Best post notification plugins for WordPress
The most popular post notification plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MailPoet leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express (50K+) and Post Status Notifications (1K+). All 8 plugins tagged “post notification” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 post notification plugins
- 1.
MailPoetThe most installed post notification plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 1,435 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express50K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 1,170 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 3.
Post Status Notifications1K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 10 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 4.
Publish Post Email Notification500+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
MailBard Newsletters10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 6.
WP Flash News NotificationFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 7.
maennchen1 Newsletter GermanyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
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PostNotifyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “post notification”
MailPoet
#127by MailPoet3 days ago
Send beautiful newsletters from WordPress. Collect subscribers with signup forms, automate your emails for WooCommerce, blog post notifications & more
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 4.4(1.4K)
- Downloads
- 15.9K/day
Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express
Up in the last 7 days:2#712by Icegram3 days ago
Send newsletters, automated post notifications & WooCommerce emails in WordPress. Unlimited subscribers & campaigns, opt-in forms & no SaaS fees.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.6(1.2K)
- Downloads
- 802/day
Post Status Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:35#6,746by DraftPress Team3 years ago
The Post Status Notifications plugin by 99 Robots provides an easy way to notify Administrators when Contributors submit posts for review or when a Co …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.5(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Publish Post Email Notification
Up in the last 7 days:24#8,528by Nks10 days ago
Email authors when their post is published, and email editors when a contributor submits a post for review. Simple setup, no coding.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
MailBard Newsletters
Up in the last 7 days:3,364#39,627by mailbard5 years ago
MailBard is a fork of the plugin MailPoet 2. The MailPoet team has decided to stop supporting MailPoet 2... so here comes MailBard, to pick up right …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Flash News Notification
#63,445by WP-EXPERTS.IN3 years ago
Display recent blog posts in a smart way. Auto Flash news with floating position(left/right)
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
maennchen1 Newsletter Germany
Down in the last 7 days:5,373#73,515by maennchen1.de8 days ago
Send newsletters from your own WordPress. Subscribers stay in your database, mail goes out over your own server.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
PostNotify
Down in the last 7 days:12,645#73,826by Fuska28 days ago
Email the press office, client or author the moment their post goes live, with the direct link. No newsletter, no list: one recipient per post.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day