Best alerting plugins for WordPress

The most popular alerting plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gear5 Plugin leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Signalgrid (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “alerting” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 2 alerting plugins

1.
Gear5 Plugin
The most installed alerting plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
2.
Signalgrid
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 2 plugins tagged “alerting”

Gear5 Plugin
#45,735
by rgombash12 years ago
A simple plugin for website performance monitoring and alerting using Gear5
Installs
10+
Rating
–
Downloads
0/day
Signalgrid
#73,186
by signalgrid8 months ago
Official Signalgrid plugin for WordPress. Connect your WordPress site to Signalgrid to trigger alerts directly to your mobile devices.
Installs
<10
Rating
–
Downloads
0/day