Best comment notification plugins for WordPress
The most popular comment notification plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Comment Moderation/Notification Recipients leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of FluentComments (700+) and WP Comment Notification (400+). All 5 plugins tagged “comment notification” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 comment notification plugins
- 1.
Comment Moderation/Notification RecipientsThe most installed comment notification plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
FluentComments700+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
WP Comment Notification400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Live Comment Notification Toaster10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 5.
ModulusTools Comment NotificationsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “comment notification”
Comment Moderation/Notification Recipients
Up in the last 7 days:9#6,110by Rolf Allard van Hagen2 months ago
Control who will receive new comment and moderation notifications. Light weight, simple, safe and effective.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 13/day
FluentComments
Up in the last 7 days:63#7,679by Shahjahan Jewel2 months ago
AJAX comments with layered spam protection and no CAPTCHA. Threaded replies, load more, and 5 editable notification emails. Free, no pro version.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Comment Notification
Up in the last 7 days:17#9,309by WpExperts Hub1 month ago
Choose who gets WordPress comment emails: send moderation and new comment notifications to your own list of addresses and the post author.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Live Comment Notification Toaster
Up in the last 7 days:4,976#41,225by AppJetty6 years ago
This plugin can enable the admin to install a live notification toaster to notify all online users whenever any comment is made by any online user.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ModulusTools Comment Notifications
#56,325by Usama Nazir6 days ago
Let commenters get an email when someone replies to them or posts a new comment. Double opt-in, one-click unsubscribe and an importer.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 37/day