Best post notifications plugins for WordPress
The most popular post notifications plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Chirp leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Simple Post Alerts (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “post notifications” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 post notifications plugins
- 1.
ChirpThe most installed post notifications plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Simple Post Alerts10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 2 plugins tagged “post notifications”
Chirp
#32,805by iamvs8 months ago
Chirp – Instant Post Notifications is a lightweight notification plugin that automatically notifies subscribers whenever a new post is published.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Post Alerts
Down in the last 7 days:2,305#47,590by Alex Phelps11 years ago
Allows users to easily get alerts for new posts pending review and published.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day