Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Manage Notification E-mails (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Notification Plugins top 10: Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts at #10 and Manage Notification E-mails at #1. They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP
Supercharge your WordPress email notifications using a WYSIWYG editor and shortcodes. Default and new notifications available. Add-ons available.
Manage Notification E-mails
Enable and disable email notifications that WordPress sends to the admin and user. Works perfectly with many other plugins!
Who leads on what
They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most.
Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #10 in Notification Plugins.
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 30,000+.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5 (184 and 54 reviews).
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more reviews behind its score: 184 against 54.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently, on July 30, 2026; Manage Notification E-mails on July 21, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts
Pick Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts if you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Manage Notification E-mails
Pick Manage Notification E-mails if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them or you want the plugin more sites already run.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Manage Notification E-mails side by side
| Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts | Manage Notification E-mails | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Plugins ranking | #10 | #1 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 184 | 54 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Total downloads | 1,070,278 | 862,710 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| First published | Mar 16, 2013 | Sep 7, 2015 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.0.4 | 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts ratings
Manage Notification E-mails ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts nor Manage Notification E-mails can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Notification Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Manage Notification E-mails: common questions
Is Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts better than Manage Notification E-mails?
They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #10 in Notification Plugins.
Which has more users, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts or Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #10 in Notification Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts or Manage Notification E-mails?
Manage Notification E-mails has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 30,000+.
Are Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts and Manage Notification E-mails free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. Manage Notification E-mails may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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