

Metric	Publish Post Email Notification	Post Status Notifications
Popular rank	#8,546	#6,744
Active installs	500+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	737	321
Rating	5.0(3)	3.5(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.56	×0.03
Last release	12 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.6.20

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