Best pending notification plugins for WordPress
The most popular pending notification plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Pending Submission Notifications leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of Article Status Email Notifications (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “pending notification” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 pending notification plugins
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Pending Submission NotificationsThe most installed pending notification plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 12 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Article Status Email NotificationsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 2 plugins tagged “pending notification”
Pending Submission Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:12#6,953by razvanh8 years ago
Email notifications for pending review content submission.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.6(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Article Status Email Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:3,738#67,530by SparkleWorld9 years ago
Based on the Pending Submission Notification plugin by Razvan Horeanga Send email notifications to the admin whenever a new article is submitted for …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day